Book Review: With, Edited by Jameson Currier

Reviewer: Alan Chin

Publisher: Chelsea Station Editions

Pages: 273

Writing short stories is difficult. It takes a gifted writer to condense a story down to its essence, and then tell it with only a few pages of prose. A short story well told is a joy, and the product of a true artist.

In With, several such artists have come together to display their skill. These wonderful stories are not gay erotica, dripping with sex every few pages. These are sixteen artists writing reflective stories that showcase relationships with men: gay men with their friends, lovers, partners, husbands, dates, tricks, BFs, hustlers, teachers, co-workers, family members, and strangers. For many, the plots are as complex as the characters.

There are several stories in this collection that are gems, some of the best fiction I’ve read in a while. Even the tales I didn’t completely connect with were skillfully written and engaging. A few of my favorites were: Andrew Barbee by Dan Lopez. Also, The Beautiful Boy by Shaun Levin, We Are The Revolution by Vincent Meis, and Follow Me Through by Tom Schabarum.

I loved the way William Sterling Walker pulled me right into the streets of New Orleans, something he does better than any writer I know.

Jeff Mann’s story, Eagle Rock is a thirty-page excerpt from his novel Purgatory. It seemed out of place only because I think one needs to read the backstory (I have read the novel) to completely comprehend the depth of feelings in this excerpt.

These are stories that deliver genuine human emotions and attitudes that reflect the many variations of male/male love, romance, and friendship. The list of contributors is a who’s who in gay fiction: David Bergman, Michael Carroll, Lewis DeSimone, Jack Fritscher, Ronald M. Gauthier, Michael Graves, Shaun Levin, Dan Lopez, Jeff Mann, Vince Meis, Matthew A. Merendo, Joel A. Nichols, David Pratt, Tom Schabarum, Stefen Styrsky, and William Sterling Walker.

I can highly recommend this anthology to anyone who enjoys finely crafted fiction.

Cover Reveal – For My 1st Short-story Anthology Coming in Feb. 2015

This August my next novel, First Exposure, is being published by Bold Strokes Books. This publisher will also release my first short-story anthology in February 2015 called Buddha’s Bad Boys. These stories tell of six different “bad-boy” Americans, who for one reason or another find themselves living with monks in Thailand.

I’ve been working on these stories for the past several years, and I’m thrilled to share the covers that are being considered for this book.

The folks at Bold Strokes Books recently sent me two covers, asking which I preferred for my anthology. Can you guess which one I picked?

Book Review: An Unspoken Compromise by Rize Xavier Timane

Reviewer: Alan Chin

Publisher: HawkFish Publishing

Pages: 192

Rizi Xavier Timane was born in Nigeria to proud parents who loved her and who had high hopes for their daughter. The problem was, Rizi was transgendered, a boy trapped inside a girl’s body.  As he grew older, his family and school chums assumed he was a Tomboy, but as he matured into his teens, they began to think he was a lesbian. He was taunted at school and forced to undergo numerous exorcisms by the church to cast out the gay devil living inside him. He always knew, however, that he was not a lesbian, but rather, a male with the wrong body.

Rizi eventually fled Africa to escape his God-fearing parents and the religious wingnuts at the church, first to England for advanced schooling, and then to Los Angeles to live his life without persecution.  But even in L.A., he was shunned when he tried to join church groups. Then, after finding a life partner, Christina, he decided to finally fix his gender issue, and started conversion therapy.

This wonderful memoir chronicles Rize’s journey, first as a lesbian and then as a transgendered male.

I developed a love/hate relationship with this book. The lion’s share of these pages is Rizi’s story of self-discovery, persecution, and resolution. His story is both thought-provoking and heartfelt. He gives moving details of his feelings and his courage, and also gives accounts of how African culture violently crushes anything having to do with the LGBTQ community.

The part I had trouble with was a sizable section of the book that was basically a religious argument (Fundamentalist Christian) justifying why Christians should embrace the LGBTQ community. Frankly, as a non-Christian, I found this part of the book extremely off-putting. I’m sure only non-Christians will have issues with this.

The bible-thumping aside, this is a wonder memoir everyone can enjoy and learn from. It’s a book that can help confused, LGBTQ youth to better understand themselves, and a book that can help parents better understand the challenges their LGBTQ sons and daughters are facing. This book ends on a high note, and is an inspiration.

The Plain Of Bitter Honey is a 2014 ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award Finalists!

I am proud to announce that my novel, The Plain of Bitter Honey, is a finalist in the 2014 ForeWord Review Book of the Year Award in the Science Fiction category. 

The finalists are selected by librarians and booksellers. The winners will be announced at the American Library Association annual conference on June 27 in Las Vegas.

Foreword Reviews' Book of the Year Awards were established to bring increased attention to librarians and booksellers of the literary and graphic achievements of independent publishers and their authors. Foreword is the only review trade journal devoted exclusively to books from independent houses.

Book Review: The House of Green Waters – Southern Swallow Book IV by Edward C. Patterson

Reviewer: Alan Chin

Publisher: CreateSpace

Pages:  508

A Brilliant Work that will Linger in your Heart and Soul

This delightful adventure tale is book IV of Edward Patterson’s Southern Swallow series. The House of Green Waters, like its predecessors (The Academician, The Nan Tu, and Swan Cloud) is told by K'u Ko-ling, the amusing servant to the Grand Tutor, Li K'ai-men, who has been living in exile for thirteen years on the harsh, tropical island of Hai-nan.

Set on the broad canvas of Sung Dynasty China (12^th Century), The House of Green Waters is a collage of historical adventure, intrigue, and love. While Li K’ai-men and his entourage suffer in a fly-infested wetland, slogging through jungle streams and unfurled on deserted beaches, China’s political world explodes as a mad prince invades the Sung Empire. It’s a time for heroes and riveting warfare, including the first recorded battle in history to deploy poisonous gas as a weapon.

This story is a passing of the torch, where sons take power from fathers, and a new generation of heroes rise up to sacrifice themselves in the fight against injustice. It is also a deeply touching love story, as Li K’ai-men and his devoted lover, Fu Lin-t’o, come to their last days together, and also reach the pinnacle of their love for each other. The adoration shown on these pages rivals anything I’ve read for its beauty and raw emotion.

I have adored all four books of the Southern Swallow series for a number of reasons. First, I particularly enjoyed the characterizations in this character driven novel. Patterson has created a number of interesting and likeable characters. They are flawed, and struggle to overcome those defects. Even the "bad-guys" developed into memorable foes.

Second, the author skillfully weaves an intriguing plot that holds the reader to the page, blending history, adventure, love, and magic to form an unforgettable tapestry.

The author has created a delightful voice. The tale is told both in third person, and also K'u Ko-ling’s first person narratives. Both voices are distinct and captivating. It is a pleasure reading such well-crafted prose.

Edward C. Patterson is a scholar in East Asian culture. So not only is the storyline based on true historical events, but the descriptions of the cultural settings and rituals ring true.  Patterson has done his homework, and it shows from first page to last.

For anyone interested in reading this novel, I would highly recommend reading books I, II, & III first (The Academician, The Nan Tu, and Swan Cloud).  There is simply too much plot and relationship building that occurs in these earlier novels that is needed to fully understand the situations presented in The House of Green Waters.

Readers who love historical fiction will no doubt treasure this series. But these books can be enjoyed by anyone who appreciates fully developed characters and finely crafted stories. This book, this series, is a gem that can be appreciated by everyone.

Thai Time

The concept of time is a slippery one, perhaps one of the hardest ideas most of us will ever have to wrap our minds around. Philosophers, scientists, and religious people can’t agree on what “time” is, let alone how it works. Seconds, minutes, hours, and days, none the less, are pretty useful—especially if you’re baking bread or trying to meet a publisher’s deadline.

For the purpose of this blog post, time will be that thing that comes from the past, travels through the present, and disappears into the future—all concepts that Einstein and Lord Buddha irritatingly described as an illusion.

Anyone from the West spending time in Thailand, like me, quickly realizes that holding onto to a western concept of time in this part of the world is essentially futile. Seconds do tick by in the same way they do at home, but the passing of time is palpably different.

Thailand is not a country to live in if you’re someone who insists that things take place on time. “On time” here is refreshingly flexible, and once—if—you get used to it, strangely liberating. Understanding that the tuk tuk you booked for 8:30 a.m. will probably, with luck, show up at noon, or your Thai friend on the phone that says he’s only five minutes away from picking you up actually means he’s still at home across town just stepping out of the shower, is normal. This, of course, would be unacceptable in the West. Here, it’s just how things work.

