The City and the Pillar Mystery Let this book be a

Let this book be a celebration of queerness

" --Sarah Schulman

Thelma and Louise meet Godzilla in this queer sci-fi adventure

What does the future look like when the people you love cannot be found

The City and the Pillar Mystery Let this book be aA literary cause clbre when first published in 1948, Gore Vidal's now classic The City and the Pillar stands as a landmark novel of the gay experience. Jim, a handsome, all American athlete, has always been shy around girls. But when he and his best friend, Bob, partake in "awful kid stuff," the experience forms Jim's ideal of spiritual completion. Defying his parents' expectations, Jim strikes out on his own, hoping to find Bob and rekindle their