Book review of The Magician by Colm Tóibín in Lambda Literary

Lambda Literary published and included in its December mailings my review of The Magician, Colm Tóibín’s novelized biography of Thomas Mann, Germany’s greatest 20th century writer – and a married and closeted public figure. “Gay, artistic Thomas is born into a prosperous mercantile family [where] money is as self-evident and essential as water and sunshine.Continue reading “Book review of The Magician by Colm Tóibín in Lambda Literary”

Speaking Out on Gay Parenting and Writing at Lambda LitFest

Loved being part of the “Our Families, Our Stories: Writing and Parenting in the Trenches” apanel t 2019 Lambda LitFest with Michael Kearns, Carla Sameth, Pat Alderete, and Aimee Rowe, and reading there the opening chapter of my book Dispositions. From a lesbian Mom with a child from a short-lived straight marriage, to a pioneering,Continue reading “Speaking Out on Gay Parenting and Writing at Lambda LitFest”

Lambda LitFest Writing/Parenting Panel

Please come to our panel “Our Families, Our Stories: Writing and Parenting in the Trenches” at Lambda Literary Festival. Here’s the panel description: For those LGBTQ writers who are parents, the realities of parenthood intersects at every level of the professional author experience. Queer parents are often intentional in creating their families and in howContinue reading “Lambda LitFest Writing/Parenting Panel”