{"product_id":"how-to-whistle-gregg-shapiro-9781734146479","title":"How to Whistle: Expanded Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eGay men communicate in many ways, sometimes a glance, sometimes a smile, and sometimes a whistle. In How to Whistle, Gregg Shapiro brings us men of all types sometimes seeking to be with each other and sometimes looking for themselves. They dance, they indulge, they camp, and they enjoy life. Shapiro employs his deft poetic voice to bring you men that will stay with you, men you'll find yourself thinking about for a long time.\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eHow to Whistle: Expanded Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The stories in \u003cstrong\u003eGregg Shapiro's\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHow to Whistle\u003c\/em\u003e are so perfectly pitched in tone and execution, so novelistic in their differing densities and delightful variety, that they form a sure portrait of a time and place in gay life that is both specific and universal.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eFelice Picano\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eSongs \u0026amp; Poems\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You don't have to be queer, or from Chicagoland, to fall hard for \u003cstrong\u003eGregg Shapiro's\u003c\/strong\u003e marvelous second collection, \u003cem\u003eHow to Whistle\u003c\/em\u003e. These stories - tart, tender, sexed-up, and terribly wise on the subjects of love and memory - are a lesson for everyone\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJames Magruder\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eLove Slaves of Helen Hadley Hall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Gregg Shapiro's\u003c\/strong\u003e stories hum with sex, longing, and electric detail. How to Whistle journeys from the bathhouse to smoky concert venues, and through the confused mind of a culture-hungry teenage brain. This collection goes so many places, yet stays anchored, always, in the heart.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eBrendan Walsh\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eGo\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003efort lauderdale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Shapiro's\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHow to Whistle\u003c\/em\u003e brings to vibrant life young gay men's casual\/intimate\/kinky explorations of Boston, D.C., and Chicago in the 1980's. Deadpan humor alternates with delicious dish and quiet introspection in this witty collection of stories about sex, relationship, (in)fidelity, vengeance, and the meaning of friendship in a sometimes dangerous world. An entertaining, deeply insightful, and warmly nostalgic portrait of the way we were.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eDaniel M. Jaffe\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eForeign Affairs: Male Tales of Lust \u0026amp; Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eShapiro's\u003c\/strong\u003e Shapiro's stories capture the breadth and variety of human relationships - friends, lovers and family; casual and deep; social and sexual. Funny, sad, tragic, and full of surprises, they will keep you reading to the very end and wanting more.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn D'Emilio\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eQueer Legacies: Stories from Chicago's LGBTQ Archives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eGregg Shapiro's\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHow to Whistle\u003c\/em\u003e documents the 1980s with sharp observation, humor, and keen insights. A decadent decade when urban tastes and desires \"lit in a faint orange glow\" knew no boundaries, friends and lovers being rushed to the hospital was a typical lunchtime conversation, and pop icons went from tragic to martyred saints of the bullied. This short story collection is also an homage to 1980s Boston and Chicago, as hip as Tama Janowitz' \u003cem\u003eManhattan in Slaves of New York\u003c\/em\u003e, and as raw and sexy as Bret Easton Ellis' \u003cem\u003eL.A. in Less Than Zero\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eR. Zamora Linmark\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Importance of Being Wilde at Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHow to Whistle\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGregg Shapiro's\u003c\/strong\u003e stories bring together a whole kaleidoscope of gay life - from tricks to lovers, passionate romances to bitter breakups, gentle tenderness to raw lust - with voice of singular and simple honesty.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eChristine Sneed\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eLittle Known Facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregg Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734146478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734146479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rattling Good Yarns Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Gregg Shapiro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401474134271,"sku":"9781734146479","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-whistle-gregg-shapiro-9781734146479","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}