Jim Elledge’s most recent books are the biography AN ANGEL IN SODOM: HENRY GERBER AND THE BIRTH OF THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT (Chicago Review Press) and his debut novel, ALMOST FAMOUS (NineStar Press). He’s been awarded two Lambda Literary Awards, the first for his book-length poem, A HISTORY OF MY TATTOO (2006), and the second for WHO’S YER DADDY? GAY WRITERS CELEBRATE THEIR MENTORS AND FORERUNNERS (2014), which he co-edited with David Groff.