19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards
Author: Antonio Gonzalez Cerna
April 30, 2006
LGBT Anthology | LGBT Childrens/Young Adult | LGBT Drama | LGBT Nonfiction LGBT Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror | LGBT Studies | Bisexual | Transgender | Lesbian Debut Fiction | Gay Debut Fiction | Lesbian Erotica | Gay Erotica | Lesbian Fiction | Gay Fiction | Lesbian Memoir/Biography | Men’s Memoir/Biography | Lesbian Mystery | Gay Mystery | Lesbian Poetry | Gay Poetry | Lesbian Romance | Gay Romance
LGBT Anthology
- Love, Bourbon Street, edited by Greg Herren & Paul J. Willis (Alyson)
- Confessions of the Other Mother, edited by Harlyn Aizley (Beacon)
- From Boys to Men, edited by Ted Gideonse & Rob Williams (Carroll & Graf)
- Charmed Lives, edited by Toby Johnson & Steve Berman (White Crane Books)
- No Margins: Writing Canadian Fiction in Lesbian, edited by Catherine Lake & Nairne Holtz (Insomniac)
BISEXUAL
- The Bisexual’s Guide to the Universe, Michael Szymanski & Nicole Kristal (Alyson)
- Eros by Serena Anderlini-D’Onofrio (Harrington Park Press)
- Affirmative Psychotherapy with Bisexual Women & Bisexual Men by Ronald C. Fox (Harrington Park Press)
- Three Sides to Every Story by Clarence Nero (Harlem Moon/Broadway)
- Bi Guys, edited by Ron Jackson Suresha (Harrington Park Press)
- Bi Men, edited by Ron Jackson Suresha & Pete Chvany (Harrington Park Press)
TRANSGENDER
- The Transgender Studies Reader edited by Susan Stryker & Stephen Whittle (Routledge)
- Transgender Rights edited by Paisley Currah, Richard M. Juang, and Shannon Price Minter (University of Minnesota Press)
- Drag King Dreams by Leslie Feinberg (Carroll & Graf)
- Supervillainz by Alicia E. Goranson (Suspect Thoughts)
- The Testosterone Files by Max Wolf Valerio (Seal Press)
LGBT CHILDRENS/YOUNG ADULT
- The Full Spectrum, edited by David Levithan & Billy Merrell (Random House Childrens Books)
- Between Mom & Jo by Julie Anne Peters (Little, Brown)
- The Manny Files by Christian Burch (Simon & Schuster)
- Tale of Two Summers by Brian Sloan (Simon & Schuster)
- Erik & Isabelle’s Junior Year at Foresthill High by Kim Wallace (Foglight Press)
LGBT DRAMA
- 1001 Beds by Tim Miller (University of Wisconsin)
- Questa by Victor Bumbalo (Broadway Publishing Inc.)
- Confessions of a Mormon Boy by Steven Fales (Alyson)
LGBT NONFICTION
- GAY L.A. by Lillian Faderman & Stuart Timmons (Basic Books)
- Different Daughters by Marcia Gallo (Carroll & Graf)
- Hello, Cruel World by Kate Bornstein (Seven Stories)
- Behind the Mask of the Mattachine by James T. Sears (Harrington Park Press)
- Unspeakable Love by Brian Whitaker (University of California)
LGBT SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR
- Izzy and Eve by Neal Drinnan (Green Candy Press)
- Carnival by Elizabeth Bear (Bantam Spectra)
- Mordred, Bastard Son by Douglas Clegg (Alyson)
- A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day (Iris Print)
- Spin Control by Chris Moriarty (Bantam Spectra)
LGBT STUDIES
- Their Own Receive Them Not by Horace Griffin (Pilgrim Press)
- Every Inch A Man: Phallic Possession, etc. by Carellin Brooks (UBC Press)
- Gay Power: An American Revolution by David Eisenbach (Carroll & Graf)
- Crip Theory by Robert McRuer (NYU Press)
- Beautiful Bottom, Beautiful Shame by Kathryn Stockton (Duke University Press)
LESBIAN DEBUT FICTION
- The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery (Riverhead)
- Black Marks by Kirsten Dinnall Hoyte (Akashic)
- Erzulie’s Skirt by Ana-Maurine Lara (Redbone Press)
- Slipstream by Leslie Larson (Crown)
- Origami Striptease by Peggy Munson (Suspect Thoughts)
LESBIAN EROTICA
- Walk Like a Man by Laurinda D. Brown (Q-Boro Books)
- Glamour Girls edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Harrington Park Press)
- 18th & Castro by Karin Kallmaker (Bella Books)
- Master Han’s Daughter by Midori (Circlet Press)
- Best Lesbian Erotica 2007 edited by Tristan Taormino & Emma Donoghue (Cleis Press)
LESBIAN GENERAL FICTION
- The Night Watch by Sarah Waters (Riverhead Books)
- Punk Like Me by JD Glass (Bold Strokes)
- Slipstream by Leslie Larson (Crown)
- Outrageous by Sheila Ortiz Taylor (Spinsters Ink)
- Rose of No Man’s Land by Michelle Tea (Macadam Cage)
LESBIAN MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
- Fun Home by Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin)
- Intimate Politics by Bettina Aptheker (Seal Press)
- Queen of the Oddballs by Hilary Carlip (Harper Paperbacks)
- Hit by a Farm by Catherine Friend (Marlowe & Co.)
