Rasheed Newson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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The American Library Association reports that “This Book is Gay” by Juno Dawson is one of the most banned books of 2022. So I read an excerpt from it during the @LibraryFoundLA’s Young Literati Toast. https://t.co/gNbqlpcHSl

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While you can vote for “My Government Means to Kill Me” to win a POZ Award, I’d first and foremost encourage you to read the other nominated books. “It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful: How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic” is a fave of mine. https://t.co/guP0xvPqkv

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She had an emotional honesty that I was hoping to match. Her candor, her regrets, her pain, her joy; she laid it all bare. I admired that and can only hope to emulate it

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New Yorkers, come join us today at 3pm for a lively discussion about “My Government Means to Kill Me” by Rasheed Newson with ⁦@JelaniAlladin⁩ (in person event & live-streaming) – BGSQD #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/Qy6WzWBc6w

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I had an amazing time @MiamiBookFair with talented authors @asgharthegrouch and Moriel Rothman-Zecher. You can buy signed copies of each of our novels — “When We Were Sisters”; “Before All the World”; and “My Government Means to Kill Me” — from the magnificent @BooksandBooks. https://t.co/ZAf8hERie6

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Tonight, I’ll start reading “The Devil Takes You Home” by @Gabino_Iglesias. I’ve wanted to get my hands on this novel for a minute, and I’m excited about the trip to dark places. https://t.co/5XCDZuBVXW

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Footnote #63 in “My Government Means to Kill Me” is all about the poet and art champion Frank O’Hara. (I recommend reading “City Poet: The Life and Times of Frank O’Hara” by Brad Gooch.) https://t.co/kNdi1sfkWu

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PRIDE MONTH book stack! I devoured and enjoyed each of these books, and if you’ve got taste, you will too! 😘

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On finding the book as a teenager: “I was scandalized, and I loved it… There was a thrill because, in my mind, I wasn't sure you could even write something like this. I love that it was in my hands and made me feel validated to find that story”

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Marijane Meaker’s 1952 novel “Spring Fire” was about a girl who falls in love with a sorority sister. As M.E. Kerr, Ms. Meaker wrote popular young adult books. https://t.co/tBwtA6EUGF