Big Ten Open Books offers university press authors an opportunity to share their work with new audiences. Titles that previously required affiliation with a university library or individual payment to access can now be read free-of-charge around the world. For the featured authors, the proliferation of library book bans in the US has made this a particularly important time to open access to stories of LGBTQ+ identity. Learn more about select books and their authors in the author interviews linked below, and then read for free online:

Julie Tarney (2016) My Son Wears Heels: One Mom's Journey from Clueless to Kickass: https://doi.org/10.3368/KJLU4919

My Son Wears Heels: One Mom's Journey from Clueless to Kickass

Francesca T. Royster (2012) Sounding Like a No-No: Queer Sounds and Eccentric Acts in the Post-Soul Era: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.1586114

Jacqueline Taylor (2007) Waiting for the Call: From Preachers Daughter to Lesbian Mom: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.202040