- Incognito Street by Barbara Sjoholm (Seal Press)
LESBIAN MYSTERY
- The Art of Detection by Laurie R. King (Bantam)
- Sleep of Reason by Rose Beecham, Rose (Bold Strokes)
- Night Vision by Ellen Hart (St. Martins)
- Idaho Code by Joan Opyr (Bywater Books)
- The Weekend Visitor by Jessica Thomas (Bella Books)
LESBIAN POETRY
- Lemon Hound by Sina Queyras (Coach House Books)
- Domain of Perfect Affection by Robin Becker (University of Pittsburgh)
- Days of Good Looks by Cheryl Clarke (Carroll & Graf)
- The Truant Lover by Juliet Patterson (Nightboat Books)
- Touch to Affliction by Nathalie Stephens (Coach House Books)
LESBIAN ROMANCE
- Fresh Tracks by Georgia Beers (Bold Strokes)
- Wild Abandon by Ronica Black (Bold Strokes)
- Finders Keepers by Karin Kallmaker (Bella Books)
- Chance by Grace Lennox (Bold Strokes)
- Turn Back Time by Radclyffe (Bold Strokes)
GAY DEBUT FICTION
- Suspension by Robert Westfield (Harper Perennial)
- A Scarecrow’s Bible by Martin Hyatt (Suspect Thoughts)
- The Zookeeper by Alex MacLennan (Alyson)
- Send Me by Patrick Ryan (Dial Press)
- 5 Minutes & 42 Seconds by Timothy Williams (Amistad)
GAY EROTICA
- A History of Barbed Wire by Jeff Mann (Suspect Thoughts)
- Best Gay Erotica 2007 edited by Richard Labonte & Timothy J. Lambert (Cleis Press)
- Hot On His Trail by Zavo (Alyson)
GAY GENERAL FICTION
- Suspension by Robert Westfield (Harper Perennial)
- Every Visible Thing by Lisa Carey (William Morrow)
- Izzy and Eve by Neal Drinnan (Green Candy Press)
- Alternatives to Sex by Stephen McCauley (Simon & Schuster)
- Now Is the Hour by Tom Spanbauer (Houghton Mifflin)
GAY MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
- The Bill From My Father by Bernard Cooper (Simon & Schuster)
- Untold Stories by Alan Bennett (FSG)
- Tweaked by Patrick Moore (Kensington)
- History of Swimming by Kim Powers (Carroll & Graf)
- My Father’s Keeper by Jonathan Silin (Beacon)
GAY MYSTERY
- The Lucky Elephant Restaurant by Garry Ryan (NeWest Press)
- Mardi Gras Mambo by Greg Herren (Kensington)
- The Hell You Say by Josh Lanyon (I-Universe)
- The Back Passage by James Lear (Cleis Press)
- Provincetown Follies, Bangkok Blues by Randall Peffer (Bleak House Books)
GAY POETRY
- A History of My Tattoo by Jim Elledge (Stonewall)
- Gutted by Justin Chin (Manic D Press)
- The Album That Changed My Life by Jeffrey Conway (Cold Calm Press)
- Other Fugitives & Other Strangers by Rigoberto Gonzalez (Tupelo Press)
- When the Eye Forms by Dwaine Rieves (Tupelo Press)
GAY ROMANCE
- When the Stars Come Out by Rob Byrnes (Kensington)
- Someone Like You by Timothy James Beck (Kensington)
- Two Boys in Love by Lawrence Schimel (Seventh Window)
- Surf ‘N Turf by Scott & Scott (Romentics)
- Going Down in La-La Land by Andy Zeffer (Harrington Park Press)
ARTS & CULTURE
- GAY L.A. by Lillian Faderman & Stuart Timmons (Basic Books)
- Fun Home by Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin)
- Cinemachismo by Sergio de la Mora (University of Texas Press)
- Sex Objects by Jennifer Doyle (University of Minnesota Press)
- Blood Beats: Vol 1 by Ernest Hardy (Redbone Press)
HUMOR
- My Lucky Star by Joe Keenan (Little, Brown)
- Queen of the Oddballs by Hilary Carlip (Harper Paperbacks)
- Roy & Al by Ralf Konig (Arsenal Pulp Press)
SPIRITUALITY
- The After-Death Room by Michael McColly (Soft Skull Press)
- Sex & the Sacred by Daniel Helminiak (Harrington Park Press)
- Spirited edited by Lisa Moore & G. Winston James (Redbone Press)
- The Singing of Swans by Mary Saracino (Pearlsong Press )
- Mobius Trip by Giti Thadani (Spinifex Press)
