Lesbian and Gay Titles May-December 2008: Complete Listings
Compiled by Charlotte Abbott -- Publishers Weekly, 5/6/2008 8:17:00 AM
LESBIAN AND GAY TITLES. MAY-DECEMBER 2008
Compiled by Charlotte Abbott
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AGATE SURREY
Out and Proud in Chicago: An Overview of the City’s Gay Community (Sept., $30) edited by Tracy Baim is the first visual history of Chicago’s LGBT community over the past century and a companion to the WTTW-TV documentary.
ALYSON BOOKS (dist. by Consortium)
Love, West Hollywood (May, $16.95 paper) by Chris Freeman and James J. Berg reveals Los Angeles’ rich literary and cultural heritage in thoughtful and humorous essays.
The Boys in the Band (May, $14.95 paper) by Mart Crowley is the 40th anniversary edition of the play, which includes an original preface by acclaimed writer Tony Kushner.
Out Traveler Hawaii (May, $15.95 paper) by Matthew Link is an insider’s guide to one of the world’s top LGBT travel locations, written by a travel expert and former Big Island resident.
Out Traveler New York City (May, $15.95 paper) by Dan Allen is an insider’s guide to the U.S. city many consider the epicenter of gay culture.
Cruise Lines (May, $15.95 paper) by Sean Fisher finds the author of Dorm Porn spinning a tale about a ship full of horny men.
Wetter (June, $14.95 paper) edited by Nicole Foster is an anthology of erotic lesbian stories that range from naughty and nasty to tender and sweet.
The Q Guide To Sex and the City (June, $12.95 paper) by Robb Pearlman ventures behind the scenes of the hit HBO series, with episode recaps and fun facts.
The Portable Queer: Secrets and Scandals (June, $12.95 paper) by Erin McHugh is a cleverly written volume about the secret affairs and hidden love affairs that have helped bring homosexuality to the mainstream.
Two Bottoms in the Ninth (June, $14.95 paper) by Zavo is a baseball novel spiced with sex and scandal.
The Q Guide to Charlie’s Angels (July, $12.95 paper) by Mike Pingel reveals how the hit TV show became a pop culture phenomenon.
Dynamic Duos: The Alpha/Beta Key to Unlocking Success in Gay Relationships (July, $16.95 paper) by University of Colorado psychology professor Keith W. Swain counsels readers on finding and connecting with a lifelong partner and solving common relationship problems.
Relative Stranger (July, $14.95 paper) by Stewart Lewis is the story of what happens when Garret Millwood, who has a hot career and a loving boyfriend, meets young, irrepressible Lucy Walker, and his past catches up with him.
The Portable Queer: Loud and Proud (Aug., $12.95 hardcover) by Erin McHugh collects the quick-witted words of politicians, activists and others.
First You Fall: A Kevin Connor Mystery (Aug., $14.95 paper) by Scott Sherman finds Kevin Conner—a hustler by trade and a sleuth by default—setting out to prove that his friend’s “suicide” was actually murder.
Island Girls: Tropical Lesbian Erotica (Aug., $15.95 paper) by Simone Thorne is set among hot beaches and cool waterfalls, where the spark between women who love women has never been more electric.
Island Boys: Tropical Gay Erotica (Aug., $15.95 paper) by Brad Nichols is set on nude beaches and lush jungles where the exotic allure of men who love men has never been more entrancing.
The Q Guide to Will & Grace (Sept., $12.95 paper) by Corinne Marshall offers an inside look at the ground-breaking TV show that was part of NBC’s “Must-See TV” lineup for eight seasons.
101 Ways to Tell If You’re Gay: For Any Man or Woman Who’s Wondering (Sept., $12.95 hardcover) by Erin McHugh dares to ask if you have a little too much spring in your step? A mullet like no other woman in town? Perhaps it’s time to ask yourself, “Am I gay?”
Blinded by the Light: A Tess Camillo Mystery (Sept., $14.95 paper) by Morgan Hunt begins as Tess Camillo discovers a corpse murdered by a taser gun.
Frat Sex 2 (Sept., $15.95 paper) by Sean Fisher pulls readers along on a racy tour of a fantasy campus.
Boy Crazy: Why Monogamy Is So Hard for Gay Men and What You Can Do About It (Oct., $16.95 paper) by Michael Shelton draws on cutting-edge sex and brain research to examine monogamy in the gay male community.
Only the Lonely
Out on the Edge: America’s Rebel Comedians (Nov., $15.95 paper) by Mike Player, introduction by Margaret Cho, offers a look behind the scenes with America’s queer comics.
The Q Guide to Wonder Woman (Nov., $12.95 paper) by Michael Pingel takes a fresh look at the iconic TV show.
Murder in the Rue Ursilines: A Chanse MacLeod Mystery (Nov., $14.95 paper) by Greg Herren finds Chanse MacLeod in a high profile case involving a Hollywood golden couple committed to helping rebuild New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Best Gay Love Stories 2009 (Dec., $15.95 paper) by Brad Nichols delivers plenty of tales of enviable male romance.
Best Lesbian Love Stories 2009 (Dec., $15.95 paper) by Simone Thorne is offers an escape into the world of female love and lust.
