Congratulations to lontime Outsports friend Bill Konigsberg, who won a Lambda Literary Award last night for his book about a gay high school football player, Out of the Pocket. The award was for LGBT Children’s/Young Adult. Bill’s been on the forefront of gay visibility in the sports media since he came out at ESPN in a widely read column on ESPN.com. The book has been very well-received by critics and the public, so congrats to Bill for the recognition of his wonderful book!
I bought this book during the summer when I first heard about it. I’m quite ashamed to say I’ve not had the chance to read it yet due to school and life in general. However, time will be put aside in the next few weeks so that I may read it. I’m sure it’s a wonderful book.
on May 30th, 2009 at 8:16 AM
Very cool…congratulations Bill!
on May 30th, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Anyone who hasn’t read this book should. It’s a great read.
on Jun 6th, 2009 at 8:12 PM
I bought this book during the summer when I first heard about it. I’m quite ashamed to say I’ve not had the chance to read it yet due to school and life in general. However, time will be put aside in the next few weeks so that I may read it. I’m sure it’s a wonderful book.
Congratulations!