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Discover must-read LGBT books for teens and adults, from William Taylor's *Pebble in a Pool* to Michael Cunningham's *A Home at the End of the World*—essential queer fiction and gay literature picks.
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The Last of the Wine
by Mary Renault
In The Last of the Wine, two young Athenians, Alexias and Lysis, compete in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic games, fight in the wars against Sparta, and study under Socrates. As their relationship develops, Renault expertly conveys Greek culture, showing the impact of this supreme philosopher whose influence spans epochs.
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A Home at the End of the World
by Michael Cunningham
In New York after college, Bobby moves in with Jonathan and his roommate, Clare, a veteran of the city's erotic wars. Bobby and Clare fall in love, scuttling the plans of Jonathan, who is gay, to father Clare's child. Then, when Clare and Bobby have a baby, the three move to a small house upstate to raise "their" child together and create a new kind of family.
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Pebble in a Pool
by William Taylor
Paul Carter and Adrian Vanderlaar are both popular students at their high school but as they enter their senior year Adrian kills his girlfriend in a car accident after drinking too much at a party and another classmate is killed in a gay-bashing murder. Adrian struggles to return to school, while Paul gradually becomes aware of his own homosexuality. Suggested level: secondary.
