52 Weeks
A short list displayed here of just the first 10 weeks of the categorical 52 Weeks/Groups of books in Memoir, Biography, Autobiography & Anthology format, I arbitrarily designated for my proposed book donation project, as outlined in my book, OK2BG, with the idea that I or some other concerned student organization might send a box of 25 books every week, of more than 2,000 books to school libraries, over the course of one year.
Click on the photo of the (empty) armchair at the bottom of this page to view a sample book, suggested for each of the 52 weeks of the OK2BG Book Donation Project.
01
Memoir / Biography
A box of 25 books about different men, who just happen to be gay, in the compassionate attempt to give school libraries more resources, to help gay kids at-risk find a role model.
For Example: Edward Albee: A Singular Journey: A Biography
By Mel Gussow
02
Memoir / Biography
Another assorted box of 25 books about men from a variety of backgrounds & lifestyles.
For Example: So Me
By Graham Norton
03
Anthology
A box of 25 books, which include a variety of individual stories within the same book about different men who share their views on a common theme.
For Example: Hometowns: Gay Men Write About Where They Belong
By John Preston
04
Collections
A box of 25 books with more than 1 book in a consecutive series by the same author.
For Example: The Life of Langston Hughes: 1902-1941 - I, Too, Sing America (volume 1 of 2) & The Life of Langston Hughes: 1941-1967 - I Dream a World (volume 2 of 2)
By Arnold Rampersad
05
Sports
A box of 25 books by or about gay men in sports.
For Example: Tom Daley - My Story
By Tom Daley
06
Born in California
A box of 25 books about men born in the U.S. state of California.
For Example: Include Me Out: My Life from Goldwyn to Broadway
By Farley Granger with Robert Calhoun
07
Novel / Coming of Age
A box of 25 books which might include some nonfiction & autobiographies, as well as novels, in which the authors have described their stories as semi-autobiographical.
For Example: Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
By Peter Cameron
08
Musician / Singer
A box of 25 books by or about men who sing.
For Example: George Michael: The Biography
By Rob Jovanovic
09
Actor
A box of 25 books by or about men who chose acting as a career.
For Example: Shattered Love: A Memoir
By Richard Chamberlain
10
Military
A box of 25 books by or about men who served some portion of their life in the armed forces of their country.
For Example: Matlovich, the Good Soldier
By Mike Hippler
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