Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World

First-time author Prager delivers a rich exploration of gender identity and sexuality across time and nation, focusing on 23 queer individuals from different eras and using a broad definition of queerness (“anyone outside society’s gender and sexuality norms”). Among those highlighted are Joan of Arc, Abraham Lincoln (“Abraham and Joshua were ‘intimate friends,’ an antiquated relationship term... one step above a bromance”), and Eleanor Roosevelt, as well as baseball player Glenn Burke, blues musician Ma Rainey, queer rights pioneer Sylvia Rivera, and actor George Takei. These snapshots—sometimes irreverent in tone, but always respectful of the people and relationships they discuss—offer strong insight into the lives of individuals who broke barriers or simply lived life on their own terms. Ages 13–up. Author’s agent: Carrie Howland, Empire Literary. (May)