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Within just a few days, children’s author Lauren Myracle, author of gay themed YA novel "Shine," has been a nominee, a non-nominee, a nominee again and, finally, a non-nominee, asked to withdraw over mistakes not her own.

A gay man’s search for love, acceptance, and redemption.

It is indication of Hynes’ skill as a novelist that, even as Kevin dips into the past, ponders the present, and projects into the future, we always know where we are.

Baltimore playwright James Magruder’s debut novel, Sugarless, is a well-written, engaging coming-of-age story about a 15-year-old with a fetish for show tunes who just wants to be noticed.