LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction

Eli McCann’s “Stitched” Celebrates the Bonds That Bring Us Together

Stitched is Salt Lake City humor columnist and attorney Eli McCann’s first novel, an homage in part to his mother’s friendships formed during her 40-year membership in the South Jordan, Utah, quilting group Common Threads. Its warmth, wit and heartfelt tenderness are reminiscent of humorists including Dave Barry, Erma Bombeck,…

Linda HitchcockOctober 16, 2026

Fiction

Witty and Endearing Escapade in Armistead Maupin’s Final Tales of the City Novel

Written by the inimitable Armistead Maupin, Mona of the Manor is a refreshing romp in the Cotswolds, a tale of entrepreneurial ingenuity and a reunion followed by well-deserved retribution. It is the 10th and final installment of the author’s Tales of the City novels which began fifty years ago in…

Linda HitchcockMarch 18, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Poignant Exploration of Love, Grief & the Life We Live After Loss

What kind of life can you expect to live after the love of your life is taken from you so violently? What would you do if faced with their killer? How could you possibly move on and love again? Jefferson R. Blackburn-Smith explores those very questions in his latest novel,…

Katie BloomerApril 10, 2023

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A Family, and a City, Confront Their “Monsters”

“Memory, of course, is also a story. It feels like the truth, especially when there is no one to dispute your recollection of events. But it is a story nonetheless — some moments have been elided, and others have been emphasized and made either luminous or horrific or both ……

Neil NyrenJune 25, 2021

Fiction

Success at Any Cost: Charismatic Man Climbs “A Ladder to the Sky” by John Boyne

If you loved The Heart’s Invisible Furies and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne like I did, although very different, you may want to check out A Ladder to the Sky (Hogarth). This incredible story keeps you on your toes … guessing who the narrator is, who…

Jennifer BlankfeinDecember 6, 2021

Fiction

Steven Rowley’s “The Guncle” Packs a Gut-Punch of Heart and Humor

The Guncle (G.P. Putnam's Sons) by Steven Rowley is a delightfully heartfelt story of family and loss; the perfect book to kick off the summer, especially during Pride Month. Uncle Patrick, the fun uncle who lives across the country in Palm Springs, has no experience with children yet he is…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 17, 2021

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“My Policeman” Brings 1950s Forbidden Gay Romance to Life on Screen

My Policeman (Penguin Books) isn’t your ordinary love triangle. In 1957, we meet Marion, a young woman hopelessly in love with Tom, her best friend’s brother. Tom — training to become a policeman — returns her affections, but holds a secret of his own. He’s started seeing Patrick, a confident…

Megan BeauregardOctober 24, 2022

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A Reality Survival Show Becomes a Little Too Real in “Small Game”

Ashley wanted to be famous. That’s not an insult, it’s the truth … Kyle was an Eagle Scout, which meant a lot to him, although none of the others pretended to care … Bullfrog was a real anarchist type, old-school. The kind who wouldn’t call it anarchy, just country living…

Neil NyrenOctober 28, 2022

LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction

Eli McCann’s “Stitched” Celebrates the Bonds That Bring Us Together

Poignant Exploration of Love, Grief & the Life We Live After Loss

A Family, and a City, Confront Their “Monsters”

Success at Any Cost: Charismatic Man Climbs “A Ladder to the Sky” by John Boyne

Steven Rowley’s “The Guncle” Packs a Gut-Punch of Heart and Humor

“My Policeman” Brings 1950s Forbidden Gay Romance to Life on Screen

A Reality Survival Show Becomes a Little Too Real in “Small Game”

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