Both men expressed a desire to see more fiction dealing with gay kids rather than explaining gay adults.Īt this point my brain took off, attempting to remember any YA books I'd read or even heard of with gay or bisexual characters. In an interview with Kushner by author Michael Cunningham, the two raised the question of gay-themed young adult fiction, or more specifically, the lack thereof. What does this all have to do with Nancy Garden's new book? Well, bear with me and I'll get there. As often happens when a topic or author catches my attention, I started seeking reviews of plays as well as interviews with the playwright. Warmed by the chance to read work I'd intended to ever since the 1996 productions astounded Boston audiences, I was glad to discover the plays were as brilliant as I'd hoped. Although the range of my interests has resulted in everything from finally reading Carl Sagan to finishing my journey through the Jeanette Winterson canon, I recently sought out Tony Kushner's pair of plays Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Perestroika. Since I've finally been released from academia, and therefore have time to read all of those books I'd intended to but couldn't because they were not part of my curriculum, my to-read lists have led me into some wonderful threads of storytelling. I feel I should preface the review proper with a little twisting journey through what has led me to it, to give you a window into my state of mind. Rambles.NET: Nancy Garden, The Year They Burned the Books Nancy Garden,

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