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ALGUIEN MÁS EN EL ESPEJO (Somebody Else in the Mirror) by Radillo. Being gay in a straight world. ISBN: 84-7584-316-6. (Spanish) 273 pages/paper/$13.95.

ARGONÁUTICA by Noni Benegas. United Nations Platero Award Winner, 1982, poetry as prose. ISBN: 84-7584-028-0. (Spanish) 72 pages/paper/$5.95.

ARTES PLÁSTICAS Y HOMOSEXUALIDAD (Plastic Arts and Homosexuality) by Emmanuel Cooper. How their sexuality may relate to the art of homosexual artists. ISBN: 84-7584-175-9. (Spanish) 371 pages/paper/$17.95.

BARBARA STANWYCK by Axel Madsen. A book about Barbara. ISBN: 84-7584-297-6. (Spanish) 440 pages/paper/17.95.

BIEN DOTADO (Well Gifted) by Lawrence Schimel. Erotic novel (Spanish) ISBN: 84-7584-391-3. paper/$14.95.

CEREMONIA DE MÁSCARAS (Ceremony of Masks) by Norberto Luis Romero. A married man from Milan finds himself in a desperate gay love triangle while on sabbatical in Madrid (in Spanish). ISBN: 84-7584-505-3. paper/$15.95.

CONCIENCIA DE UN SINGULAR DESEO: ESTUDIOS LESBIANOS Y GAYS EN EL ESTADO ESPAÑOL (conscience of a Unique Desire: Lesbian & Gay Studies in the Spanish State) by Xosé M. Buxán Bran. Seed to spur discourse in Iberian academic gay and lesbian studies. ISBN: 84-7584-298-4. (Spanish) 337 pages/paper/$13.95.

DE VIDAS ENCASTRADAS (Castrated Lives) by Rubén Mettini. ISBN: 84-7584-365-4. Two stories intertwine: a 18th century castrata and a contemporary sex-change (Spanish). paper/$14.95.

DESIDERATA (Desiderata) by Lluís Fernández. Fiction, adventures of avid, extreme pleasure seekers set in late '50s, early '60s. ISBN: 84-7584-000-0. (Spanish) 236 pages/paper/$5.95.

DIARIO DE UNA IMPOSTURA (Diary of a Fraud) by Miguel Martin. To escape what you fear, join a monastery, only to face and resolve your real sexual being. True experience. ISBN: 84-7584-330-1. (Spanish) 198 pages/paper/$10.95.

DOS CHICOS ENAMORADOS (Two Boys in Love) by Lawrence Schimel. Third book of gay stories about romance, eroticism and magical faeries from adolescence through mature love. ISBN:84-7584-464-2. (Spanish) 140 pages/paper/$8.95.

EDUCAR EN LA DIVERSIDAD (Education in Diversity) With same-sex marriage legal is Spain, this details the new model of family and strategies to deal with homophobia (Spanish). ISBN: 84-7584-56-3. paper/$9.95.

EL CAMARÍN DE VINILIO: Gays en el Mundo de la Música (The Vinyl Closet: Gays in the World of Music) by Boze Hadleigh. How gay sensibility infuses the work of composers and singers. Prologue by Leonard Bernstein. ISBN: 84-7584-230-5. (Spanish) 328 pages/paper/$13.95.

EL CHICO DE ORO (Golden Boy) by Michael Nava. Gay mystery (Spanish). ISBN: 84-7584-376-0. paper/$14.95.

EL GLADIATOR CHUECO (The Crooked Gladiator) by Sanrune. Fiction, young gay hustler. ISBN: 84-7584-186-4. (Spanish) 166 pages/paper/$10.95.

EPÍLOGO MIL Y UNA NOCHES (Epilogue to 1001 Nights aka The Sotadic Zone, 1885-88) by Sir Richard F. Burton. Pioneering author in alternative sexuality. Re: Extensive travels in East. (Spanish) ISBN: 84-7584-109-0. 104 pages/paper/$7.95.

ESCRITURAS TORCIDAS (Queer Theory) by Alfredo Martínez Expósito. About several Spanish writers and film directors who have dealt with the subject of homosexuality (in Spanish). ISBN: 84-7551-51-2. paper/$10.95.

ESPEJO DE AMOR Y LUJO (Mirror of Love and Luxury) by Lluís Fernández. Fiction about a pretentious socialite. ISBN: 84-7584-202-X. (Spanish) 214 pages/paper/$10.95.

GARCÍA LORCA by Binding. Gay fiction. ISBN: 84-7584-065-5. (Spanish) paper/$9.95.

INDICULO DE SOMBRAS (Shadows) by Cardin. Poetry. ISBN: 84-7584-685-4. (Spanish) paper/$5.95.

LA CRISIS DE LA HETERO-SEXUALIDAD (The Crisis of Heterosexuality) by Oscar Guasch. Hetero is a western myth, based in homophobia. Homo is now homophobic. Challenging ideas for where we go from here. ISBN: 84-7584-412-X. (Spanish) 152 pages/paper/$11.95.

LA MUERTE DE LOS AMIGOS (Death of Friends) by Michael Nava. Gay mystery (Spanish). ISBN: 84-7584-381-6, paper/$14.95.

LA PEDAGOGÍA PERVERTIDA (Perverted Pedagogy) by Rene Scherer. Essay on relationship of educators and pederasty from Ancient Greece to present time. ISBN: 84-7584-024-8. (Spanish) 172 pages/paper/$7.95.

LA VENTANA ENREJADA: Muerte de Luis II de Baviera (The Barred Window: The Death of Louis II of Bavaria,) 1937, by Klaus Mann. About the death of the mad king. ISBN: 84-7584-352-2. (Spanish) 96 pages/paper/$9.95.

LAS ONCE MIL VERGAS: Los Amores de un Hospodar (Eleven Thousand Dicks: The Loves of a Hospodar,) 1907, by Guillaume Apollinaire. Classic, erotic, humorous gay literature. ISBN: 84-7584-601-7. (Spanish) 180 pages/paper/$7.95.

LESBIA BRANDON (Lesbia Brandon) by A.C. Swinburne (1837-1909). Exploits of an English Marquis de Sade. ISBN: 84-7584-647-5. (Spanish) 262 pages/paper/$5.95.

LOS REGIOS DEL SANTA LUCÍA (The Splendors of Santa Lucía) by Jorge Pujado. An illuminating look through the eyes of marginalized gays living in a prototypical barrio in Chile. ISBN: 84-7584-380-8. (Spanish) 136 pages/paper/$8.95.

MANUAL DE SEXO LÉSBICO by Caster. ISBN: 84-7584-318-2. (Spanish) 223 pages/paper/$17.95.

MEMORIAS (Memoirs) by Abate de Choisy. Real life, sincere exploration of man transformed to lady in the time of Louis XIV. A rare revelation. (Spanish) ISBN: 84-7584-396-4. 110 pages/paper/$8.95.

MI NOVIO ES UN DUENDE (My Boyfriend is a Goblin) by Lawrence Schimel. Refreshing gay fantasy short stories, ludicrous mirror of who we are and who we don't want to be. ISBN: 84-7584-348-4. (Spanish) 192 pages/paper/$13.95.

MONTY CLIFT: Pasión Secreta (Monty Clift: Secret Passion) by Lluís Fernández. Unvarnished bio. ISBN: 84-7584-118-X. (Spanish) 154 pages/paper/$9.95.

NO CRUCES LAS PIERNAS: Un ensayo sobre el cine pornográfico (Don't Cross Your Legs: An Essay About Pornographic Cinema) by Emili Olcina. ISBN: 84-7584-284-4. (Spanish) 168 pages/paper/$10.95.

QUEMANDO MARIPOSAS (Burning Butterflies) by Federico Garza. How the crime of sodomy was fabricated by 16th century political interests (Spanish). ISBN: 84-7584-480-4. paper/$14.95.

TIERRA CALIENTE (Hot Land) by Andrés Morte Teres. Novel of a man obsessed by his love for another man and his reflections about politically-correct thought and the European way of life (Spanish). ISBN: 84-7584-52-7. paper/$7.95.


