Gay Bar: Why We Went Out is a 2021 creative nonfiction book by essayist Jeremy Atherton Lin published by Little, Brown in North America and Granta in the United Kingdom. It is a response to LGBT venue closures [1][2][3] written in the idiom of cultural memoir.[4][5]
 First edition | |
| Author | Jeremy Atherton Lin |
|---|---|
| Genre | Creative Nonfiction |
Publication date | 2021 |
Gay Bar was listed among the Times Critics' Top Books of the Year in The New York Times.[6] It received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography.[7] It was shortlisted for the Randy Shilts Award.[8] In French translation, it won the 2024 Prix du Roman Gay Discovery.[9][10]
Atherton Lin created a show for NTS Radio based on the book.[11]
References
edit- ^ "The Best Books to Read in 2021". Vogue. December 25, 2020.
- ^ Schaub, Michael (2021-02-11). "'Gay Bar' Tracks The Wave Of A Whole Culture — And One Life". NPR. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ Lange, Maggie (April 2, 2021). "How Will We Remember Gay Bars?". The Cut.
- ^ "Gay Bar by Jeremy Atherton Lin – a going out memoir". The Guardian. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ Ryan, Hugh (2021-02-09). "A Memoir About Queer Identity, Told One Gay Bar at a Time". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "Times Critics' Top Books of 2021". The New York Times. 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "The National Book Critics Circle Award". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "The Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "Prix du Roman Gay 2024". Pride.fr. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ "Palmarès du PRIX DU ROMAN GAY 2024". Les Editions du Frigo. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ "Jeremy Atherton Lin - Gay Bar 7th February 2021". NTS Radio. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
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