The letter Q : queer writers' notes to their younger selves

If you received a letter from your older self, what do you think it would say? What do you wish it would say? That the boy you were crushing on in History turns out to be gay too, and that you become boyfriends in college? That the bully who is making your life miserable will one day become so insignificant that you won't remember his name until he shows up at your book signing? In this anthology, sixty-three award-winning authors such as Michael Cunningham, Amy Bloom, Jacqueline Woodson, Gregory Maguire, David Levithan, and Armistead Maupin make imaginative journeys into their pasts, telling their younger selves what they would have liked to know then about their lives as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgendered people. Through stories, in pictures, with bracing honesty, these are words of love and understanding, reasons to hold on for the better future ahead. They will tell you things about your favorite authors that you never knew before. And they will tell you about yourself. Collects Letters From Such Famous Contributors As Brian Selznick, Michael Cunningham, And Amy Bloom To Offer Hope And Support In The Face Of Prejudice. Amy Bloom -- Michael Cunningham -- Julie Anne Peters -- Jacqueline Woodson -- Eileen Myles -- David Levithan -- Jasika Nicole -- Rakesh Satyal -- Doug Wright -- Melanie Braverman -- Brian Selznick -- Stacey D'erasmo -- Adam Haslett -- Terrence Mcnally -- Erik Orrantia -- Jennifer Camper -- Martin Moran -- Armistead Maupin -- Arthur Levine -- Malinda Lo -- Maurice Vellekoop -- Michael Nava -- Larry Duplechan -- Ali Liebegott -- Paul Rudnick -- Linda Villarosa -- J.d. Mcclatchy -- Anne Bogart -- Eric Orner -- Lucy Jane Bledsoe -- Tony Valenzuela -- Carole Desanti -- Gregory Maguire -- Christopher Rice -- Jewelle Gomez -- Bill Clegg -- Erika Moen -- Sarah Moon -- Bruce Coville -- Lashonda Katrice Barnett -- Howard Cruse -- Bil Wright -- Michael Dimotta -- Carter Sickels -- Diane Dimassa -- Brent Hartinger -- Mayra Lazara Dole -- Benoit Denizet-lewis -- Susan Stinson -- Marc Wolf -- Lucy Knisley -- Nick Burd -- Ray Daniels -- James Lecesne -- Paula Gilovich -- Colman Domingo -- Richard Mccann -- Marion Dane Bauer -- Lucy Thurber -- Randall Kenan -- Paige Braddock -- Jaye Maiman -- David Leavitt -- David Ebershoff. Edited By Sarah Moon ; With Contributing Editor James Lecesne.