If you’re uptight about punctuality, then Thailand will probably give you seizures. However, if you can get used to it, it all makes perfect sense.

And right now, people in the States are turning their clocks forward an hour. The Thai people don’t bother, and would probably laugh if anyone even suggested it. “Change the clocks,” they would chorus, “what clocks?”

26th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists

Los Angeles, CA - The 26^th Annual Lambda Literary Awards - or the "Lammys," as they are affectionately known - mark another record-breaking year and usher in the debut of the new category of Graphic Novel. Finalists for the Lammys were announced today by the Lambda Literary Foundation (LLF) in Los Angeles after reviewing a record 746 submissions (up from 687 last year) from 352 publishers (up from 332 last year). Submissions came from major mainstream publishers and from academic presses, from both long-established and new LGBT publishers, as well as from emerging publish-on-demand technologies.

Now in their twenty-sixth year, the Lambda Literary Awards celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) writing for books published in 2013. Winners will be announced during a ceremony on Monday evening, June 2, 2014, at The Great Hall at Cooper Union (7 East 7th Street, New York City 10003). Details on the annual after-party location are forthcoming. For more information and to buy tickets, please visit: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/ 

TRANSGENDER FICTION

•   Nevada, a novel, Imogen Binnie, Topside Press

•   Tiresias, Devon Llywelyn Jones, Devon Llywelyn Jones

•   Wanting in Arabic, Trish Salah, TSAR Publications

BISEXUAL FICTION

•   Corona, Bushra Rehman, Sibling Rivalry Press

•   Hild: A Novel, Nicola Griffith, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

•   In His Secret Life, Mel Bossa, Bold Strokes Books

•   My Education, Susan Choi, Penguin Group/Viking

•   The Two Hotel Francforts: A Novel, David Leavitt, Bloomsbury

GAY GENERAL FICTION

•   A Visit to Priapus and Other Stories, by Glenway Wescott, Ed. Jerry Rosco, University of Wisconsin Press

•   An Honest Ghost, Rick Whitaker, Jaded Ibis Press

•   The City of Devi, Manil Suri, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

•   Damn Love, Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Ig Publishing

•   The Desperates, Greg Kearney, Cormorant Books

•   Fire Year, Jason K Friedman, Sarabande Books

•   Local Souls, Allan Gurganus, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

•   Mundo Cruel: Stories, Luis Negron; translated by Suzanne Jill Levine, Seven Stories Press

•   Necessary Errors, Caleb Crain, Penguin Books

•   The Red Shoes, John Stewart Wynne, Riverdale Ave Books/Magnus

LESBIAN GENERAL FICTION

•   The Albino Album, Chavisa Woods, Seven Stories Press

•   Bodies of Water, T. Greenwood, Kensington

•   Cha-Ching!, Ali Liebegott, City Lights

•   Cream, Christiana Harrell, Createspace

•   The Daylight Gate, Jeanette Winterson, Grove/Atlantic Inc./Grove Press

•   Fat Angie, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, Candlewick Press

•   Happiness, Like Water, Chinelo Okparanta, Mariner Books (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

•   She Rises: A Novel, Kate Worsley, Bloomsbury

•   Survival Skills, Jean Ryan, Ashland Creek Press

•   We Are Water, Wally Lamb, HarperCollins/Harper

LGBT DEBUT FICTION

•   The Affairs of Others: A Novel, Amy Grace Loyd, Picador

•   Descendants of Hagar, Nik Nicholson, AuthorHouse

•   Golden Boy, Abigail Tarttelin, Simon & Schuster/Atria Books

•   How to Shake the Other Man, Derek Palacio, Nouvella

•   In Between, Jane Hoppen, Bold Strokes Books

•   Inside, Charles L. Ross, Ink Inc.

