If you liked the first volume of Between Men, you’ll love this second collection of short stories from today’s best and brightest gay writers. Editor Richard Canning is back with eighteen pieces of gay fiction from some of the most remarkable writers around, including Jim Grimsley, Mark Merlis, and Alan Hollinghurst.

There’s something for everyone. Moving beyond tales of “coming out,” stories, Between Men 2 is filled with the stories of men with something relevatory to say about the gay experience—and, moreover, the human experience.

Richard Canning is the editor of the Between Men series, a writer, and a lecturer in English and American literature at the University of Sheffield, England.