Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
As the new year begins, here are highlights of some of the new LGBTQ books being published in 2022. https://electricliterature.com/the-most-anticipated-lgbtq-books-of-2022/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidvogel/most-anticipated-lgbtq-books-of-2022 https://thenerddaily.com/queer-january-june-2022-book-releases/
Anne Rice the author of Interview With a Vampire and dozens of other books died last weekend at the age of 80. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/anne-rice-homoerotic-vampires-left-immortal-mark-gay-culture-rcna8632 https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/13/anne-rice-interview-with-the-vampire-lgbt/ https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/12/12/anne-rice-lgbtq-icon-advocate-literary-genius-passes-away/
Legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim died late last month at the age of 91. https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/11/29/stephen-sondheim-soared-while-rest-us-remained-ground https://www.jweekly.com/2021/11/30/how-stephen-sondheim-helped-me-find-my-gay-jewish-sensibility/ https://pridesource.com/article/sondheim-found-just-the-right-words-to-illustrate-my-life-as-a-gay-man/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/11/legendary-gay-composer-broadway-genius-stephen-sondheim-passes-91/
“Passing” won the U.S. Narrative Feature Jury Award at this year’s NewFest, the LGBTQ film festival’s 33rd year. “Miguel’s War” won the Documentary Feature Jury Award and “A Distant Place” won the International Narrative Feature Jury Award. https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/passing-miguels-war-newfest-lgbtq-film-festival-1235096398/
The Inheritance, the drama that examined the legacy of AIDS, won the Tony Award for Best Play making history with playwright Matthew López becoming the first Latino to win the Best Play Tony. The Inheritance won three other Tony Awards: Andrew Burnap won best actor, Lois Smith won for best featured actress and Stephen Daldry […]
The 2021 Stonewall Book Awards Celebration is now available to watch online! This year marked the 50th anniversary of the awards sponsored by the American Library Association’s Rainbow Round Table.
Rainbow Round Table events at this year’s virtual ALA Annual: Rainbow Round Table Social: Sunday, June 27 at 7 PM (CT) “Connect with colleagues at the RRT e-social! Friends old and new will be gathering for fun and festivities!” https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=902034 Stonewall Book Awards Celebration: Monday, June 28 at 2 PM (CT) “The first and most […]
London based author Paul Mendez talks about his new debut novel Rainbow Milk. https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/06/23/catching-up-with-rainbow-milk-author-paul-mendez/ https://www.bookweb.org/news/indies-introduce-qa-paul-mendez-1625874 AUTHOR PHOTO: CHRISTA HOLKA
Virtual program during ALA Annual on Saturday, June 26 at 4 PM (CT): “Over fifty years ago, Sanford Berman spoke up about serious problems with some of the word choices employed by the creators of Library of Congress subject headings. Some terms were downright offensive to different groups, while others were antiquated, and some necessary […]
Kay Tobin Lahusen, photographer and gay rights pioneer (and partner for 46 years of the late Barbara Gittings) passed away late last month at the age of 91. She was known as the first openly gay photojournalist and her work documented some of the movement’s early campaigns and demonstrations during the pre-Stonewall era. https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gay-rights-pioneer-photojournalist-kay-tobin-lahusen-dies-91-n1268913 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/27/us/kay-tobin-lahusen-gay-rights-activist-and-photographer-dies-at-91.html […]