The New York Times' Book Review's list of the year's 100 notable books does at least have Alan Hollinghurst's excellent The Stranger's Child, but it overflows with predictable, middle-grade, straight fare, and it omits nearly every LGBT favorite of the year in fiction and nonfiction. I can say this with some authority as I have spent all of November begging gathering and compiling Band of Thebes' annual authors' survey of the year's best queer books. Now that so very many remarkable works have been shunned by the mainstream, I'm doubly pleased to present the 2011 list, which is the biggest ever. And triply grateful to the 85+ writers who participated. Look for the list on Tuesday.
Honorary Thebes
- Alison Bechdel
- Armistead Maupin
- Art Fag City
- Ask Nicola
- Asylum
- Bibliothèque Gay
- Blabbeando
- Chroma
- Daniel Curzon
- Dennis Cooper
- Frank and Gabe
- Gay & Lesbian Book Blog
- Gay Gamer
- Gay Times
- Gaya Scienza
- GaydarNation Books
- GLBT Reading
- homo-neurotic
- Homotography
- IGLOO
- John Kelly
- Jonathan Strong
- K.M. Soehnlein
- Kameny Papers
- Kelly Sans Culotte
- Kevin Killian
- Les Inrocks
- LGBT Asylum News
- LGBT@NYPL
- Matthew Gallaway
- My New Plaid Pants
- Out History
- Out in Print Queer Book Review
- Outside the Lines
- Outsports
- Pam's House Blend
- Peter Cameron
- Peter Tatchell
- Polari
- Queer Reader
- Queer Type
- Red Mug, Blue Linen
- Rex Wockner
- Rictor Norton
- Rodney Croome
- Sandy Leonard Snaps
- Sistahs on the Shelf
- Slava Mogutin
- Speak Its Name
- Stephen McCauley
- Techstickle
- The Film Experience
- This Is So Gay
- Towleroad
- White Crane
- William J. Mann
- Yagg (French)
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November 26, 2011
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Thanks for the lead to this odd list.
I wonder what "notable" really means here?
Nicholson Baker's 'House of Holes' was perhaps the worst, most irritating book I've read in a decade...and I love him!
Glad the Hollinghurst in on the list.
And I take comfort in knowing that at least a biography of gay explorer Vasco da Gama was included. http://sandyleonardsnaps.blogspot.com/search?q=vasco
Posted by: Sandy | November 26, 2011 at 11:49 AM
I can't wait till Tuesday. Can you give us any hints?
Posted by: aot | November 27, 2011 at 02:28 PM