Tendencies

Sedgwick (English, Duke U.) offers 12 essays, most previously published, on queerness, the unabashed expression of homosexuality in men and women. Among them are "Tales of the Avunculate: The Importance of Being Ernest, Jane Austen and the Masturbating Girl," and "How to Bring your Kids up Gay: The War on Effeminate Boys." Paper edition (unseen), $15.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR