my government means to kill me by rasheed newson

A few are already out (July 12 was a big day for queer books!) and the rest are ready and waiting for your preorders and library holds.

Trey is Black and queer, effeminate and fearless, unafraid of acting rash when it’s for the good of his community.

Some I have already read and fallen head-over-heels for, and some are at the top of my TBR. With his crackling debut, My Government Means to Kill Me, Rasheed Newson seeks to change that by offering the queer canon a new hero, one we’ve seen countless times yet rarely at the heart of the story. Written with unflinching tenderness, Newson gives us an honest and compelling portrait of a gay Black man coming of age. These are 20 of the ones I’m most excited about. Come celebrate and enjoy a reading and Q & A with acclaimed author, Rasheed Newson, author of the debut novel MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME, which was named a notable book of 2022 by the New York Times Book Review. My Government Means to Kill Me is an action-packed, entertaining inside look at the life of a young political rebel. And, happily, there are tons of amazing queer books coming out this summer and fall, even if they haven’t all gotten the buzz they deserve. My Government Means to Kill Me: A Novel Rasheed NewsonNo preview available- 2023 About the author (2022) Rasheed Newsonis a writer and producer of Bel-Air, The Chi, and Narcos. The deluge of queer books in June sometimes feels a little bit like publishers appeasing us - like as long as they release a ton of LGBTQ+ books in June, they can ignore us the rest of the year. Cherry, Academy Award-winning director of. Rasheed Newson On 'My Government Means To Kill Me' & The AIDS Crisis Books In His Debut Novel, Rasheed Newson Looks At Gay Life Amid The AIDS Crisis Even during the epidemic, gay. And that was just one release day, and just the books that interested me, one reader.Īll of these new queer books are very exciting, but, news flash: queer people exist year round. My Government Means to Kill Me an action-packed, entertaining inside look at the life of a young political rebel. I lost track of how many it was this year, but a quick glance at my new release spreadsheet (yes, I have one) reminded me that there were 10 queer releases on June 7th alone that I’d either read or was planning to read. Every year, a ton of queer books come out during Pride Month.

My government means to kill me by rasheed newson