OUTstages Festival 2025

Books to extend your experience at Intrepid Theatre's OUTstages Festival. Join the party between January 30 and February 9, 2025!

Updated January 24, 2025
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Bury your gays
Tingle, Chuck
Paper Book
The instant USA Today bestseller by Chuck Tingle about what it takes to succeed in a world that wants you dead. Named one of the Best Horror Books of 2024 by Esquire and Library Journal! "Brilliantly bloody, wildly fun, and extremely scary, Bury...
DapperQ style : ungendering fashion
Vita, Anita Dolce
Paper Book
Photography by The Street Sensei Foreword by famed genderfluid activist Desmond Is Amazing From the editor-in-chief of leading queer style magazine dapperQ, a bold, beautiful, and inclusive collection that encourages everyone to be comfortable expressing their own personal style...
David Bowie made me gay : 100 years of LGBT music
Bullock, Darryl W.
Paper Book
LGBT musicians have shaped the development of music over the last century, with a sexually progressive soundtrack in the background of the gay community's struggle for acceptance. With the advent of recording technology, LGBT messages were for the first time brought to the forefront of popular...
Evenings and weekends
McKenna, Oisín
Paper Book
"This is such a love story to cities & people & heartbreaks, death & loss. It's not at all corny, it's smart. But I just finished it & it made me cry." -- Eileen Myles  "Signals the arrival of a novelist sure to resonate with young people who endeavor to make intimate connections...
Eyeliner : a cultural history
Hankir, Zahra
Paper Book
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Pick "Cosmetic, tool of rebellion, status signifier: Eyeliner has been all these and more. Moving through millenniums and across civilizations, Hankir gives the makeup its eye-opening due." --The New York Times Book Review<...
Glitter and concrete : a cultural history of drag in New York City
Goodman, Elyssa Maxx
Paper Book
*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* *A STONEWALL AWARD HONOR BOOK* *The Millions Most Anticipated List of 2023* *A Vogue Best LGBTQ+ Book of 2023* From journalist and drag historian Elyssa Maxx Goodman, an intimate, evocative history...
The house of hidden meanings : a memoir
RuPaul
Paper Book
***An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!*** From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date--a deeply intimate memoir of discovery, found family, and self-acceptance. The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the...
In the form of a question : the joys and rewards of a curious life
Schneider, Amy
Paper Book
"Warm and funny." --The New York Times * "Refreshingly no-holds-barred." --USA TODAY * "Delightful." --San Francisco Chronicle An inspirational, witty, and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!--an exploration of...
Loving : a photographic history of men in love 1850s-1950s : Nini-Treadwell collection
Noseda, Paolo Maria
Paper Book
Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850-1950 portrays the history of romantic love between men in hundreds of moving and tender vernacular photographs taken between the years 1850 and 1950. This visual narrative of astonishing sensitivity brings to light an until-now...
Marry me a little : a graphic memoir
Kirby, Robert
Paper Book
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Out in the world : an LGBTQIA+ (and friends!) travel guide to more than 120 destinations around the world
Scher, Amy B.
Paper Book
This first-of-its-kind travel guide explores inclusive destinations around the world where LGBTQIA travelers and their allies can have an uncensored and memorable vacation experience. Full of fun and practical travel information, this comprehensive guidebook takes you from...
The out side : trans & nonbinary comics
Christensen, Min
Paper Book
In this vibrant and affirming comics anthology, 29 trans & nonbinary comic artists share their personal journeys of self-discovery and acceptance. Featuring the work of Sage Coffey, Kyla Aiko, and Coco Ouwerkerk, The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics includes 29...
The pride atlas : 500 iconic destinations for queer travelers
Hensen, Maartje
Paper Book
Combining immersive photography with expertly researched travel writing, this is the ultimate guidebook for LGBTQ+ travelers--whether you're planning your next getaway, daydreaming from the comfort of your armchair, or seeking to learn about queer culture in other parts of the world.
Second night stand
Stetz-Waters, Karelia
Paper Book
One hook-up is about to become one seriously hilarious situationship in this vibrant and lively romantic comedy about taking chances . . . and breaking the rules.   Prima ballet dancer Lillian Jackson is all about control--on stage and in bed. Which is...
Transformer : a story of glitter, glam rock, & loving Lou Reed
Doonan, Simon
Paper Book
In this funny and poignant memoir and cultural history, the television personality, columnist, and author of Drag pays homage to Lou Reed's groundbreaking album Transformer on its fiftieth anniversary and recalls its influence on his coming of age and coming out through glam rock. In...
The Wildes : a novel in five acts
Bayard, Louis
Paper Book
In this singularly powerful novel, bestselling author Louis Bayard brings Oscar Wilde's wife Constance and two sons out from the shadows of history and creates a vivid and poignant story of secrets, loss, and love. "Wonderfully researched, beautifully crafted, movingly...

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