•   Jane and the Whales, Andrea Routley, Caitlin Press

•   My Brother's Name: A Novel, Laura Krughoff, Scarletta / Scarletta Press

•   Prick Queasy, Ronald Palmer, Publication Studio

•   The Rest of Us: Stories, Guy Mark Foster, Tincture/Lethe Press

TRANSGENDER NONFICTION

•   Blood, Marriage, Wine & Glitter, S. Bear Bergman, Arsenal Pulp Press

•   The End of San Francisco, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, City Lights Publishers

•   Testo Junkie, Beatriz Preciado, Feminist Press

BISEXUAL NONFICTION

•   The B Word: Bisexuality in Contemporary Film and Television, Maria San Filippo, Indiana University Press

•   Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution, Shiri Eisner, Seal Press

•   The Soundtrack of My Life, Clive Davis, Simon & Schuster

LGBT NONFICTION

•   Among the Bloodpeople, Thomas Glave, Akashic Books

•   Does Jesus Really Love Me?, Jeff Chu, Harper Collins

•   The End of the Homosexual?, Dennis Altman, University of Queensland Press

•   Living Out Islam: Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Muslims, Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle, NYU Press

•   Meet Grindr: How One App Changed The Way We Connect, Jamie Woo, Self-Published

•   Plane Queer: Labor, Sexuality, and AIDS in the History of Male Flight Attendants, Phil Tiemeyer, University of California Press

•   The Queer Limit of Black Memory Black Lesbian Literature and Irresolution, Matt Richardson, The Ohio State University Press

•   Radical Relations: Lesbian Mothers, Gay Fathers, and Their Children in the United States since World War II, Daniel Winunwe Rivers, University of North Carolina Press

•   Tom Bianchi: Fire Island Pines. Polaroids 1975-1983, Ben Smales, Tom Bianchi, Edmund White, Damiani

•   White Girls, Hilton Als, McSweeney's Publishing

•   You Can Tell Just By Looking: And 20 Other Myths about LGBT Life and People, Michael Bronski, Ann Pellegrini and Michael Amico, Beacon Press

GAY POETRY

•   Alternative Medicine, Rafael Campo, Duke University Press

•   The Apartment of Tragic Appliances, Michael D. Snediker, Peanut Books (an imprint of punctum books)

•   Clay, David Groff, Trio House Press

•   Companion Grasses, Brian Teare, Omnidawn Publishing

•   Metaphysical Dog, Frank Bidart, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

•   Obscenely Yours, Angelo Nikolopoulos, Alice James Books

•   Silverchest, Carl Phillips, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

•   Straight Razor, Randall Mann, Persea Books

•   The Talking Day, Michael Klein, Sibling Rivalry Press

•   Unpeopled Eden, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Four Way Books

LESBIAN POETRY

•   A Wild Surmise: New & Selected Poems & Recordings, Eloise Klein Healy, Red Hen Press

•   Chopper! Chopper! Poetry From Bordered Lives, Veronica Reyes, Red Hen Press/Arktoi Books

•   Chord Box, Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers, The University of Arkansas Press

•   The Collected Poems of Ai, Ai, W.W. Norton & Company

•   The Exchange, Sophie Cabot Black, Graywolf Press

•   Proxy, R. Erica Doyle, Belladonna Collaborative

•   Rise in the Fall, Ana Bozicevic, Birds, LLC

•   She Has a Name, Kamilah Aisha Moon, Four Way Books

•   Viral, Suzanne Parker, Alice James Books

•   We Come Elemental, Tamiko Beyer, Alice James Books

GAY MYSTERY

•   Baton Rouge Bingo, Greg Herren, Bold Strokes Books

•   Boystown 5: Murder Book, Marshall Thornton, MLR Press

•   Fierce, David Lennon, Blue Spike Publishing

•   Foxed, Garry Ryan, NeWest Press

•   The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari, Sarah Black, Dreamspinner Press

•   How to Greet Strangers: A Mystery, Joyce Thompson, Lethe Press

•   In Real Life, The 3rd Gemini & Flowers Mystery, Jonathan Gregory, Amazon Digital Services Inc

•   Pawn of Satan, Mark Zubro, MLR Press

•   Pretty Boy Dead, Jon Michaelsen, Wilde City Press

•   The Prisoner of the Riviera: A Francis Bacon Mystery, Janice Law, MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Media

LESBIAN MYSTERY

•   Cross and Burn, Val McDermid, Grove/Atlantic/Atlantic Monthly Press

•   Death of the Demon, Annel Holt, Scribner

•   High Desert, Katherine V. Forrest, Spinsters Ink

•   The Killer Wore Leather: A Mystery, Laura Antoniou, Cleis Press

•   Point of Betrayal, Ann Roberts, Bella Books

•   The Rainey Season, R.E. Bradshaw, R.E. Bradshaw Books

•   She Overheard Murder, Jean Sheldon, Wellworth Publishing/Bast Press

•   Taken by the Wind, Ellen Hart, St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books

