Brooks Kolb
Brooks Kolb is a Seattle writer, artist, and landscape architect.
Landscape In Lavender
A Young Man’s Search For His Gay Identity
Set during a high-water mark of the gay rights movement and the devastating AIDS pandemic that followed, this heartfelt memoir traces Brooks’s youthful round trip from Seattle to Paris, Philadelphia, London, San Francisco, and back. Along the way, he comes out of the closet, wins freedom, finds lasting love, loses that love to AIDS, and becomes his authentic self.
Look for LANDSCAPE IN LAVENDER in bookstores on or after June 23, 2026.
Pre-orders are available on Amazon: Landscape In Lavender: A Young Man’s Search For His Gay Identity: Kolb, Brooks: 9798896363804: Amazon.com: Books
Commentary: “a systematic series of explanations or interpretations”
Commentary is a blog exploring random topics that interest me. Its mission is to share my reflections with friends old and new, near and far.
“How do I know what I think until I see what I say?” -E.M. Forster
Bird of Spirit
Bird of Spirit is a blog focused on philosophical inquiry and spiritual insight. Its goal is to seek out the places where mind and heart meet.
“Only Connect!” – E.M. Forster, Howard’s End
Rainbow Catcher:
Coming Out / Coming of Age in the 1980s
Set during a high-water mark of the gay rights movement, my forthcoming memoir traces my youthful round trip to Paris, Philadelphia, London, San Francisco, and back to Seattle. Along the way, I came out, won freedom and love, lost love to AIDS, and found a place to call home.
Journey to the Planets
An animated film concept featuring Brooks Kolb’s illustrations, synchronized to the music of Gustav Holst’s “The Planets”, as re-interpreted by the Japanese electronics wizard, Isao Tomita. Click “read more” to view the film.
