{"product_id":"girls-who-like-boys-who-like-boys-isbn-9780452289611","title":"Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys","description":"\u003cb\u003eA literary celebration of one of the most important relationships in a straight girl’s life—her gay best friend\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of original essays goes beyond the banter to get to the essence of an intimate relationship like no other. With a foreword by \u003ci\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/i\u003e author Armistead Maupin, \u003ci\u003eGirls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys\u003c\/i\u003e brings together pieces by National Book Award winner Andrew Solomon (\u003ci\u003eThe Noonday Demon\u003c\/i\u003e), novelist Gigi Levangie Grazer (\u003ci\u003eThe Starter Wife\u003c\/i\u003e), Barneys New York creative director Simon Doonan (\u003ci\u003eNasty\u003c\/i\u003e), and many others from all walks of life. In addition to stories of gays and gals bonding over brunch, these essays chronicle love and lust, infatuation and heartbreak, growing up and coming out, and family and children. With genuine warmth, this definitive anthology proves that more durable than diamonds, straight women and gay men are each other’s true best friends.\"These pages resound with two main sentiments: 'If you're lucky, really lucky, you have one friend in this life who feels like a gift' and 'Getting a gay boyfriend enriches life immeasurably.' This collection of original essays celebrates the fierce bond and special intimacy between straight women and their gay male best friends, as well as the sometimes disheartening realization that the boy you like, likes boys. Many essays soar with strong insights into love, humanity and the nature of friendship. James Lecesne writes a letter to a friend that whimsically deconstructs their 15-year friendship while revealing just how lifesaving it was. Cindy Chupack, on the verge of getting married again, embarks on a bittersweet reunion with her gay ex-husband. And Karen Robinovitz rhapsodizes on the joys of shopping with gay men and why when getting married one should, instead of bridesmaids, opt for 'bridesgays.' Contributors also include some familiar writers from the worlds of journalism, film, TV, theater and fiction, like Anna David, David Ebershoff, Michael Musto and Andrew Solomon. Though bookstores aren't lacking for lesbian and gay anthologies, this one justifies itself by tapping a less-explored subject with fresh voices and fervent first-person accounts.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “A charmingly skewered look at best friends.”—\u003cb\u003ePlum Sykes, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBergdorf Blondes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “In essays that run the gamut from hilarious to profound, \u003ci\u003eGirls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys\u003c\/i\u003e shatters the stereotype of the 'fag hag' supplanting it with vivid, heart-felt portraits of the complicated, compassionate women who enrich our lives. It's a valentine to that rare kind of love, one free from the maddening trap of desire, and proof that sisterhood ain't just for girls.”—\u003cb\u003eDoug Wright, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of \u003ci\u003eGrey Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Am My Own Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa de la Cruz\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003einternationally bestselling author of many critically acclaimed novels. Her Blue Bloods series has sold over three million copies, and the Witches of East End series became an hour-long television drama on the Lifetime network.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Dolby \u003c\/b\u003eis a filmmaker and novelist. His screenwriting and directorial debut, \u003ci\u003eLast Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival and was released by IFC\/Sundance Selects. Tom is the author of four novels, including the bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the critically acclaimed boarding school tale \u003ci\u003eThe Sixth Form\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles with his two daughters and too many dogs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArmistead Maupin\u003c\/b\u003e was served as a naval officer in the Mediterranean and with the River Patrol Force in Vietnam. In 1976, he launched his groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/i\u003e serial in the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e. Maupin is the author of nine novels, including the six-volume \u003ci\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eMaybe the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Listener\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMichael Tolliver Lives\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Night Listener\u003c\/i\u003e became a feature film starring Robin Williams and Toni Collette. Maupin lives in San Francisco with his husband, Christopher Turner.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303391056101,"sku":"NP9780452289611","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452289611.jpg?v=1767728167","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/girls-who-like-boys-who-like-boys-isbn-9780452289611","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}