APPLAUSE THEATRE & CINEMA BOOKS
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Secret Life of Raymond Burr (May, $24.95 hardcover) by New York Post TV writer Michael Seth Starr reveals the secret gay life of the popular star of Perry Mason and Ironside.
Rent: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical (May, $16.95 paper) by Jonathan Larson is an authorized libretto to Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway show.
ARSENAL PULP PRESS
Peter Flinsch: The Body in Question (May, $27.95 hardcover) by Ross Higgins is a full-color collection of the work of openly gay visual artist.
queersexlife: Autobiographical Notes on Sexuality, Gender & Identity (May, $19.95) by Terry Goldie is the York University English professor’s frank and intimate collection of responses to theories of queer sexuality and identity.
Got ‘Til It’s Gone (Oct., $19.95) by Larry Duplechan is the fourth novel to feature Johnnie Ray Rousseau, a gay black man of Louisiana Creole stock.
ATRIA BOOKS
Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry—from Music to Hollywood (May, $23 hardcover ) by TV and film production coordinator Terrance Dean is a poignant memoir of one man’s journey to come to terms with his sexuality in the testosterone driven world of entertainment.
All I Could Bare: My Life in the Strip Clubs of Gay Washington, D.C. (June, $23) by Univ. of Massachusetts English professor Craig Seymour chronicles his double life as a grad student and stripper in Washington D.C.’s once-notorious gay strip club scene.
ATRIA/STREBOR BOOKS
Purple Panties (May, $15), edited by Zane, is a collection of lesbian erotica written by women all over the world.
AUTHOR HOUSE
Are You Guys Brothers? (June, $16.95) by Brian McNaught is a look at gay male relationships by a man who, with his partner of 32 years, has navigated childhood sexual abuse, alcoholism, religious and political opposition, dramatically disparate incomes, a sexually open relationship and more.
BELLA BOOKS
Roommates (May, $13.95 paper) by Jackie Calhoun is a vibrant tale of two young women who discover what it takes to choose love.
Secrets So Deep (May, $13.95 paper) by K.G. MacGregor is a gripping romantic story by the author of Aftershock and Mulligan.
The Kiss That Counted (June, $13.95 paper) by Lambda Literary Award-winning author Karin Kallmaker is a romance about two women, with two outlooks and two futures, trying to become one.
Compulsion (June, $13.95 paper) by Terri Breneman is the third in the gritty legal series, in which her savvy, driven prosecutor is pitted against a master of manipulation.
Her Sister’s Keeper (July, $13.95 paper) by Diana Rivers is a speculative novel featuring Nhazul, a restless young Hadra from Ossen, who travels to the forbidden Shokarn city of Nhor and joins a daring and dangerous raid on a huge cave under the city where Weavers are imprisoned for life.
Losers, Weepers (July, $13.95 paper) by Jessica Thomas is the fifth installment in the Alex Peres mystery series.
Midnight Melodies (Aug., $13.95 paper) by Megan Carter is the story of a woman just trying to keep her life calm and steady, until a family feud and a far-too-attractive newcomer threaten to blow it to pieces.
White Offerings (Aug., $13.95 paper) by Ann Roberts finds realtor-turned-sleuth Ari Adams exploring love, obsession and dilemmas of the heart in the sequel to Paid in Full.
Aftershock: Book Two in the Shaken Series (Sept., $13.95 paper) by K.G. McGregor is the story of two women who discover that real love has no limits.
Beautiful Journey (Sept., $13.95 paper) by Kenna White features a romance between Katherine “Kit” Anderson, who can fly a crippled airplane through a thunderstorm without a compass and never get lost, until she starts flying in circles around the gorgeous young British literature teacher, Emily Mills.
As Far as Far Enough (Oct., $13.95 paper) by Claire Rooney is the story of what happens when two very different women from two very different worlds meet by accident.
Night Vision (Oct., $13.95 paper) by Karin Kallmaker story pits the power of sisterhood—and love—against the savagery of fear and hate.
Getting There (Nov., $13.95 paper) by Lyn Denison is a story of a woman facing down the past in order to find a future.
Partners (Nov., $13.95 paper) by Lambda Literary Award finalist Gerri Hill takes us from the squad room to the streets and into the private lives of four of Dallas’ finest female detectives.
Becka’s Song (Dec., $13.95 paper) by Frankie J. Jones tells a story of regrets and new hope.
Whacked (Dec., $13.95) by Josie Gordon is the first Lonnie Squires mystery, showcasing her sense of humor and knack for observation of small town life.
BLOODY BRITS PRESS
Mouths of Babes (May, $14.95 paper) by Stella Duffy is a tale of high school bullying and its long term consequences, that asks whether it is still possible to believe in our heroes once their flaws are well and truly exposed.
BOLD STROKES BOOKS
In Deep Waters Vol. 2: Cruising the Strip (May, $15.95 paper) by Radclyffe and Karin Kallmaker is a collection of hot new lesbian erotica by two award winning authors.
