Our HIV & AIDS collection honors the lives, activism, and resilience of those affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic—past, present, and future. These books document the medical, political, and deeply human stories that have shaped decades of public health, art, and queer history.
From memoirs of survival and community organizing to critical studies of policy, stigma, and representation, this category amplifies voices that fought for visibility and compassion in the face of crisis. Here, science meets storytelling, and remembrance becomes resistance.
You’ll find works by writers, activists, and historians who illuminate how the epidemic reshaped culture and galvanized movements for healthcare access, equity, and justice. Together, they reflect a shared truth: the fight against HIV/AIDS is not only medical, but moral—about dignity, empathy, and the enduring power of community.
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A haunting blend of queer speculative fiction, poetry, and feminist rage, Dead Boys in Space imagines the generation lost to AIDS not as gone, but as having vanished into the cosmos, leaving future queer generations to inherit their grief, memory, and unfinished stories.
The first authorized biography of Elizabeth Taylor, tracing the Hollywood legend’s extraordinary career, tumultuous private life, business savvy, and groundbreaking activism in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Presented as a series of vivid memory fragments, Jim Petosa’s moving memoir recounts a couple’s journey through the AIDS crisis between 1985 and 1990. Blending love, grief, humor, and survival, F R A G M E N T S is both a deeply personal story and an important act of remembrance for a generation shaped by the AIDS pandemic.
Sarah Schulman’s groundbreaking history of ACT UP New York reveals how a diverse group of activists transformed AIDS policy, medicine, and culture through fearless protest and radical solidarity—an essential blueprint for today’s resistance movements.
This vibrant young adult biography explores the life and activism of Keith Haring through twelve of his most iconic artworks. From subway drawings to AIDS activism, Rebellious examines how Haring used art to challenge injustice, celebrate queer identity, and transform public culture.
This powerful history of ACT UP Shreveport tells the story of a small but fearless group of AIDS activists who challenged discrimination, transformed healthcare access, and fought for dignity and equality in the Deep South during the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
A powerful account of Britain’s early AIDS crisis, exposing political failure, stigma, and the human cost of delay. The End of Innocence is an essential work of LGBTQ history and public health reporting.
Larry Kramer’s landmark AIDS drama The Normal Heart is a furious, heartbreaking, and historically vital portrait of queer activism, love, and survival during the early years of the epidemic.
