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A Washington Independent Review of Books, Literary Hub, and Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year
An Unnecessary Woman
won the California Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the PEN Open Book Award and was a Best Book…
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1 author picked The Angel of History as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A few years ago we at Gertrude lit journal decided to answer the question that kept coming our way: What are some great books written by queer people with narratives that center on queer people? Before the pandemic made a mess of things, we ran GERTIE, a book club that chose two fabulous queer books every quarter. This was our very first book selection, and—like with many firsts, perhaps—it holds a special place.
The Angel of History takes place during one night in the waiting room of a San Francisco psyche ward when visits by the Devil and 14 Saints…
From tammy's list on queer books across time & genre.
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