Thirteen Hours (May, $15.95 paper) by Meghan O’Brien is a story of lust, loneliness, fantasy and desire that begins when lonely workaholic Dana Watts is at the office late and is interrupted by the very last thing she would have expected: the most beautiful breasts she has ever seen.
Edge of Darkness (May, $15.95 paper) by Jove Belle finds Diana Collins, a senior investigator for a high-end insurance company, investigating the theft of a rare sword while struggling to protect her burgeoning relationship with kindergarten teacher Cami Michaelson.
Love on Location (May, $15.95 paper) by Lisa Girolami features Kate Nyland, a Hollywood film producer who has it all, including a gorgeous movie star girlfriend. But when she arrives in Florida to begin shooting her next film, Kate discovers that love on location doesn’t always follow the script.
Hotel Liaison (June, $15.95 paper) by J. Lee Meyer focuses on Laurel Hoffman, an associate professor of women’s studies in Berkeley, in the last throes of a crumbling relationship, who takes a chance on a fleeting encounter.
Word of Honor (June, $15.95 paper) by Radclyffe begins when investigative reporter Dana Barnett is assigned to cover the wedding of the president’s daughter, which she considers an unappealing society fluff piece until the beautiful Dr. Emory Constantine makes the assignment a little more enticing.
Finding Home (June, $15.95 paper) by Georgia Beers introduces two polar opposite women with an attraction they’re trying desperately to ignore, throws in a far-too-observant dog, and the result is romance.
Warrior’s Valor (July, $15.95 paper) by Gun Brooke begins as a spacecraft crashes near two women who are unexpectedly hurled into a search and rescue mission upon which the fate of millions rests on their ability to work together.
A Place to Rest (July, $15.95 paper) by Erin Dutton is the story of Sawyer Drake, who has spent most of her life bouncing from job to job to avoid running her family’s restaurant, and shy pastry chef, Jori Diamantina, who has no intention of risking the job she adores for love.
Lethal Affairs (July, $15.95) by Kim Baldwin & Xenia Alexiou finds elite operative Domino on her latest assignment investigating journalist Hayley Ward, which forces Domino to choose between loyalty and love.
Falling Star (July, $14.95 paper) by Gill McKnight is the story of a lonely mother whose marriage is in crisis, and takes a summer break at the beach only to cross paths with professional stuntwoman rumored to be a killer in bed.
Homecoming (Aug., $15.95 paper) by Nell Stark begins when Yale student Sarah Storm loses family, future, dreams and love after she comes out to her parents, and they disown her and withdraw all support. With only the contents of her dorm room and her car, Sarah scrambles to get her life back.
Put Away Wet (Aug., $15.95 paper) by Susan Smith follows “Joey” Fellows, a 24 year-old college dropout who just got savagely dumped by her ex, Psycho Barbie, and works as a waiter with her best friend Steve, who convinces her to start dating again.
Remember Tomorrow (Aug., $15.95 paper) by Gabrielle Goldsby is the story of a home improvement television show host who has the attention of an intelligent and beautiful woman. So what is she doing at the hospital bedside of Arieanna Simons, the love who abandoned her a year before?
Romantic Interludes 1: Discovery (Sept., $15.95 paper), edited by Radclyffe and Stacia Seaman, is an anthology of passionate, sensual love stories celebrating the love between women of every age
Cooper’s Deale (Sept., $15.95 paper) by K.I. Thompson is a tale of two would-be lovers and a decidedly inopportune murder.
Truth Behind the Mask (Sept., $15.95 paper) by Lesley Davis is a speculative novel about Erith Baylor, who is drawn to Sentinel Pagan Osborne’s quiet strength, though the secrets between them strain duty and family ties in a city overrun by evil.
I Dare You (Sept., $14.95 paper) by Larkin Rose explores the double life of a sexy stripper by night and staid corporate raider by day, who’s only looking for sex and power until she meets a woman who dares her to risk her heart.
Night Call (Oct., $15.95 paper) by Radclyffe is a high-stakes medical drama, featuring Medivac helicopter pilot Jett McNally, whose heart belongs to an Army officer she left behind, and who finds Dr.Tristan Holmes no substitute—except in bed.
Uncharted Passage (Oct., $15.95 paper) by Julie Cannon is the story of two women on a vacation who face down a ruthless killer—and find themselves falling in love.
Split the Aces (Oct., $14.95 paper) by Jove Belle is set in the neon glare of Sin City, where blackjack dealer Rae Sutherland and conventioneer Cori Romero ride a wave of passion that threatens to consume them.
Run to Me (Oct., $14.95 paper) by Lisa Girolami is the story of a woman on the run after she’s burned by love, and the insightful woman who comes to her rescue.
Shots Fired (Nov., $15.95 paper) by M.J. Williamz is the story of a woman who seems to have the perfect relationship until someone shoots at her—and her lover is the prime suspect.
Dark Garden (Nov., $15.95 paper) by Jennifer Fulton is the story of a feud between two families dating back to 1870 and what happens when one woman can’t rid herself of the powerful, instant attraction to the woman she’s been groomed since childhood to destroy.
