01
Why it matters
This selection preserves a named editorial recommendation alongside jury-selected books, making agreements and differences between institutions visible.
A celebrated work
The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men
Manuel Betancourt2023 selection · Nonfiction
The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men
The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men by Manuel Betancourt appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, biography & memoir, no biz like show biz, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
02
Read this if…
You want an NPR-recommended nonfiction, biography & memoir, no biz like show biz title from 2023.
03
Ideas inside
nonfictionbiography & memoirno biz like show bizidentity & culturelet’s talk about sex
Get or borrow
Continue with this book.
Affiliate disclosure: We may earn a commission when you purchase through these links, at no extra cost to you. Editorial selections are independent.
Primary record
Verify the selection
Every inclusion traces back to the organization that made the selection.
NPR Books We Love — official recommendation recordOfficial record↗ (opens in a new tab)NPR Books We Love — official recordOfficial record↗ (opens in a new tab)Continue reading
From the same conversation
Scenes from My Life: A Memoir
- NPR Books We Love
Scenes from My Life: A Memoir by Michael K. Williams and Jon Sternfeld appears in NPR’s 2022 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, nonfiction, biography & memoir, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History
- NPR Books We Love
The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History by Karen Valby appears in NPR’s 2024 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, biography & memoir, eye-opening reads, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
Just as I Am: A Memoir
- NPR Books We Love
Just as I Am: A Memoir by Cicely Tyson appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, biography & memoir, identity & culture, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.