Books like Thief in the interior by Phillip B. Williams

David Sedaris opens his long‑cherished diary, revealing the sharp observations that shaped his humor—everyday gossip, idiosyncratic voices, and his own idiosyncratic rise to fame.

Indecency is a collection of poems in which Justin Phillip Reed uses language to expose inequity, challenge white supremacy, and critique structures of discrimination, masculinity, sexuality, and the prison industrial complex.

A powerful poetry collection that examines police violence, sexuality, and HIV through the lens of black, gay, and transgender experiences in America.

WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD Reliable and loyal, Dani Clayton was the kind of woman everybody wanted for a friend. It was friendship that led her to break into Rafe Sutherland's casino. She had to retrieve a fraudulent IOU, or someone she cared for would be in trouble. Perhaps it was illegal, but she couldn't let that stop her. Rafe wasn't pleased to find a thief in his office, but when he realized just how unusual a thief Dani was, he made a decision. What Dani needed was a friend of her own--someone to keep her out of trouble, cherish her, love her. And he knew just the man. (from blurb on back of book)

A comprehensive anthology of June Jordan’s poetry, spanning over six hundred pages of lyricism, elegiac verse, and vibrant vernacular, including unpublished “last poems” that showcase her powerful engagement with identity, activism, and human connection.

A vibrant collection of Judy Grahn’s poetry, blending newer verses with selections from her earlier works, embodying the spirit of social movements and celebrating love, community, earth, and spirit.

Poetry from one hundred gay Black poets.

Fire to Fire compiles Mark Doty’s most celebrated poems alongside new work, reflecting on human mortality, fleeting beauty, desire, and art’s transformative power.

What the Body Told is the second book of poetry from Rafael Campo, a practicing physician, a gay Cuban American, and winner of the National Poetry Series 1993 Open Competition. Exploring the themes begun in his first book, The Other Man Was Me, Campo extends the search for identity into new realms of fantasy and physicality. He travels inwardly to the most intimate spaces of the imagination where sexuality and gender collide and where life crosses into death. Whether facing a frenetic hospital emergency room to assess a patient critically ill with AIDS, or breathing in the quiet of his mother’s closet, Campo proposes with these poems an alternative means of healing and exposes the extent to which words themselves may be the most vital working parts of our bodies. The secret truths in What the Body Told, as the title implies, are already within each of us; in these vivid and provocative poems, Rafael Campo gives them a voice. Lost in the Hospital It’s not that I don’t like the hospital. Those small bouquets of flowers, pert and brave. The smell of antiseptic cleansers. The ill, so wistful in their rooms, so true. My friend, the one who’s dying, took me out To where the patients go to smoke, IV’s And oxygen tanks attached to them— A tiny patio for skeletons. We shared A cigaratte, which was delicious but Too brief. I held his hand; it felt Like someone’s keys. How beautiful it was, The sunlight pointing down at us, as if We were important, full of life, unbound. I wandered for a moment where his ribs Had made a space for me, and there, beside The thundering waterfall of is heart, I rubbed my eyes and thought “I’m lost.”

From the nuts and bolts of craft to the sources of inspiration, this book is for anyone who wants to write poetry - and do it well. Brief essays on the elements of poetry, technique, and suggested subjects for writing are each followed by distinctive writing exercises. ("Compare an actual family photograph with one that was never taken, but might have been.") The ups and downs of the writing life - including self-doubt and writer's block - are here, along with tips about getting published and writing in the electronic age. On your own, this book can be your "teacher," while groups, in or out of the classroom, can profit from sharing weekly assignments.

A sixteen‑year‑old in Canada investigates a mysterious death and his mother’s sudden disappearance, piecing together fragmented dreams and strange memories while navigating a dysfunctional family life.

An art historian’s trip to Saint‑Paul‑de‑Vence turns into a suspenseful murder mystery when a key witness is found dead in the village fountain, forcing her and her husband into a dangerous amateur investigation.

A curated anthology of LGBTQ poetry from 1950 to the present, featuring American voices from the gay and lesbian communities.