Calling the Dead (Nov., $15.95 paper) by Ali Vali is set in New Orleans six months after Hurricane Katrina, as Detective Sept Savoie finds a brutalized body behind one of New Orleans’s most famous restaurants and all clues point to the chef, making their growing relationship anything but love at first sight.
Designed for Love (Nov., $14.95 paper) by Erin Dutton is the story of a woman who moves to a rural Tennessee town to flip a nearly century-old house and finds the project a bit more interesting when she meets her devastatingly attractive contractor.
Trails Merge (Dec., $15.95 paper) by Rachel Spangler is the story of two women who seek refuge at a ski resort for different reasons and find their friendship snowballing toward romance.
A Pirate’s Heart (Dec., $15.95 paper) by Catherine Friend is the story of rare book librarian Emma Boyd, who searches for a long-lost treasure map and she learns that pirates still exist—and some pirates steal hearts.
Blind Faith (Dec., $15.95 paper) by Diane and Jacob Anderson-Minshall finds PI Yoshi Yakamota looking for a woman’s missing sister, in what seems a mundane case until two teens fall to their death from a rocky cliff.
Green-eyed Monster (Dec., $14.95 paper) by Gill McKnight is the story of Mickey Rapowski, a financial whiz-kid with a chip on her shoulder who seeks revenge by kidnapping her former boss’s girlfriend. A straightforward abduction...or is it?
BROADWAY BOOKS
Attack of the Theater People (Apr., $12.95 paper) by Marc Acito is the sequel to How I Paid for College, in which Edward Zanni and his merry crew of high school musical comedy miscreants move to the magical wonderland of Manhattan.
Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever (May, $23.95 hardcover) by Joel Derfner is a humorous memoir about one man’s journey into the very heart of gayness.
BYWATER BOOKS
Follow the Sun (Nov. $14.95 paper) by Vivian Amory follows Kat Barnard, a white lesbian PI in contemporary South Africa who’s inclined to keep a low profile until a beautiful stranger comes to town.
Red Audrey and the Roping (June, $15 paper) by Jill Malone is a novel set against the landscapes of Hawaii, where one woman struggles to find a balance between what she desires and what she deserves.
Dreams & Swords (July, $14.95 paper) by Katherine V. Forrest is a collection of short stories ranging from erotic speculative fiction to the incisive investigation of homicide detective Kate Delafield, from moral dilemma to chilling horror and from peril to passion.
Thicker than Water (July, $14.95 paper) by Lindy Cameron finds Australian PI Kit O’Malley on the scene when a corpse belonging to a member of a notorious Melbourne crime family is found at her local bar.
Last Chance at the Lost and Found (Aug., $14.95 paper) by Bywater fiction prize-winner Marcia Finical explores the life of Bunny LaRue, who was a young and beautiful lingerie model in 1972, but finds that as the years slip by, life doesn’t stay easy, forcing her to find the strength to confront her past.
Liddy-Jean, Marketing Queen (Sept., $14.95 paper) by Mari SanGiovanni has Down Syndrome and does basic tasks in the marketing department of a large corporation. At first, no one takes any notice when she starts making notes about all that’s wrong at the company and ends up with an advice book for corporate America.
What’s Best for Jane (Sept., $14.95 paper) by Bett Norris continues the exploration of pre-Stonewall lesbian life in the deep South that began with Miss McGhee, as the aging Mary McGhee and Jane Jackson, the young niece of Miss McGhee’s deceased lover, forge a friendship.
Babies, Bikes, and Broads (Oct., $14.95 paper) by Cynn Chadwick. The second book in the Cat Rising trilogy is set in Scotland, where Cat expected to find both roots and family. But as she turns 40, Cat is still single (officially) and is perhaps even more confused and unsettled than when she left North Carolina.
CITY LIGHTS
So Many Ways to Sleep Badly (Sept., $16 paper) by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore is set San Francisco, where a young gay man struggles to find hope in the ruins of the everyday. Bernstein Sycamore is the gender-bending author of the highly praised novel, Pulling Taffy, and the editor of four nonfiction anthologies.
The Torturer’s Wife (Nov., $15.95 paper) by O. Henry award-winner and 2001 Village Voice Writer on the Verge Thomas Glave is a portrait of the traumas of war, the ravages of homophobia, and the triumph of desire.
CLEIS PRESS
Palace of Varieties (May, $14.95 paper) by James Lear presents the raunchy adventures of a hunky naif in 1930s London. James Lear is the nom de plume of bestselling writer and BBC columnist Rupert Smith.
My Miserable Lonely Lesbian Pregnancy (May, $14.95 paper) by stand-up comedian Andrea Askowitz is an unflinching and humorous memoir of one woman’s journey to single motherhood.
Boys in Heat (May, $14.95 paper), edited by Richard Labonte, is a collection of erotic short stories about uninhibited sex between men.
Best Gay Bondage Erotica (June, $14.95 paper), edited by Richard Labonte, is a collection of erotic short stories of gay bondage.
The Transgender Child (June, $16.95 paper) by Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper is a comprehensive guidebook for parents and professionals exploring the challenges of raising a transgender child. Brill is founder of Gender Spectrum Education and Training and Pepper is coordinator of LGBT Studies at Yale University.
