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Dan Savage
bibliography
Dan Savage in 2005
Books↙4
Articles↙17
Books edited↙1
Newspapers edited↙1
Advice column↙1
Contributor in books↙9
Television↙2
Theatre↙1
References and footnotes

The bibliography of Dan Savage includes four books and an edited compilation book, op-ed pieces in The New York Times, and an advice column on sexual issues in The Stranger written by the American author Dan Savage (b. 1964).[1][2] A graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Savage began contributing a column, Savage Love, to The Stranger from its inception in 1991. By 1998 his column had a readership of four million. He became the newspaper's editor-in-chief in 2001, later serving as editorial director.

Savage's books have had successful sales results and have been generally well received. Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist was published in 1998 by Plume and features selections from his advice column. The Kid: What Happened after My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant, published in 1999, received a PEN West Award for Excellence in Creative Nonfiction. Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America, published in 2002 by Dutton, was featured in The Best American Sex Writing 2004 and won a Lambda Literary Award.

His 2005 book The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family recounting his personal experience deciding to marry his partner Terry Miller and analyzing same-sex marriage, reached The New York Times Best Seller list. After founding the It Gets Better Project in 2010 to reach out to teenagers after incidents of suicide among LGBT youth, his edited compilation of submissions It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living was published in 2011. The book features contributors including the President of the United States Barack Obama, and reached The New York Times Best Seller list in April 2011.

Background

Born in 1964 to a Catholic family in Chicago, Illinois, Savage studied at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana where he earned a bachelor's degree in theater.[1] Savage began writing his column Savage Love in 1991, after his friend Tim Keck co-founded the newspaper The Stranger and invited him along.[1][3] His column appeared in the first issue of the publication.[4][5] Keck recruited Savage from his employment in a video store in Madison, Wisconsin.[1] Savage observed, "I made an off-hand comment that forever altered my life: 'Make sure your paper has an advice column.'"[1] He was Associate Editor at the newspaper from 1991 to 2001, when he became its editor-in-chief,[2] later becoming its editorial director in 2007.[6] In that year, Savage reported receiving over 500 letters per week in submissions to his advice column.[7]

His book Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist was published in 1998 by Plume, and includes selected works from his column.[8] It was received favorably by Library Journal.[9] His next book The Kid: What Happened after My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant was published by Dutton in 1999, and recounts his experiences with his boyfriend whilst deciding to adopt a child.[10] The book received a PEN West Award for Excellence in Creative Nonfiction,[1][11][12] and an Off-Broadway musical based on the work was the recipient of the BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre.[13] His book Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America was published in 2002 by Dutton, and describes the author's experiences indulging in the seven deadly sins.[14] The book was featured in The Best American Sex Writing 2004,[15] and won a Lambda Literary Award.[1][16] He authored The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family, published in 2005 by Dutton, wherein he relates his marriage to his partner Terry Miller after a ten year relationship.[17] It hit the The New York Times Best Seller list,[18] and Nielsen BookScan noted it sold approximately 300,000 copies.[19]

Savage founded the It Gets Better Project in 2010, to address incidents of suicide among LGBT youth.[20] In 2011 Dutton published It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living, a compilation work edited by Savage with Miller, which features contributions from David Sedaris, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and President of the United States Barack Obama.[21] It reached 16th on The New York Times Best Seller list in April 2011.[22]

Works

Books

Author

Year Author Title ISBN Library of Congress Control Number WorldCat Publisher Notes
1998 Savage, Dan Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist ISBN 0-452-27815-5 LCCN 98-20611 OCLC 39157512 Plume Savage Love includes pieces from the author's sex advice column of the same name.[8][23]

The book received a favorable reception in reviews from Library Journal,[9] Mademoiselle,[24] POZ,[25] and Gay and Lesbian Humanist.[26]

1999 Savage, Dan The Kid: What Happened after My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant ISBN 0-525-94525-3 LCCN 99-32506 OCLC 41445757 Dutton The Kid delves into the machinations involved in the process of adopting an infant boy, through the experiences of the author and his boyfriend.[10]

The Kid is the recipient of a PEN West Award,[1][12] for Excellence in Creative Nonfiction.[11] The book was adapted into a musical in 2010 by librettist Michael Zam, with music composed by Andy Monroe, and lyrics by Jack Lechner.[27] It was performed Off-Broadway in Theatre Row, New York City, and directed by Scott Elliott.[27][28] The play was the recipient of the BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre in 2009.[13]

2002 Savage, Dan Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America ISBN 0-452-28416-3 LCCN 2002-21252 OCLC 49421653 Dutton The book's title is a reference to Robert Bork's 1996 book, Slouching Towards Gomorrah.[1][29] Skipping Towards Gomorrah examines the concept of happiness in American culture, as obtained by indulging in each of the Seven Deadly Sins.[14]

Skipping Towards Gomorrah was selected for inclusion in The Best American Sex Writing 2004,[15] and won a Lambda Literary Award in 2003.[1][16][30]

2005 Savage, Dan The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family ISBN 0-525-94907-0 LCCN 2006-297911 OCLC 61492912 Dutton The Commitment recounts the author's experiences along with his partner, Terry Miller, as they debate getting married after spending ten years in a relationship together.[17][31]

The book reached the The New York Times Best Seller list one month after it was published,[18] and saw successful sales with independent bookstores.[32] The Washington Post reported that according to Nielsen BookScan approximately 300,000 copies of the book were sold.[19]

