Entertainment :: Book Features

Meet Timothy Jay Smith, Author of "Cooper’s Promise"

By Tony Adams | Wednesday Oct 24, 2012
Smith and his novel are jointly fascinating in the way that Gore Vidal and Ernest Hemingway were fascinating explorers who felt compelled to colorize their novels with the foreign landscapes of their travel.

Lesléa Newman mourns Matthew Shepard, with the moon and the stars

By Scott Stiffler | Monday Oct 22, 2012
A series of coincidences brought Lesléa Newman (famous for "Heather Has Two Mommies") to Laramie, WY in the days following the beating of Matthew Shepard. Years later, she’s written a book of poems about the event. EDGE spoke to her about the poems.

Rainbow Reads - October 15, 2012

By Kitty Drexel | Monday Oct 15, 2012
This month’s Rainbow Reads features 3 autobiographies on how to fight the good fight while living a good life.

Destiny’s Child :: William Mann on Early Barbra

By Kilian Melloy | Monday Oct 8, 2012
William J. Mann’s new unauthorized biography of Barbra Streisand arrives in time to mark the superstar’s fiftieth anniversary as an entertainer. The author chats with EDGE about how Streisand became Barbra and the formula for fame.

’How to be Gay’ Author Explains It All To You

By Bill Biss | Tuesday Sep 18, 2012
David M. Halperin was surprised when a class he was giving on ’how to be gay’ was controversial. He wasn’t looking to recruit, rather educate those already gays to better understand the culture. EDGE spoke to Halperin about his new book on the subject.

Remembering renegade artist David Wojnarowicz in new bio

By Lewis Whittington | Tuesday Sep 4, 2012
Cynthia Carr covered the NYC East Village art scene in the 1980s, where she got to know David Wojnarowicz. In 2006, she was asked to write the artist’s bio. EDGE spoke to Carr about her book.

’Theft’ :: Kickass Novel With A Heroine Who Happens To Be Gay

By Wickham Boyle | Monday Aug 20, 2012
BK Loren’s new novel "Theft" has a protoganist who "happens to be a gay woman." But, as the novelist points out, this in not the crux of her character.

Love and Peril :: Rebecca Cantrell Revisits ’A City of Broken Glass’

By Kilian Melloy | Tuesday Jul 17, 2012
Historical mystery writer Rebecca Cantrell drops her heroine, Hannah Vogel, into danger once again. Nazis, murder on a massive scale, and urgent, intimate puzzles of the heart all figure into Cantrell’s new novel, "A City of Broken Glass."
"Spandex"

Spandex: The First All Gay Superhero Team

By Justin Wyse | Sunday Jul 1, 2012
Attention all superhero fans: introducing Spandex, the world’s first all gay superhero team. Created by Martin Eden and released in May, the UK has brought the world a truly unique comic book series.
"Spandex"

Gay Love in A Magical Land :: Andrew Grossman on ’Lost Sky’

By Kilian Melloy | Thursday Jun 21, 2012
Andre Grossman, author of gay fantasy novel "Lost Sky," chats with EDGE about magical realms, true love, and green thumbs.