<p><strong>Lambda Literary Award-winner K.M. Soehnlein's <em>Army of Lovers</em> follows a young gay man swept up in the excitement, fury, and poignancy of the AIDS activist group ACT UP.</strong></p><br><p>Arriving in New York City full of idealism, Paul discovers the queer community gathering strength in the face of government inaction and social stigma. As he protests, parties, and makes a new home, he finds himself pulling away from his HIV-negative boyfriend to pursue an intense bond with a passionate, HIV-positive artist. Paul's awakening parallels ACT UP's rise, successes, and controversies. And then everything shifts again, as his family is thrust into their own life-and-death struggle that tests him even further.</p><br><p>Born out of the author's activism inside the vibrant queer community of the '80s and '90s, <em>Army of Lovers</em> blends history and fiction into an exploration of memory, community, love, and justice.</p>