DC Pride: The New Generation (graphic novel – hardbound) by DC Comics
The highly anticipated sequel to the Ringo Award-winning DC Pride 2021, DC Pride: The New Generation, features more stories, more characters, and more pride than ever before! It spotlights LGBTQIA+ fan-favorites new and old, including Superman (Jon Kent), Nubia, Tim Drake, Kid Quick, Connor Hawke, Aquaman (Jackson Hyde), Green Lantern (Jo Mullein), Alysia Yeoh, the Ray, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Batwoman—brought to life by a stellar lineup of queer and ally talent. This is perfect for fans of Red, White & Royal Blue and The Guncle
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For (graphic novel – paperback) by Alison Bechdel
Settle into this wittily illustrated soap opera (Bechdel calls it “half op-ed column and half endless serialized Victorian novel”) of the lives, loves, and politics of Mo, Lois, Sydney, Sparrow, Ginger, Stuart, Clarice, and the rest of the cast of cult-fave characters. Most of them are lesbians, living in a midsize American city that may or may not be Minneapolis. Bechdel’s brilliantly imagined countercultural band of friends—academics, social workers, bookstore clerks—fall in and out of love, negotiate friendships, raise children, switch careers, and cope with aging parents. Bechdel fuses high and low culture—from foreign policy to domestic routine, hot sex to postmodern theory—in a serial graphic narrative “suitable for humanists of all persuasions.”
You Gotta Be You (nonfiction/self-help – hardbound) by Brandon Kyle Goodman
As a Black nonbinary, queer person in a dark-skinned 6’1”, 180-pound male body born into a religious immigrant household, Brandon Kyle Goodman knows the pain of having to hide one’s true self, the work of learning to love that true self, and the freedom of finally being your true self. In You Gotta Be You, Brandon affectionately challenges readers to consider, “Who would I be if society never got its hands on me?” This question set Brandon on a mission to dropkick societal shackles by unlearning all the things he was told he should be in order to step into who he really is.
Upcoming Events
Saturday, June 24 @ 3 pm (free – SF Ferry Building store) Fred Small, author of Everything Possible
Strong and bold, or quiet and kind, every child is unique with a future filled of possibilities. Based on Fred Small’s iconic folk song that became an anthem for generations, Everything Possible celebrates love and friendship, gently encouraging children to dream their own dream and choose their own path, wherever it may take them. It is an inspiring and uplifting picture book for children everywhere.
Sunday, June 25 @ 4 pm (ticketed – Corte Madera store) Lisa See, author of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
$45 includes a book and full tea service
Join us for a special event celebrating this the latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China. This is perfect for fans of See’s classic Snowflower and the Secret Fan and The Island of Sea Women.
Sunday, July 9 @ 1 pm (free – Corte Madera store) Federico Erebia, author of Pedro & Daniel
Pedro and Danielare Mexican-American brothers growing up in 1970s Ohio. Their mom doesn’t like that Daniel plays with dolls or that neither of the boys loves sports. Life at home can be rough but the boys have an unshakable bond that will last their entire lives. Pedro & Daniel is a sweeping and deeply personal novel that spans from childhood to teenage years to adulthood. Together the brothers manage an abusive home life, school, coming out, first loves, first jobs, and the AIDS epidemic, in a coming-of-age story unlike any other.
Top of Your Stack – Recommendations from Book Passage
Published on June 22, 2023
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