•   Turning on the Tide, Jenna Rae, Bella Books

•   Web of Obsessions, Diane Wood, Bella Books

•   The Wild Beasts of Wuhan: An Ava Lee Novel, Ian Hamilton, Picador

GAY MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY

•   A Heaven of Words: Last Journals, by Glenway Wescott, Ed. Jerry Rosco, University of Wisconsin Press

•   The AIDS Generation: Stories of Survival and Resilience, Perry N. Halkitis, Oxford University Press

•   American Hipster: A Life of Herbert Huncke, The Times Square Hustler Who Inspired the Beat Movement, Hillary Holladay, Riverdale Ave Books/Magnus

•   Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography, Richard Rodriguez, Penguin Group/Viking

•   Dreadful: The Short Life and Gay Times of John Horne Burns, David Margolick, Other Press

•   Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, Alysia Abbott, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

•   Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson, Blake Bailey, Alfred A. Knopf

•   Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy: The Tragic Life of an Outsider Artist, Jim Elledge, Overlook Duckworth

•   In Bed With Gore Vidal, Tim Teeman, Riverdale Ave Books/Magnus

•   Returning to Reims, Didier Eribon, Semiotext(e)

LESBIAN MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY

•   Body Geographic, Barrie Jean Borich, University of Nebraska Press

•   Growing up Golem, Donna Minkowitz, Riverdale Ave Books/Magnus

•   How Poetry Saved My Life, Amber Dawn, Arsenal Pulp Press

•   L Is for Lion: An Italian Bronx Butch Freedom Memoir, Annie Rachel Lanzillotto, SUNY Press, Excelsior Editions

•   Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology, Caroline Paul and Wendy MacNaughton, Bloomsbury

GAY ROMANCE

•   Covet Thy Neighbor, L. A. Witt, Riptide Publishing

•   Glitterland, Alexis Hall, Riptide Publishing

•   Into This River I Drown, TJ Klune, Dreamspinner Press

•   King Mai, Edmond Manning, Pickwick Ink Publishing

•   My Dear Watson, L.A. Fields, Lethe Press

•   Pickup Men, L.C. Chase, Riptide Publishing

•   Play Me, I'm Yours, Madison Parker, Harmony Ink Press

•   Rocky's Road, Lynley Wayne, MLR Press

•   Unbroken, Larry Benjamin, Beaten Track Publishing

•   Where You Are, J.H. Trumble, Kensington

LESBIAN ROMANCE

•   All That Lies Within, Lynn Ames, Phoenix Rising Press

•   At Seventeen, Gerri Hill, Bella Books

•   Broken Trails, D Jordan Redhawk, Bella Books

•   Clean Slate, Andrea Bramhall, Bold Strokes Books

•   Date with Destiny, Mason Dixon, Bold Strokes Books

•   Hold Me Forever, D. Jackson Leigh, Bold Strokes Books

•   Hoosier Daddy, Ann McMan, Salem West, Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company/Nuance

•   Last Salute, Tracey Richardson, Bella Books

•   Love by the Numbers, Karin Kallmaker, Bella Books

•   The Princess Affair, Nell Stark, Bold Strokes Books

GAY EROTICA

•   Capture & Surrender, Aleksandr Voinov & L.A. Witt, Riptide Publishing

•   The Padisah's Son and the Fox: an erotic novella, Alex Jeffers, Lethe Press

•   Sensual Travels: Gay Erotic Stories, Michael Luongo (Ed.), Bruno Gmuender

•   Show-Offs: Gay Erotic Stories, Ed. Richard Labonte, Cleis Press

•   Team Players: Gay Erotic Stories, Winston Gieseke (Ed.), Bruno Gmuender

LESBIAN EROTICA

•   At Her Feet, Rebekah Weatherspoon, Bold Strokes Books

•   Best Lesbian Erotica 2014, Kathleen Warnock, Ed., Cleis Press

•   Wild Girls Wild Nights: True Lesbian Sex Stories, Ed. Sacchi Green, Cleis Press

 LGBT ANTHOLOGY

•   An Archive of Hope: Harvey Milk's Speeches and Writings, Harvey Milk, Jason Edward Black, Charles E. Morris, University of California Press

•   The Feminist Porn Book, Tristan Taormino, Constance Penley, Celine Parrenas Shimizu & Mireille Miller-Young, Feminist Press

