Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
| Company type | Book |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Founder | Jeremy Atherton Lin |
| Products | Creative nonfiction book |
Gay Bar: Why We Went Out is a 2021 work of creative nonfiction authored by essayist Jeremy Atherton Lin. It was released by Little, Brown in North America and by Granta within the United Kingdom. The book serves as a cultural memoir addressing the decline of LGBT social spaces.[1]
Recognized as one of the Times Critics' Top Books of 2021 by The New York Times, Gay Bar also earned the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography.[2] Additionally, it was shortlisted for the Randy Shilts Award and, in its French translation, received the 2024 Prix du Roman Gay Discovery.[3]
Based on the book, Atherton Lin created a program for NTS Radio.[4]
References
- ↑ "Gay Bar by Jeremy Atherton Lin – a going out memoir". The Guardian. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ↑ "The National Book Critics Circle Award". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ↑ "Prix du Roman Gay 2024". Pride.fr. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ↑ "Jeremy Atherton Lin - Gay Bar 7th February 2021". NTS Radio. Retrieved 2022-05-18.