TOP 5 Gay Books (Fiction) – September
1. London Triptych by Jonathan Kemp
Rent boys, aristocrats, artists, and criminals populate this sweeping novel in which author
Jonathan Kemp skilfully interweaves the lives and loves of three very different men in gay
London across the decades.
2. The Hardest Thing by James Lear
This is a fast-paced sexy gay thriller as only James Lear can write it: with the main character
thrust into a sexual encounter in almost every chapter!
3. Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
Seventeen-year-olds Craig and Harry are trying to set a new Guinness World Record for
kissing. Around them, Ryan and Avery are falling in love, while Neil and Peter are falling out
of love.
4. The Buchanan Letters by Neil Plakcy
Jeff Berman, a history professor, is startled to discover correspondence between US President
James Buchanan and his male aide, which depicts their sexual relationship.
5. Fairyland by Sumner Locke Elliot
Sumner Locke Elliott’s ‘coming out’ novel was first published in 1990, the year before his
death. This new Text Classic edition brings it back into print with an introduction by Dennis
Altman.
