We at BookSparks believe the best way to celebrate any occasion is by embarking on a special literary experience to commemorate it. It’s LGBT Pride Month and us Sparks party for love in every form it comes in. Explore these heart-rending and inspirational voices that celebrate equal rights and equal love this June.
Blue Apple Switchback by Carrie Highley
Carrie Highley was the definition of a tomboy during girlhood and her lust for women started at an early age. But that didn’t stop her from going down old society’s approved path and hiding her true identity and feelings. Committed to a heterosexual relationship and her two children, Highley’s memoir delivers a refreshingly raw account of her love affair with a female cyclist and explores the path that led to courageous boldness to finally be herself.
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Jamaican drama is everything. Transport yourself inside the country’s real culture with this vivacious portrait of life in Montego Bay. Margot works at one of the island’s most luxurious resorts and hustles daily – and nightly – so her younger sister avoids the unfortunate fate for most Jamaican girls: sell your body for survival. When Jamaica’s tourism industry takes a turn Margot sees a chance for independence and the long-awaited opportunity to reveal her forbidden love for another woman.
Gridley Girls by Meredith First
Facing deep-rooted secrets, let alone sharing them with everyone you love, is always a harrowing moment. Coming out to the world is equal parts terrifying and liberating, and is easily the most vulnerable moment in life for every member of the LGBT community. It’s easier when friends have your back. Gridley Girls explores the lives of four friends, the secrets they’ve fiercely protected for decades and the astonishing strength found in the bonds of friendship
The Chosen One by T.B. Markinson
Having both true love and a successful political career isn’t easy when you’re gay. Ainsley Carmichael is a freshman in college and her politically powerful family expects her to become president one day. Maintaining her politically polished image is tested when she falls in love with a mysterious and outlandish girl named Maya. Worlds apart and both harboring personal secrets, will their love survive or will the Carmichael legacy triumph?
The Shelf Life of Ashes by Hollis Giammatteo
This novel is gloriously honest and examines a part of life we pretend doesn’t exist: aging. Written by one of the leading LGBT voices in literature, this enlightening memoir is Giammatteo’s reflection of her time working with the elderly and her refreshing insights on the possibilities of healthy and happy aging. Don’t reach for the botox and lip injections just yet – Giammatteo’s touching perceptions may surprise you.
Tell us, Sparks! How will YOU be celebrating LGBT pride this year?
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