Wednesday, June 05, 2019

Endorsing Crime Fiction’s LGBTQ Gains

Winners of this year’s Lambda Literary Awards (the “Lammys”) were named during a ceremony in New York City on Sunday night. These commendations celebrate the “best lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender books of the year and affirm that LGBTQ stories are part of the literature of the world.” There were 24 categories of recipients, but the two of obvious interest to Rap Sheet readers are below.

Lesbian Mystery: A Study in Honor, by Claire O’Dell (HarperVoyager)

Also nominated: A Matter of Blood, by Catherine Maiorisi (Bella);
A Whisper of Bones, by Ellen Hart (Minotaur); Alice Isn’t Dead, by Joseph Fink (Harper Perennial); Gnarled Hollow, by Charlotte Greene (Bold Strokes); The Locket, by Gerri Hill (Bella); Secrets of the Last Castle, by A. Rose Mathieu (Bold Strokes); and Stolen, by Linda J. Wright (Cats Paw)

Gay Mystery: Late Fees, by Marshall Thornton (Kenmore)

Also nominated: Black Diamond Fall, by Joseph Olshan (Polis); Boystown 11: Heart’s Desire, by Marshall Thornton (Kenmore); Death Checks In, by David S. Pederson (Bold Strokes); Dodging and Burning, by John Copenhaver (Pegasus); The God Game, by Jeffrey Round (Dundurn); Somewhere Over Lorain Road, by Bud Gundy (Bold Stroke); and Survival Is a Dying Art, by Neil S. Plakcy (Samwise)

Click here to look over all of the winners and nominees.

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