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Recently discussed books

Twilight Man, by Liz Brown          Nonfiction
​The unbelievable true story of Harrison Post--the enigmatic lover of one of the richest men in 1920s Hollywood--and the battle for a family fortune.

Lie With Me, by Philippe Besson          Fiction
​An award-winning, bestselling French novel about an affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France.

Less is Lost, by Andrew Sean Greer          Fiction
​A follow-up to the best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning Less: A Novel.  The awkward and lovable Arthur Less returns in an unforgettable road trip across America.

When We Rise, By Cleve Jones          Nonfiction
​The story of not only a hero to the LQBTQ community, but also the vibrantly voiced memoir of a full and transformative American life.

​I Have Something to Tell You, by Chasten Buttigieg          Nonfiction
A moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of Pete Buttigieg about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town, his relationship with Pete, and his hope for America’s future.

A History of Loneliness, by John Boyne          Fiction
​The riveting narrative of an honorable Irish priest who finds the church collapsing around him at a pivotal moment in its history.

​An Odyssey, by Daniel Mendelsohn          Memoir
Presents the story of a father and son's transformative shared journey in reading in the wake of the father's late-in-life enrollment in his son's undergraduate seminar, where the two engaged in debates over how to interpret Homer's classic masterpiece.

The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard, by John Birdsall          Nonfiction
​A fun and witty biography of a very complex character.

Don't Cry for Me, by Daniel Black          Fiction
​A Black father makes amends with his gay son through letters written on his deathbed in this wise and penetrating novel of empathy and forgiveness.
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​Deaf Utopia,   by Nyle DeMarco           Memoir
A wonderfully uplifting, touching and funny memoir by a man who has been a winner in both America’s Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars. He also happens to be deaf — and is very proud about it.
Mature Friends functions as a non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian resource organization based in Seattle to provide social activities, education, and protection against discrimination to the over-40 LGBTQ communities and their allies. 
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