LAVENDER/FIRE ISLAND PRESS

GETTING LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE by Toby Johnson. A "perfect metaphor for gay life at the end of this century."--Serenity. ISBN: 0-938743-17-1. 224 pages/paper/$11.95.

PLAGUE: A Novel about Healing by Toby Johnson. ISBN: 1-55583-125-7. 250 pages/paper/$7.95.


LES EMPECHEURS DE PENSER EN ROND (France)

CE QUE LA BIBLE DIT VRAIMENT DE L'HOMOSEXUALITE (What the Bible Really says About Homosexuality) In French. ISBN: 2-84671-130-5. 222 pages/paper/$14.00.


LETHE PRESS/WHITE CRANE BOOKS

A CARNAL CRUISE by Hank Edwards. Charlie Heggensford, the Idaho farm boy turned L.A. fluffer for hire, is hitting the high seas. Joined by his fluffer friends, as well as hot porn star Rock Harding, Charlie sets sail for Mexico on a steamy cruise filled with sex and awash with mystery. As he works his magic on deck and beneath the sheets, Charlie finds himself in the middle of a boatload of intrigue and hot sex. ISBN: 978-1-59021-105-2 / 1-59021-105-7. 212 pages/paper/$15.00. 

A REPORT FROM WINTER by Wayne Courtois. A death-in-the-family story, a gay love story, and a meditation on the meaning of "winter"--as a season and as a metaphor for family relationships. ISBN: 978-1-59021-235-6 / 1-59021-235-5. 280 pages/paper/$15.00.

A STRONG AND SUDDEN THAW by R.W. Day. A post-apocalyptic romance combining a realistic story of small-town struggles, prejudices, and same-sex affections against a larger tale of endless winter and hungry dragons. ISBN: 978-1-59021-063-5 / 1-59021-063-8. 280 pages/paper/$15.00.

BEACH READING by Mark Abramson. Equal parts mystery and gay romantic comedy set in San Francisco with a taste for adventure, a touch of magic. ISBN: 978-1-59021-139-7 / 1-59021-139-1. 200 pages/paper/$13.00.

BEARS ON BEARS: Interviews & Discussions, Revised Ed. ed. by Ron Jackson Suresha. In 30 wide-ranging interviews, 62 men reveal their experiences as gay, bi, and trans Bears and Bear-lovers who find their physical image and personal lifestyle at odds with stereotypically ephebic, effeminate, fashion-obsessed gay male culture. Finding intimate affirmation within the increasingly international Bear brotherhood, they discuss coming-out as Bears and the early history of Bear subculture. ISBN: 978-1-59021-244-8 / 1-59021-244-5. 328 pages/paper/$25.00.

BEST GAY STORIES 2008, ed by Steve Berman. Offers readers indiscretions, poignant trysts, and reminiscences that are as evocative as they are imaginative. ISBN: 978-1-59021-191-5 / 1-59021-191-X. 292 paper/paper/$18.00.

BRAD: A Young Man's Adventures by Ken Smith. Brad, one of the best-selling gay erotica titles of all time, returns in a new edition. The summer after high school, Brad meets a young man in the woods one day and embarks on a life filled with sexual antics and adventures. ISBN: 978-1-59021-106-9 / 1-59021-106-5. 260 pages/paper/$15.00.

CHARMED LIVES: Gay Spirit in Storytelling. ed. by Toby Johnson and Steve Berman. Fiction and personal essays that shed light on the grace of being gay with tales of hope against adversity and love over loneliness. ISBN: 1-59021-016-6. 308 pages/paper/$16.00.

COLD SERIAL MURDER by Mark Abramson. Tim Snow expected to show his visiting Aunt Ruth the wonders of San Francisco, but never expected one of the sights of the city would be the body of his ex-lover. A killer is on the loose in the Castro district. Meanwhile, Tim's cadre of quirky friends and neighbors makes life all the more interesting with their drama of weddings and lost (and found) loves. Can Tim and his Aunt uncover who the killer is before it's too late? ISBN: 978-1-59021-140-3 / 1-59021-140-5. 240 pages/paper/$15.00.

