Aaron Hamburger’s Top 5 Books of 2005

5) What We Do is Secret by Thorn Kief Hillsbery
A wild ride of a novel that careens through a fateful evening in L.A.’s punk scene.

What We Do Is Secret

4) A Seahorse Year by Stacy D’Erasmo
With mordant wit and efficient prose, D’Erasmo etches a portrait of a gay family in pain.

A Seahorse Year

3) The Vesuvius Club by Mark Gatiss
This Edwardian-era theatrical book is chock-full of plot twists and zany characters, a bisexual hero, and, most importantly, considerable charm.

The Vesuvius Club : A Bit of Fluff (Lucifer Box Novels)

2) Clearcut by Nina Shengold
This lush, romantic story of a ménage a trois relationship set in the Pacific Northwest plunges the reader into its dark, deeply felt emotional currents.

Clearcut

1) You Are Not The One by Vestal McIntyre
A stirring debut story collection promises great things to come. Gay or straight, McIntyre’s characters are always vivid and often heartbreaking.

You Are Not the One : Stories

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