Winner of a Lambda Literary Award
Honor Book at the 2015 Stonewall Book Awards
Finalist for the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction
One of NPR's Guide to 2014's Great Reads
A meticulously researched, nuanced, empathic and insightful portrait of two important artistic and political figures.
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San Francisco Chronicle A powerful book that displays both the malice and the nobility of our species.
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Kirkus Reviews Insightful...A vivid, complex snapshot.
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Publishers Weekly (starred review)
An important and, unfortunately, still timely book.
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