•   Flicker and Spark: A Contemporary Queer Anthology of Spoken Word and Poetry, Editors: Brittany Fonte and Regie Cabico, Lowbrow Press

•   Ghosts in Gaslight. Monsters in Steam. Gay City: Volume 5, Evan J Peterson & Vincent Kovar, Gay City Anthologies

•   Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction, Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba, MaThoko's Books

•   Queer in Aztlan: Chicano Male Recollentions of Consciousness and Coming Out, Ed. Adelaida R. Del Castillo and Gibran Guido, Cognella Academic Publishing

•   This Assignment Is So Gay: LGBTIQ Poets on the Art of Teaching, Megan Volpert, Sibling Rivalry Press

•   Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics, T.C. Tolbert and Tim Trace Peterson, Nightboat Books

•   What I LOVE about being QUEER, Vivek Shraya, George Brown College

•   Who's Yer Daddy?: Gay Writers Celebrate Their Mentors and Forerunners, Eds. Jim Elledge and David Groff, The University of Wisconsin Press

LGBT CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT

•   Better Nate Than Ever, Tim Federle, Simon & Schuster, Inc./ Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

•   Boy In Box, Christopher R. Michael, Hubbub Publishing

•   Girls I've Run Away With, Rhiannon Argo, Moonshine Press

•   If You Could Be Mine, Sara Farizan, Algonquin Books

•   Openly Straight, Bill Konigsberg, Arthur A. Levine Books

•   Rapture Practice, Aaron Hartzler, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

•   Secret City, Julia Watts, Bella Books

•   The Secret Ingredient, Stewart Lewis- Author, Rebecca Short-Editor, Delacorte Press (Penguin/Random House)

•   The Summer Prince, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Arthur A. Levine Books

•   Two Boys Kissing, David Levithan, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

•   What Makes a Baby, Cory Silverberg and illustrated by Fiona Smyth, Seven Stories Press/Triangle Square

LGBT DRAMA

•   Las Hociconas: Three Locas with Big Mouths and Even Bigger Brains, Adelina Anthony, Korima Press

•   sash & trim and other plays, Djola Branner, RedBone Press

•   Tom at the Farm, Michel Marc Bouchard, Talonbooks

LGBT GRAPHIC NOVEL

•   Artifice, Alex Woolfson (author), Winona Nelson (Illustrator), AMW Comics

•   Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir, Nicole J. Georges, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

•   Duck! Second Chances, Tana Ford, Bang A Left

•   The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story, Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, Kyle Baker, Steve Dutro, M Press

LGBT SF/F/HORROR

•   Collaborators, Deborah Wheeler, Dragon Moon Press

•   Death by Silver, Melissa Scott & Amy Griswold, Lethe Press

•   Deprivation; or, Benedetto furioso: an oneiromancy, Alex Jeffers, Lethe Press

•   Dragon Slayer, Isabella Carter, Less Than Three Press

•   Dust Devil on a Quiet Street, Richard Bowes, Lethe Press

•   Hell's Belle, Marie Castle, Bella Books

•   Invisible Soft Return :\, Roberta Degnore, Digital Fabulists

•   Light, Nathan Burgoryne, Bold Strokes Books

•   Like Light for Flies, Lee Thomas, Lethe Press

•   The Stars Change, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Circlet Press, Inc.

LGBT STUDIES

•   Butch Queens Up in Pumps Gender, Performance, and Ballroom Culture in Detroit, Marlon M. Bailey, University of Michigan Press

•   Feeling Women's Liberation, Victoria Hesford, Duke University Press

•   Just Queer Folks: Gender and Sexuality in Rural America, Colin R. Johnson, Temple University Press

•   Love and Money: Queers, Class, and Cultural Production, Lisa Henderson, NYU Press

•   Oye Loca: From the Mariel Boatlift to Gay Cuban Miami, Susana Pena, University of Minnesota Press

•   Professing Selves: Transsexuality and Same-Sex Desire in Contemporary Iran, Afsaneh Najmabadi, Duke University Press

•   Safe Space: Gay Neighborhood History and the Politics of Violence, Christina B. Hanhardt, Duke University Press

•   Shanghai Lalas, Lucetta Yip Lo Kam, Hong Kong University Press

•   Tomorrow's Parties: Sex and the Untimely, Peter M. Coviello, NYU Press

•   Transforming Citizenships: Transgender Articulations of the Law, Isaac West, NYU Press