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2014 Over the Rainbow List: 71 LGBT Books for Adult Readers

The 2014 Over the Rainbow Project book list, sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA), has been decided at ALA’s Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. This year’s list includes 71 titles published between July 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013.  The committee’s mission is to create […]

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And the nominees are..

The Over the Rainbow Committee is proud to announce the list of nominees for the next Over the Rainbow List. We have a total of 175 books under consideration this year, each nominated by at least one member of the committee, and will be working hard between now and the ALA Midwinter Meeting in January […]

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OTR October 2013 Nominations

Fall is in the air.  Leaves are changing their colors.  It gets dark earlier.  Settle into your favorite chair and read the following 14 works which have been nominated by at least one of our jurors for inclusion in this year’s Over the Rainbow List. Chavez, Michael. Haze. Regal Crest Enterprises. Enszer, Julie R. Sisterhood. […]

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OTR September 2013 Nominations

The vacations are over. Outdoor pools are shutting down.  The season starts changing.  It’s time to get back to school and work.  And how about getting back to some reading?  Having been nominated by at least one juror of our committee, the following 16 works will be considered for this year’s Over the Rainbow List. […]

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OTR Summer 2013 Nominations

Summer is great time to vacation on the beach and curl up with a wonderful read.  Our jurors did a lot of that.  Thirty-three outstanding GLBTRT works were nominated by at least one member of our committee for consideration in this year’s Over the Rainbow list. Antoniou, Laura. The Killer Wore Leather. Cleis Press. Argo, […]

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OTR June 2013 Nominations

What a month of June: the Supreme Court rulings, the Pride celebrations, and the American Library Annual Conference in Chicago!  As history was being made, was there any time for reading? Sixteen new works have been nominated by at least one of our committee for consideration in this year’s Over the Rainbow list. Abbott, Alysia. […]

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OTR May 2013 Nominations

After April, May brought 31 new works to the attention of our jurors.  The following have all been nominated by at least one of our committee for consideration in this year’s Over the Rainbow list. Berstein, Mary and Verta Taylor. Marrying Kind? Debating Same-Sex Marriage Within the Lesbian and Gay Movement. University of Minnesota Press. […]

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OTR April 2013 Nominations

Spring beckons; our jurors read.  Hope everyone had a festive National Library Week.  At least one member of our committee has nominated the following for consideration in this year’s Over the Rainbow list. Barth, Kelly. My Almost Certainly Real Imaginary Jesus. Arktoi Press. Barton, Bernadette. Pray the Gay Away: Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays. […]

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OTR March 2013 Nominations

After a successful ALA Midwinter Conference in Seattle (Check out the 2013 Over The Rainbow List: 84 LGBT Books for Adult Readers at www.glbtrt.ala.org/overtherainbow), the OTR jurors went to work reading new titles. The following have all been nominated for consideration for this year’s Over the Rainbow List by at least one member of the committee: […]

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