Bears: Gay Erotic Stories (July, $14.95 paper), edited by Richard Labonte, is a collection of gay erotic short stories featuring all things hairy, hot and heavy.
Best Bisexual Women’s Erotica (July, $14.95 paper), edited by Cara Bruce, is a collection of erotic short stories of bisexual sex.
Backdraft: Fireman Erotica (Aug., $14.95 paper), edited by Shane Allison, is a collection of erotic short stories of firemen.
Leathermen: Gay Erotic Stories (Aug., $14.95 paper), edited by Simon Sheppard, is a collection of erotic short stories about leathermen and those who love them.
Homopup: Queer Dog Poetry (Sept., $10 paper), edited by Lambda Literary Award winning author and poet Gerry Gomez Pearlberg, is an exuberant collection of odes to man and woman’s best friend.
The Secret Tunnel (Sept., $13.95 paper) by James Lear finds the easily distracted detective hero of The Back Passage returning for another sex-packed adventure on an overnight train ride to London.
Dirty White Boy: Tales of Soho (Oct., $14.95 paper) by Clayton Littlewood is a humorous and true chronicle of one of the world’s busiest street corners. Littlewood runs the shop Dirty White Boy in London’s Soho district and is a regular contributor to BBC radio.
Best Gay Erotica 2009 (Nov., $15.95 paper), edited by Richard Labonte and James Lear, is a collection of gay erotic short stories.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2009 (Nov., $15.95 paper), edited by Tristan Taormino and Lambda Literary Award–winner Joan Larkin, is a collection of erotic lesbian short stories.
Best Gay Romance 2009 (Nov., $14.95 paper) edited by Richard Labonte is a collection of gay romance short stories.
Best Lesbian Romance 2009 (Nov., $14.95 paper), edited by Radclyffe, is a collection of romantic lesbian short stories.
CROWN
Dumbfounded: A Memoir (Aug., $23.95 hardcover) by Matt Rothschild is a humorous memoir of a precocious and sexually confused boy raised among Manhattan’s elite on Fifth Avenue by his grandmother.
CROWN/SHAYE AREHEART BOOKS
Running on a Falling Tide (Nov., $23 hardcover) by Sheri Reynolds is the story of a teenage girl struggling to find redemption in a small, isolated coastal town that has seen its best days. Reynolds is the author of the Oprah Book Club selection The Rapture of Canaan and Firefly Cloak.
DA CAPO PRESS
Chronicle of a Plague Revisted: AIDS and Its Aftermath (May, $16 paper) by Andrew Holleran is an expanded and revised edition of the long out-of-print classic of AIDS literature.
Sex Variant Woman: The Life of Jeannette Howard Foster (June, $27.50 hardcover) by Indiana Univ. East history professor Joanne Passet is a biography of one of the groundbreaking and controversial writers of gay and lesbian literature—during a critical time in LGBT cultural history.
DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Our Caribbean: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from the Antilles (June, $24.95 hardcover), edited by State University of New York English professor and Lambda Literary Award winner Thomas Glave, is the first anthology of lesbian and gay writing from the Caribbean and includes fiction, poetry, memoir and criticism.
Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience (Oct., $23.95 hardcover) by Katrina A. Karkazis examines contemporary controversies over the medical management of intersexuality in the U.S. from the perspectives of patients, parents and clinicians.
James Baldwin’s Turkish Decade: Erotics of Exile (Dec., $24.95 hardcover) by University of Michigan Afroamerican studies professor Magdalena J. Zaborowska explores James Baldwin’s work and life in exile in Turkey from 1961–1971.
FEMINIST PRESS AT CUNY
Dearest Anne: A Tale of Impossible Love (May, $15.95 paper) by Judith Katzir is an Israeli girl’s diary, addressed to Anne Frank, which evokes a poignant and explosive love affair with her female literature teacher. Katzir is winner of Israel’s Prime Minister’s Prize and the French WIZO Prize.
Trans (Dec., $22 hardcover) edited by Susan Stryker, Lisa-Jean Moore & Paisley Currah explores the meaning of “trans” as it relates to nationality, culture, race, and gender. Currah teaches at Brooklyn College; Moore teaches at Purchase College; and Stryker won an Emmy for her documentary Screaming Queens.
FIREBRAND BOOKS
Nun Country (June, $14.95 paper) by Susan Leonardi is a sequel to And Then They Were Nuns, a novel about the women of Julian Pines Abbey in Northern California, which was a BookSense Top Ten pick.
Read My Lips: Second Edition (Nov., $14.95 paper) by Riki Wilchins weaves theory and personal experience into a story of self-discovery for lesbians, feminists, queer academics, activists and transpeople. Wilchins is cofounder of the Transexual Menace and Executive Director of GenderPAC.
The Escape Artist: Second Edition (Dec., $14.95 paper) by Judith Katz is set in the brothels and gangster dens of Jewish Buenos Aires in the early 20th century, where Sofia Teitelbaum, and a handsome, mysterious magician, Hankus—formerly Hannah—Lubarsky enjoy the freedom of South America after the pogroms of Poland.