CRAVE: Tales of Lust, Love, and Longing by Catherine Lundoff. Fifteen erotic lesbian stories from the howls of lycanthropic desire offered by the "Leader of the Pack" to lust and larceny in "Heart's Thief." ISBN: 978-1-59021-033-8 / 1-59021-033-6. 168 pages/paper/$13.00.

DEADLY DREAMS: #3 in the Deadly Mystery Series by Victor J. Banis. A painful past. A mysterious stranger. Footsteps vanishing in the fog. All Stanley wants is just to hear Tom say, "I love you." All Tom wants is Stanley safe. And the stranger? Ah, there's the rub--what exactly is it that he wants? Be careful what you wish for, fellows. You may get it. ISBN: 978-1-60820-038-2 / 1-60820-038-8. 248 pages/paper/$14.99.

DIRTY WORDS: Provocative Gay Erotica by M. Christian (2nd ed). Stories of queer lust full of lusty surprises: boy pups and happy masters; jaded aesthetes and bred victims. ISBN: 978-1-59021-124-3 / 1-59021-124-3. 188 pages/paper/$15.00.

EDGE: Travels of an Appalachian Leather Bear by Jeff Mann. The autobiographical essays in Edge offer insight into the passions of acclaimed author Jeff Mann. These memories, insightful as they are endearing, range from his boyhood obsession with the gothic allure of Dark Shadows, to the doubt and pain of being a Southerner and so at the edge of the gay community, and the appeal of leather bars and bear culture. ISBN: 978-1-59021-059-8 / 1-59021-059-X. 208 pages/paper/$13.00.

FLUFFERS, INC. by Hank Edwards. Fresh off a farm in Idaho, Charlie stumbles (literally) into the office of Fluffers, Inc., where his natural talents are quickly put to use getting male porn stars in the ''mood'' to perform. However, our young Charlie is a bit overzealous... Along with a 'cast' of porn directors, performers, and criminals, Charlie embarks on a serious of hilarious and sexy California adventures. (reprint). ISBN: 978-159021-044-4 / 1-59021-044-1. 188 pages/paper/$15.00.

GAY PERSPECTIVE: Things Our Homosexuality Tells Us About the Nature of God and the Universe by Toby Johnson. In this companion volume to his critically acclaimed, Lambda Literary Award-winning book, Gay Spirituality, noted author Toby Johnson further explicates his visionary stance that gay people's nature as outsiders gives them a uniquely powerful perspective on the nature of God and religion. ISBN: 978-1-59021-015-4 / 159021-015-8. 296 pages/paper/$20.00.

GAY SPIRIT: Myth and Meaning by Mark Thompson. Return of a gay spiritual classic. ISBN: 1-590210-24-7. 352 pages/paper/$19.95.

GAY SPIRITUALITY: The Role of Gay Identity in the Transformation of Human Consciousness by Toby Johnson and Edwin Clark Johnson. ISBN: 1-590210-22-0. 276 pages/paper/$20.00.

HETEROPHOBIA by Ragan Fox. Poetry. ISBN: 1-590210-19-0. 120 pages/paper/$10.00.

HOTTER THAN HELL & Other Stories by Simon Sheppard. Some of the most imaginative and sinful stories by San Francisco's "Erotica King" Simon Sheppard. The steamy tales span the globe from Morocco to San Francisco, from a Senator's office to a roller coaster queue. Hard-as-nails hustlers, sweet Midwestern boys, closeted college students, leathermen, and everyone in between are swept away by need, frustration, lust, and, even love. (reprint). ISBN: 978-1-59021-207-3 / 1-59021-207-X. 240 pages/paper/$15.00.

LOVE SUCKS: New York Stories of Love, Hate and Anonymous Sex by Ken Shakin. A collection of unforgettable vignettes from Sleaze City, New York. Ken Shakin's reportage walks the thin line between journalism and fiction. In a free tradition of modern gay writing, Shakin follows John Rechy, Renaud Camus, John Preston and Boyd McDonald in using the perspective of anonymous sex to probe the uncomfortable facts of social relations. ISBN: 978-1-59021-104-5 / 1-59021-104-9. 252 pages/paper/$15.00.