Editor

Year Author Title ISBN Library of Congress Control Number WorldCat Publisher Notes
2011 Savage, Dan; Terry Miller It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living ISBN 0-525-95233-0 OCLC 690088227 Dutton Savage started the It Gets Better Project in September 2010 in order to address incidents of suicide among LGBT youth.[20] It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living contains selections of writings addressed to teenagers within the LGBT community.[33] Celebrities, ordinary individuals and teenagers submitted pieces for inclusion in the book,[34][35] which includes over 100 essays,[36] selected from 10,000 entries.[37] Contributors to the work include finance advisor Suze Orman, comedic writer David Sedaris, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and President of the United States Barack Obama.[21]

Sales of the book were successful, and IndieBound reported it reached a list of best-sellers in the United States less than one week after publication.[38][39] It reached The New York Times Best Seller list in April 2011.[22]

Contributor

Year Author Title ISBN Library of Congress Control Number WorldCat Publisher Contribution
2000 Howey, Noelle; Ellen Samuels Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents ISBN 0-312-24489-4 LCCN 00-25493 OCLC 43540186 St. Martin's Press Preface[40]
2001 Gore, Ariel; Bee Lavender Breeder: Real-Life Stories from the New Generation of Mothers ISBN 1-58005-051-4 LCCN 00-54914 OCLC 45636941 Seal Press Foreword[41]
2004 Daniel O'Connor The Best American Sex Writing 2004 ISBN 1-56025-598-6 LCCN 2005-205773 OCLC 57047561 Running Press Featured selection: Skipping Towards Gomorrah[42]
2004 Pories, Kathy The "M" Word: Writers on Same-Sex Marriage ISBN 978-1-56512-454-7 LCCN 2004-54571 OCLC 55887361 Algonquin Books Essay: "Double Standards"[43]
2006 Kruger, Pamela; Jill Smolowe A Love Like No Other: Stories from Adoptive Parents ISBN 1-59448-215-2 LCCN 2005-42140 OCLC 57625643 Riverhead Trade Chapter: "Living with a Very Open Adoption"[44]
2007 Jones, Daniel Modern Love: 50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion ISBN 978-0-307-35104-3 LCCN 2006-29412 OCLC 71350359 Three Rivers Press Chapter: "DJ's Homeless Mommy"[45]
2008 Knepler, Annie; Ellie Knepler, Myrna Knepler Crossing Cultures: Readings for Composition ISBN 978-0-618-91806-5 OCLC 141385491 LCCN 2006-26289 Cengage Chapter: "Role Reversal"[46]
2008 Karlin, Ben Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me ISBN 0-446-58069-4 LCCN 2007-37697 OCLC 154698729 Grand Central Publishing Chapter: "I am a Gay Man"; "Lesson #14"[47]
2009 Walker, Rebecca One Big Happy Family: 18 Writers Talk About Polyamory, Open Adoption, Mixed Marriage, Househusbandry, Single Motherhood, and Other Realities of Truly Modern Love ISBN 978-1-59448-862-7 LCCN 2008-50339 OCLC 233548166 Riverhead Books Chapter: "The Enemy Within"[48]

Newspaper edited

Advice column

Savage Love

Television

Theatre

Articles

The New York Times
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  • Savage, Dan (July 27, 1997). "Gays, lesbians can't have heroes (Degeneres) without monsters (Cunanan)". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. E3; Section: Editorial.
  • Savage, Dan (February 3, 1998). "Merged charities will mean more money for AIDS". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. A7; Section: Editorial.
  • Savage, Dan (July 28, 2000). "Send AIDS money to Africa - One Seattle-area gay group's funding is increasingly hard to justify". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. B11; Section: Editorial.
The Capital Times
Wisconsin State Journal

Awards

Year Work Award Organization Result
1999 The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant PEN West Award for Excellence in Creative Nonfiction PEN Center USA Won[1][11][12]
2003 Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America Lambda Literary Award Lambda Literary Foundation Won[1][16][30]
2004 The Best American Sex Writing 2004 Running Press Featured selection[15]

See also

References

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  7. ^ Gudelunas, David (2007). Confidential to America: Newspaper Advice Columns and Sexual Education. Transaction Publishers. p. 5. ISBN 9781412806886.
  8. ^ a b Kneple, Myrna (2002). Crossing Cultures: Readings for Composition. Longman. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-205-33167-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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  12. ^ a b c Pories, Kathy (2004). The "M" Word: Writers on Same-Sex Marriage. Algonquin Books. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-56512-454-7.
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  21. ^ a b Thomas, Mike (March 20, 2011). "His 'Better' self". Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago Sun-Times, Inc. p. 1.
  22. ^ a b "Best Sellers; Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. April 10, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  23. ^ Carlson, Peter (November 25, 2002). "Writer Dan Savage's Sins and Sensibility". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company. p. C01.
  24. ^ "Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist; Book Review". Mademoiselle. Vol. 104. Condé Nast Publications. 1998. p. 620.
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  26. ^ Blake, Stephen (Spring 2002). "Savage Love: Straight Answers From a Queer Sex Columnist, by Dan Savage". Gay and Lesbian Humanist. www.pinktriangle.org.uk. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
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Further reading

  • Bosman, Ellen (2008). Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Literature: A Genre Guide. Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 978-1-59158-194-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  • Gudelunas, David (2007). Confidential to America: Newspaper Advice Columns and Sexual Education. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4128-0688-6.
  • Mucciaroni, Gary (2008). Same Sex, Different Politics: Success and Failure in the Struggles over Gay Rights. University Of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-54409-0.
  • Pories, Kathy (2004). The "M" Word: Writers on Same-Sex Marriage. Algonquin Books. ISBN 978-1-56512-454-7.
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