This review was written by Isaiah Vianese. Isaiah is a poet and writing instructor in New York. You can read his blog and some of his poetry here. Martin Wilson’s What They Always Tell Us takes its cue from John Donovan’s I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. Like Donovan, Wilson does not [...]

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This review was written by Isaiah Vianese. Isaiah is a poet and writing instructor in New York. You can read his blog and some of his poetry here. Brent Hartinger’s Geography Club is about community. Russel, the narrator and protagonist, and his friends want to find camaraderie with people who know they are gay. Maintaining [...]

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Ahmed wrote one simple sentence in his journal. He knew his snoopy parents might read it. He did it anyway. Ahmed wrote, “I think I might be queer,” and with that thought his life changed. When his stepmother reads this, Ahmed fears for his life, worried that his family will kill him. Instead, they send [...]

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Zoe and Max want nothing more than to have a baby. Or at least Zoe does. After several miscarriages and a stillbirth, Max has had enough, but Zoe doesn’t want to give up on her dream. These irreconcilable differences result in their divorce. After the couple splits, Max moves in with his brother and sister-in-law, [...]

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This review was written by Isaiah Vianese. Isaiah is a poet and college writing instructor in New York. You can read his blog and some of his poetry here. With his novel, I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the Trip. , John Donovan accomplished two remarkable feats: He wrote the first novel about a [...]

Tags: coming of age, coming out, homosexuality
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