MURDER ON CAMAC by Joseph R.G. DeMarco. Marco Fontana is the sexiest private eye since Philip Marlowe, the man everyone wants to bed and no one wants to cross. Working the mean streets of Philly's gayborhood as well as running a string of male dancers called the StripGuyz, Marco’s a tough, determined addition to the roster of gay gumshoes. ISBN: 978-1-59021-213-4 / 1-59021-213-4. 396 pages/paper/$18.00.

NIGHT'S KISS: Lesbian Erotica by Catherine Lundoff. Stories with alluring vampires and aliens, strange Elvis impersonators and pirates, as well as a few vengeful goddesses and curious tourists. ISBN: 978-1-59021-034-5 / 1-59021-034-4. 200 pages/paper/$13.00.

PARTNERS IN CRIME #4: The Art of Dying by Josh Lanyon and Jordan Castillo. Two gay detective novellas. ISBN: 978-1-934531-25-9 / 1-934531-25-1. 234 pages/paper/$14.99.

PERIPHERY: Erotic Lesbian Futures by Lynne Jamneck. Anthology of erotic lesbian sci-fi stories. ISBN: 978-1-59021-101-4 / 1-59021-101-4. 216 pages/paper/$15.00

PHOENIX, THE by Ruth Sims. A compelling Victorian saga of two men whose love for each other transcends time and distance--and the society that considers it an abomination; A multi-layered historical novel that illuminates poverty and child abuse, theatre history in America and England. ISBN: 978-1-59021-046-8 / 1-59021-046-8. 372 pages/paper/$18.00.

QUEER HAUNTINGS: True Tales of Gay and Lesbian Ghosts
compiled by Ken Summers. A collection of eerie locales worldwide with a queer bent, combining historical fact and unearthly encounters from across the United States, and around the globe. From haunted bars in New Orleans to a theater in London, this guidebook encompasses the other side of the supernatural. ISBN: 978-1-59021-239-4 / 1-59021-239-8. 196 pages/paper/$15.00.

REAL MEN RIDE HORSES: Lost Stories of an American Desert by Ken Shakin. . In this erotic collection, Western America is revealed, stripped to the waist, where men and boys get lost in the desert, looking for that wet dream. ISBN 978-1-59021-041-3/ 1-59021-041-7. 188 pages/paper/$15.00.

REST OF OUR LIVES, THE by Dan Stone. Colm McKenna has led a guarded life. Gifted with a wintry soul and a photographer's eye, he can stop time as easily as he freezes water, or call down cold north winds. He thinks he is alone and unique in the world. Then, seemingly by accident, he meets writer Aidan Gallagher, his opposite, a young man who quickens Colm's heart as magically as heats the air. In this lighthearted, gay romantic fantasy, can two male witches whose passion reincarnates century after century, find a way to express their love for each other again? Can this enchanting pair finally succeed after so many lifetimes? ISBN 978-1-59021-147-2 / 1-59021-147-2. 228 pages/paper/$15.00.

ROUGH CUT Vincent Diamond Collected. The erotic short stories of Vincent Diamond, sparkling with cut, color, and clarity. Here are sensual encounters between real men that will leave readers feverish to turn the next page. ISBN: 978-1-59021-109-0 / 1-59021-109-X. 280 pages/paper/$18.00.

RUSSIAN RIVER RAT: Third in Beach Reading Series by Mark Abramson.  Tim Snow is sure he's finally found the perfect man, a handsome guy with a successful greenhouse business by the Russian River. With his beloved Aunt Ruth now moved to San Francisco, Tim's life should be worry-free. But Tim starts having troubling dreams; a drowned body haunts his boyfriend, who may be less than perfect; and there are men from both their pasts who might be deadly. ISBN: 978-1-59021-141-0 / 1-59021-141-3. 244 pages/paper/$15.00. 

SEA, SWALLOW ME AND OTHER STORIES by Craig Gidney. Ancient folklore and modern myth come together in these fanciful gay stories. ISBN: 978-1-59021-066-6 / 1-59021-066-2. 208 pages/paper/$13.00.

SECOND THOUGHTS: More Queer and Weird Stories by Steve Berman. These are stories of regret: the scent of loneliness enticing odd children to eat away a fussy caretaker's historic house; a depressed accountant turns to monster hunting; and a young lover's temptation by handsome nursery rhyme. ISBN: 978-159021-028-4 / 1-59021-028-X. 212 pages/paper/$13.00.