HAIDUK PRESS
Thou Shalt Not Love: What Evangelicals Really Say to Gays (Sept., $19.95 paper) by Patrick M. Chapman is a thorough critique of evangelical views of homosexuality, from the perspective of an anthropologist and former evangelical who underwent reparative therapy.
HARMONY BOOKS
Freak Nation: How I Discovered That No One Is Normal (Dec., $24 hardcover) by Western Washington University anthropology professor Dawn Prince-Hughes examines the ways in which “normal” people are just as freakish as those you might find in a circus side show. The author was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism, at the age of 36.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For (Sept., $25 hardcover) by Alison Bechdel presents 25 years of the comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For, with an introduction by the cartoonist.
HYPERION
Smile as They Bow (Sept., $24.95 hardcover) by Nu Nu Yi was shortlisted for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize. It’s the mesmerizing, lush story of a gay transvestite, his young assistant, and a beautiful beggar girl, set among the gay spirit mediums of Burma. One of Burma’s leading writers, Nu Nu Yi is the author of more than 15 novels and 100 short stories.
JOSSEY-BASS
Twisted Triangle: A Famous Crime Writer, a Lesbian Love Affair, and the FBI Husband’s Violent Revenge (May, $26.95 hardcover) by San Diego Union-Tribune reporter Caitlin Rother is a nonfiction thriller about the violent love triangle between married FBI agent Margo Bennett, best-selling author Patricia Cornwell, and Gene Bennett, a superstar FBI undercover agent.
Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians (Sept., $17.95 paper) by UCC minister Candace Chellew-Hodge promises to help the reader reclaim the spiritual self that criticism from society and religion has led them to give up.
KENSINGTON BOOKS
Thinking Straight (Apr., $15 paper) by Robin Reardon is a powerful second novel about the journey from boy to man, as a sixteen-year-old fights to remain true to himself when his parents ship him off to a religious camp.
Band Fags! (May, $15 paper) by Frank Anthony Polito is a debut coming of age story filled with biting wit and pitch-perfect observations, as two best friends discover they have more in common than band.
Closer to Fine (June, $14 paper) by Meri Weiss is a first novel about a 20-something woman who tries to pull her life together after her brother’s death.
Hungry for It (June, $15 paper) by Fiona Zedde takes readers on a sensual fictional journey through the heady nightlife of Miami.
Miami Manhunt (June, $15 paper) by Boston Globe Living/Arts writer Johnny Diaz is a novel about gay life from a Latino perspective.
Seduce Me (July, $14 paper) by Megan Clark is a new erotic novel about two women who cross paths, and embark on an uninhibited journey that brings them to two very different destinations.
The Distance Between Us (Aug., $24 hardcover) by Bart Yates is a story of family, friendship, love and heartbreak.
The Screwed Up Life of Charlie the Second (Aug., $15 paper) by Drew Ferguson captures the voice of a teenage boy.
What We Remember (Sept., $24 hardcover) by Michael Thomas Ford is a compelling drama in which a father’s disappearance exposes secrets and lies that have a profound effect on his three children.
Empowering the Tribe (Sept., $15 paper) by Richard L. Pimental-Habib, Ph.D. is a comprehensive guide to every aspect of being gay that offers solutions for dealing with common issues, including self-acceptance, homophobia, and addiction and finding happiness.
Take Me to Bed (Oct., $15 paper) by Joan Elizabeth Lloyd is an erotically charged two-in-one collection of long out-of-print novels, in which two women discover that friends can be the best teachers, no matter what the lesson is.
Men Who Love Men (Oct., $15 paper) by William J. Mann picks up the story he started in The Men from the Boys and continued in Where the Boys Are. Now, Jeff, Lloyd, and Henry face their greatest challenges yet.
Taboo (Nov., $15 paper) by Sean Wolfe delivers more sexy, smart and literate stories.
KENSINGTON/DAFINA
Passing for Black (May, $14 paper) by Linda Villarosa is a debut novel that boldly probes the issues of race, family, and friendship with seductive storytelling and an unforgettable voice.
MACADAM/CAGE
Stray Dog Winter (Oct., $24 hardcover) by David Francis is a second novel that begins as Darcy, a hapless young artist, receives a surprise invite to Moscow from his elusive half-sister Fin, sweeping him up in the political and sexual intrigues of underground gay life.
NEW VICTORIA PUBLISHERS
Sparkling Rain: Fiction from Japan of Women Who Love Women (June, $16.95 paper), edited by Tokyo-based literature and women’s studies professor Barbara Summerhawk and translator Kimberly Hughes, is the first diverse collection of writings by Japanese lesbians.
W.W. NORTON
The Talented Mr. Ripley (June, $13.95 paper) by Patricia Highsmith is a republication of Highsmith’s classic novel that inaugurates the complete Ripley series in paperback at Norton.
Ripley’s Game (June, $13.95 paper) by Patricia Highsmith is republication of Highsmith’s fictional portrait of a compulsive, sociopathic American antihero.
The Complete Ripley Novels (Oct.; $100 hardcover boxed set) by Patricia Highsmith presents all five Ripley novels in hardcover, boxed together for the first time. Highsmith’s novels include Strangers on a Train and the Price of Salt. Not until after her death in 1995 did she begin to win considerable literary recognition in her native U.S.
