Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys (book)
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Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys: True Tales of Love, Lust, and Friendship Between Straight Women and Gay Men is a 2007 anthology co-edited by novelists Melissa de la Cruz
and Tom Dolby
, comprising 28 personal essays about the subject. The foreword was written by Armistead Maupin
.
The book features pieces by Andrew Solomon
, Cindy Chupack
, Ayelet Waldman
, Simon Doonan
, David Ebershoff
, Gigi Levangie Grazer
, K. M. Soehnlein and others.
A reality television show inspired by the anthology, entitled Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
aired on the Sundance Channel in Winter 2010. Dolby and de la Cruz served as Consulting Producers in the series.
Close Confidants
A Fine Romance
Growing Up, Coming Out
Fathers and Daughters, Mothers and Sons
Melissa de la Cruz
Melissa de la Cruz is an American author, known for her work in young-adult fiction. Her works include the Au Pair series of novels and the Blue Bloods series.-Biography:...
and Tom Dolby
Tom Dolby
Tom Dolby is an American novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor. He is the author of the best-selling novel The Trouble Boy , The Sixth Form , and the Secret Society books, including Secret Society and The Trust: A Secret Society Novel...
, comprising 28 personal essays about the subject. The foreword was written by Armistead Maupin
Armistead Maupin
Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. is an American writer, best known for his Tales of the City series of novels, based in San Francisco.-Early life:...
.
The book features pieces by Andrew Solomon
Andrew Solomon
Andrew Solomon is a New York-born bisexual writer on politics, culture, and psychiatry who lives in New York and London. He has written for publications such as the New York Times, The New Yorker, and Artforum, on topics including depression, Soviet artists, the cultural rebirth of Afghanistan,...
, Cindy Chupack
Cindy Chupack
Cindy Chupack is a screenwriter and executive producer who worked on Sex and the City. Four episodes she produced were nominated for WGA and Emmy awards....
, Ayelet Waldman
Ayelet Waldman
Ayelet Waldman is a novelist and essayist who was formerly a lawyer. She is noted for her self-revelatory essays, and for her writing about the changing expectations of motherhood...
, Simon Doonan
Simon Doonan
Simon Doonan is the Creative Ambassador-at-Large of the New York City-based clothing store, Barneys.-Biography:Doonan hails from the English town of Reading. He got his first retail job as a summer job working at Heelas, a department store in Reading that belonged to the John Lewis Partnership...
, David Ebershoff
David Ebershoff
David Ebershoff is an American-born writer, editor, and teacher.-Biography:Born in Pasadena, California, he is a graduate of Brown University and the University of Chicago, and studied at Keio University in Tokyo....
, Gigi Levangie Grazer
Georgianne Levangie
Gigi Levangie Grazer is an American novelist and screenwriter. She attended UCLA, where she majored in political science...
, K. M. Soehnlein and others.
A reality television show inspired by the anthology, entitled Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys is an American reality television series. Each season follows the lives of four gay men and their female best friends. The series debuted on the Sundance Channel on December 7, 2010. World of Wonder produces Girls...
aired on the Sundance Channel in Winter 2010. Dolby and de la Cruz served as Consulting Producers in the series.
Contents
Gays and Gals- Karen Robinovitz -- "Shop Girls"
- Simon DoonanSimon DoonanSimon Doonan is the Creative Ambassador-at-Large of the New York City-based clothing store, Barneys.-Biography:Doonan hails from the English town of Reading. He got his first retail job as a summer job working at Heelas, a department store in Reading that belonged to the John Lewis Partnership...
-- "Fag Hags: The Laughter, The Tears, The Marabou" - K. M. Soehnlein -- "The Collectors"
- Cecil CastellucciCecil CastellucciCecil Castellucci, also known as Cecil Seaskull , is a young adult novelist, indie rocker, and director. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California...
-- "My Fairy Godfathers" - Mike Albo -- "That Unsettling Feeling"
Close Confidants
- Alexandra Jacobs -- "A Harvard (Fag) Hag-iography"
- James Lecesne -- "My Best Girlfriend"
- Gigi Levangie Grazer -- "My Dinners with Tom"
- David EbershoffDavid EbershoffDavid Ebershoff is an American-born writer, editor, and teacher.-Biography:Born in Pasadena, California, he is a graduate of Brown University and the University of Chicago, and studied at Keio University in Tokyo....
-- "Man's Best Friend" - Wendy MassWendy MassWendy Mass , is an award-winning author of young-adult novels and children's books. Her most successful book was A Mango-Shaped Space which won the American Library Association Schneider Family Book Award for Middle School in 2004...
-- "Marriage Material"
A Fine Romance
- Stacey Ballis -- "Everything I Always Wanted to Know About Sex (and Life) I Learned from Gay Men"
- Anna DavidAnna David (journalist)Anna Benjamin David is an American journalist and television personality specializing in relationship and sex advice.-Career:...
-- "Love in Other Lifetimes" - Tom DolbyTom DolbyTom Dolby is an American novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor. He is the author of the best-selling novel The Trouble Boy , The Sixth Form , and the Secret Society books, including Secret Society and The Trust: A Secret Society Novel...
- "Future Perfect" - Melissa de la CruzMelissa de la CruzMelissa de la Cruz is an American author, known for her work in young-adult fiction. Her works include the Au Pair series of novels and the Blue Bloods series.-Biography:...
-- "A Manhattan Love Story" - Sarah Kate Levy -- "Super Couple"
- Cindy ChupackCindy ChupackCindy Chupack is a screenwriter and executive producer who worked on Sex and the City. Four episodes she produced were nominated for WGA and Emmy awards....
-- "Get This"
Growing Up, Coming Out
- David LevithanDavid LevithanDavid Levithan is an American young-adult fiction editor and award-winning author. His first book, Boy Meets Boy, was published in 2003...
-- "The Good Girls" - Michael MustoMichael MustoMichael Musto is an American columnist for the The Village Voice, where he writes La Dolce Musto. Musto was born in Brooklyn to an Italian American family. He attended Columbia University graduating in 1976. During his studies, he was a theater critic for the Columbia Spectator...
-- "Welcome to My Dollhouse" - Brian Sloan -- "Donny and Marie Don't Get Married"
- Elizabeth Spiers - "Life Before Gays"
- Zakiyyah Alexander -- "The Long Trip Home"
- Edwin John Wintle -- "Lay It All Down"
- Bennet Madison -- "Shutterspeed"
Fathers and Daughters, Mothers and Sons
- Andrew SolomonAndrew SolomonAndrew Solomon is a New York-born bisexual writer on politics, culture, and psychiatry who lives in New York and London. He has written for publications such as the New York Times, The New Yorker, and Artforum, on topics including depression, Soviet artists, the cultural rebirth of Afghanistan,...
-- "In Praise of Women" - Philip Himberg -- "Family Albums"
- Abigail GarnerAbigail GarnerAbigail Garner is an American author and advocate for children with LGBT parents.Abigail Garner is the creator of FamiliesLikeMine.com, a website for LGBT families...
-- "Like Father, Like Daughter" - Zach Udko -- "Sitting in the Dark With My Mother"
- Ayelet WaldmanAyelet WaldmanAyelet Waldman is a novelist and essayist who was formerly a lawyer. She is noted for her self-revelatory essays, and for her writing about the changing expectations of motherhood...
-- "Darling I Like You That Way"