SECRET MATTER by Toby Johnson. Lammy winning gay sci-fi, now expanded. ISBN: 1-590210-17-4. 248 pages/paper/$15.00.

SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN by Salvatore Sapienza. The story of a young Catholic teaching brother realizing the true meaning of serving others and living life while struggling to resolving his sexual desires. ISBN: 978-1-59021-057-4 / 1-59021-057-3. 260 pages/paper/$15.00.

SEX AS GOD INTENDED: A Reflection on Human Sexuality as Play by John J. McNeill. For more than thirty-five years, John J. McNeill, an ordained priest and psychotherapist, has been devoting his life to spreading the good news of God's love for lesbian and gay Christians. McNeill presents a simple and straightforward answer to the question: What did God invent sex for? The answer, derived from an incisive investigation of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, is that God intended sex as a source of pleasure, joy and love. ISBN: 978-1-59021-042-0 / 1-59021-042-5. 268 pages/paper/$20.00.

SO FEY: Queer Fairy Fiction. ed. by Steve Berman. Revised edition of popular anthology. ISBN: 978-1-59021-228-8 / 1-59021-228-2. 348 pages/paper/$18.00.

SOMEONE GAY: Memoirs by Don Clark. The author of the perennially popular and life-changing book, Loving Someone Gay and the first officially openly gay psychologist in the U.S. and "father of gay-oriented psychotherapy," recounts his own life journey from shame, guilt and fear to pride, self-confidence and understanding of true feelings. ISBN: 978-1-59021-067-3 / 1-59021-067-0. 360 pages/paperback/$18.00.

STILL DANCING: New and Selected stories by Jameson Currier. Twenty short stories spanning three decades of the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the gay community. Along with stories from Currier’s debut collection, Dancing on the Moon, praised by The Village Voice as “defiant and elegiac,” are ten newly selected stories written by one of our preeminent masters of the short narrative form. ISBN: 978-1-59021-048-2 / 1-59021-048-4. 204 pages/paper/$18.00.

TRYSTS: Triskaide collection of Queer and Weird Stories. By Steve Berman. ISBN: 1-590210-00-X. 160 pages/paper/$13.00.

TWO FLUTES PLAYING: A Spiritual Journey Book for Gay Men by Andrew Ramer. ISBN: 1-590210-23-9. 168 pages/paper/$12.95.

TWO SPIRITS: A Story of Life Among the Navajo by Walter L. Williams and Toby Johnson. Two prize-winning authors create a novel about love between an Indian agent and a Navajo in the Civil War era. ISBN: 1-59021-060-3. 320 pages/paper/$18.00.

VINTAGE: A Ghost Story by Steve Berman (2nd ed). A lonely boy walking along a New Jersey highway one autumn evening meets the boy of his dreams, a boy who happens to have died decades ago and haunts the road. Awkward crushes, both bitter and sweet, lead him to face youthful dreams and childish fears. ISBN: 978-1-59021-053-6 / 1-59021-053-0. 208 pages/paper/$13.00.

WHISTLING IN THE DARK by Tamara Allen. Jack and Sutton: two young men damaged in body and soul on the battlefields of The Great War, find each other and friendship, healing and love. ISBN: 978-1-59021-049-9 / 1-59021-049-2. 340 pages/paper/$18.00.

WILDE STORIES 2008. ed, by Steve Berman. A new annual anthology that offers readers the best of the prior year's speculative fiction with gay characters and themes. ISBN: 978-1-59021-078- / 1-59021-078-6. 240 pages/paper/$15.00.

WILDE STORIES 2009: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction. ed. by Steve Berman. A range of gay-themed fiction that ranges from the chilling…to the surreal…to the fantastical.  ISBN:  978-159021-080-2 /1-59021-080-8. 240 pages/paper/$15.00. 


LULU

50 REASONS TO SAY "GOOD-BYE" by Nick Alexander. Witty novel of a gay man searching for love. ISBN: 1-41160-754-6. 151 pages/paper/$11.90.

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