Ripley Under Ground (Oct., $13.95 paper) by Patricia Highsmith involves an art forgery that goes awry, threatening Ripley with exposure.
Ripley Under Water (Oct., $13.95 paper) by Patricia Highsmith finds Ripley confronted by a snooping American couple obsessed with the disappearance of an art collector who visited Ripley years before.
The Boy Who Followed Ripley (Oct., $13.95 paper) by Patricia Highsmith explores Ripley’s bizarrely paternal relationship with a troubled young runaway, whose abduction draws them into Berlin’s seamy underworld.
POWERHOUSE BOOKS
Callas Kissed Me... Lenny Too! A Critic’s Memoir (May, $29.95) by John Gruen is the art critic, journalist and editor’s memoirs, providing an unparalleled glimpse into the rarified world of art, theater, dance, and film as it was lived by some of the 20th century’s greatest legends.
Bruce of Los Angeles: Inside/Outside (Sept.) by Bruce Bellas, text by Vince Aletti presents a slipcase holding two books of photos by the 20th century’s premier bodybuilding photographer, who died in 1974, leaving behind one of the most comprehensive photo archives of the time.
Barely Working (Sept., $39.95 hardcover) by Adam Raphael is a collection of flawless nude males from an experienced and acclaimed photographer of the genre.
QUOTE EDITIONS
Findlater (July, $15.50 paper) by Lambda Award finalist Shawn Stewart Ruff is a novel of set in just-this-side-of-segregation 1970s Cincinnati, Ohio. It follows the adventures of Cliffy Douglas, a gifted 13 year-old black kid from the Findlater Gardens Projects, and Noah Baumgarten, a Jewish boy he meets and falls in love with in junior high school.
RUNNING PRESS
Brutal: Uncut (May, $14.95 paper) by Aiden Shaw. The adult-film superstar’s no-holds-barred look at sexual excess reads like a diary.
Us Ones in Between (May, $14.95 paper) by Lambda Award-winner Blair Mastbaum is a story of sexual obsession turned violent in Manhattan’s East Village.
My Life in Porn: The Bobby Blake Story (June , $14.95 paper) by Bobby Blake with John R. Gordon reveals behind-the-scenes stories from the porn industry. Blake has appeared in more than 100 movies.
Out of the Blue (Aug., $14.95 paper) by Blue Blake is an autobiographical romp that details the life of this porn star turned director/producer and his adventures in the skin trade. Blake has appeared in more than 60 films.
Cool Thing (Nov., $14.95 paper) edited by Lambda Award-winner Blair Mastbaum and Will Fabro is an anthology of hot new fiction by young gay writers.
SPINSTERS INK
Backslide (July, $14.95 paper) by Teresa Stores is a story of love and forgiveness, and courage in the face of relentless opposition.
If No One Is Looking (Oct., $14.95 paper) by Jennifer L. Jordan is the seventh mystery to feature PI Kristin Ashe in Denver, Colorado. It begins with the disappearance of a three-year-old girl, which is all anyone can agree on when Ashe is drawn into the case.
Apparition Alley (Nov., $14.95 paper) by Lambda Pioneer Award-winner Katherine V. Forrest is the most electric and suspenseful of the Kate Delafield mystery series.
Dresses and Other Catastrophes (Dec., $14.95 paper) by Dani O’Connor takes up where A Poem for What’s Her Name and Same Socks Marriage left off, combining life, humor and the pursuit of happiness.
ST. MARTIN’S PRESS
Dirty Girls on Top (July, $24.95 hardcover) by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez marks the return of the sucias, including a lesbian woman in a committed relationship that falls apart after she and her partner adopt a baby.
ST. MARTIN’S/GRIFFIN
Dandelion: Memoir of a Free Spirit (Sept. $14.95 paper) by Catherine James is the former Wilhemina model’s memoir of how, after she had escaped her miserable childhood, her father revealed himself to be not just a cross-dresser but a transsexual, and her mother came back into her life just in time to die, but not to change her attitude toward her only daughter.
What We All Long For (Nov., $13.95 paper) by Dionne Brand is a story of identity, love and desire that captures the nuances and accents of a generation and a city. Brand’s novels include In Another Place, Not Here and At the Full and Change of the Moon.
ST. MARTIN’S MINOTAUR
Schooled In Murder: A Tom and Scott Mystery (July, $24.95 hardcover) by Mark Richard Zubro begins with a contentious staff meeting, a murdered teacher, and a school full of suspects.
SUSPECT THOUGHTS PRESS (dist. by Small Press Distribution)
Dying for a Change (Aug., $17 paper) by Sean Reynolds is set in summer 1965, when Miss Dive, a famous drag queen from Chicago’s North Side, is murdered, sending fierce drag queen Henrietta Wild Child and sexy black butch Chan Parker on a mad romp, from low life bars to mob dens, to find the killer.
Men with Their Hands (Oct, $16.95 paper) by Lambda Literary finalist Raymond Luczak is a novel about a young deaf man who discovers his sexuality alone in a small town and eventually joins others of his kind—a new family who understands him—in New York.
