I just finished up The Invention of Heterosexuality by Jonathan Ned Katz which was both cathartic and rewarding. Reading about all these sexologists trying to determine a normal/abnormal was depressing but important history.
I also just finished a really fun 1979 pulp novel called Wingmen by Ensan Case (it's available on Open Library). Really surprising WWII fighter pilot story with a slowburn romance that was actually quite tasteful.
Currently reading Kay Boyle's Gentlemen, I Address You Privately which is melting my brain as some of the most fabulous prose and character writing ever (and I'm freshly coming off the back of some James Baldwin novels too). Feeling like I keep hitting gold with these books haha.
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Date: 2025-04-04 03:41 am (UTC)I also just finished a really fun 1979 pulp novel called Wingmen by Ensan Case (it's available on Open Library). Really surprising WWII fighter pilot story with a slowburn romance that was actually quite tasteful.
Currently reading Kay Boyle's Gentlemen, I Address You Privately which is melting my brain as some of the most fabulous prose and character writing ever (and I'm freshly coming off the back of some James Baldwin novels too). Feeling like I keep hitting gold with these books haha.