Giovanni's Room
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by James A. Baldwin

"Giovanni's Room traces one man's struggle with his sexual identity. In a 1950s Paris swarming with expatriates and characterized by dangerous liaisons and hidden violence, an American finds himself confronting secret desires that jeopardize the conventional life he envisions for himself. After meeting and proposing to a young woman, he falls into a lengthy affair with an Italian bartender and is confounded and tortured as he oscillates between the two." "Now a classic of gay literature, Baldwin's haunting and controversial second novel is his most sustained treatment of sexuality. Examining the agonizing mystery of love and passion in an intensely imagined yet beautifully restrained narrative, Baldwin creates a moving and complex story of death and desire that is revelatory in its insight."
―From Book Jacket

 
Love the One You're With: A Novel
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by James Earl Hardy

Do men and monogamy mix? It's not a question Mitchell "Little Bit" Crawford gave much thought to until his boyfriend of almost two years, Rahein "Pooquie" Rivers, and All-American jeans model, heads to Hollywood to make his first feature film. As Mitchell soon discovers, the temptation to cheat is very real. It seems to be everywhere he goes—at his job, his lawyer's office, restaurants, the shopping mall, in the recording studio. While intrigued, Mitchell chalks all the temptation up to "the married man" syndrome: one is much more desirable when attached to someone else.
But as he continues to run into bisexual musician Montgomery "Montee" Simms, the "look but don't touch rule" is put to the test. As he and Montee get closer, Mitchell's idealistic beliefs about commitment are challenged. Will he love the one he's with because he can't be with the one he loves?