Black and White (and Red All Over) (Nov., $16.95 paper) by Adrian Brooks is a follow up to his 2007 novel Roulette, again sending up Northern California lifestyles with a wacky cast of characters.
UNIV. OF WISCONSIN PRESS
The Gendering of Men, 1600–1750: Volume 2, Queer Articulations (July, $65 hardcover) by Brandeis Univ. Professor Thomas A. Kin looks at the emergence of male homosexuals in early modern England analyzes the perception of masculinity and effeminacy in the 18th century.
Sex Talks to Girls: A Memoir (Oct, $26.95 hardcover) by Pushcart and Lambda Award-winning author Maureen Seaton chronicles the outward antics of a woman on an inward journey to self through the routes of religion, sex, sobriety and kids.
UNIV. OF WISCONSIN PRESS/TERRACE BOOKS
Big Trips: More Good Gay Travel Writing (Nov., $24.95 hardcover), edited by Raphael Kadushin, is a border-hopping anthology of travel memoir and fiction from both seasoned names and fresh voices.
TURTLE POINT PRESS
Without Saying (Oct., $16.95 paper) by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Howard is a poetry collection that channels the voices of Medea’s mother and Henry James. Howard has also won the PEN Translation Award and grants from Guggenheim and MacArthur.
All Aboard (Oct., $15.95 paper) by Joe Ashby Porter is a collection of short stories about sexual orientation and disorientation.
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ABRAMS/AMULET
Dance on My Grave (Oct., $8.95 paper) by Aidan Chambers is a reissue of a novel from the early 1980s about a 16-year-old’s first love with another boy. (14-up)
Gay America: Struggle for Equality (Oct., $24.95 hardcover) by Linas Alsenas is a nonfiction account of the struggle for gay rights, written for teen readers. (12-up)
BOYDS MILLS PRESS/FRONT STREET
Nothing Pink (Nov., $16.95 hardcover) by Mark Hardy. Vincent tries to reconcile his religious beliefs with the knowledge that he’s gay. (14-up)
HENRY HOLT
Debbie Harry Sings in French (May, $16.95) by Meagan Brothers. A troubled teenage boy finds strength in the music of Blondie and in dressing like the band’s lead singer. (14-up)
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
M+O 4EVR (May, $16) by Tonya Cheri Hegamin. Marianne explores her feelings toward her best friend, before and after the friend’s death. (14-up)
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN/GRAPHIA
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (May, $8.99 paper) by Niki Burnham, Terri Clark, Ellen Hopkins and Lynda Sandoval. Four stories about heartbreak, including one about a girl who falls for a fellow female student, and finds herself a poster child for diversity as a result. (14-up)
LITTLE, BROWN
Luna (Sept., $7.99 paper) by Julie Anne Peters is a paperback reprint of Peters’s 2004 novel about a transgender teen’s transition from girl to boy. (12-up)
PENGUIN/DUTTON
My Tiki Girl (May, $16.99 hardcover) by Jennifer McMahon. The author’s first YA novel centers on the relationship between two “outsider” high school girls. (14-up)
Out of the Pocket (Sept., $16.99 hardcover) by Bill Konigsberg. A closeted high school quarterback wants to be one of the guys and is concerned about his future as an athlete. (14-up)
PENGUIN/PUTNAM
Uncle Bobby’s Wedding (Mar., $15.99 hardcover) by Sarah S. Brannen. This picture book stars a young guinea pig dealing with her favorite uncle’s marriage to his partner. (4-up)
PENGUIN/SPEAK
Freak Show (Oct., $8.99 paper) by James St. James. The author’s 2007 novel about a teenage drag queen’s new life in Florida returns in this paperback reprint. (14-up)
PENGUIN/VIKING
Dishes (Oct., $16.99 hardcover) by Rich Wallace centers on intertwining love interests in a gay resort town in Maine. (14-up)
RANDOM HOUSE
Cycler (Aug., $17.99 hardcover) by Lauren McLaughlin. For four days each month, high school student Jill turns into a boy. (14-up)
RANDOM HOUSE/DELACORTE
What They Always Tell Us (Aug., $15.99 hardcover) by Martin Wilson. Events unexpectedly unite two dissimilar brothers—popular senior James and his quiet younger sibling Alex. (14-up)
SCHOLASTIC PRESS
Twelve Long Months (June, $17.99 hardcover) by Brian Malloy. In love with one of her classmates, a teen girl discovers he is gay when they move to New York. (15-up)
SIMON & SCHUSTER
Love & Lies: Marisol’s Story (July, $16.99 hardcover) by Ellen Wittlinger. In this companion to Hard Love, Marisol falls for her writing teacher, as her new friend starts to fall for Marisol. (12-up)
SIMON & SCHUSTER/SIMON PULSE
Drama!: Show, Don’t Tell (Apr., $8.99 paper) and Drama!: Entrances and Exits (Aug., $8.99 paper) by Paul Ruditis. In the third installment of this series, the Renaissance Faire comes to town; in the fourth, newly-out Bryan deals with his stage manager’s crush. (14-up)
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