New in July: Bil Wright, Geoffrey Knight, Tenea D. Johnson & Sapphire
Author: Edit Team
June 29, 2011
July is notoriously slow going in the publishing world, but there are still plenty of LGBT gems being released this month. Some highlights include:
- The Curse of the Dragon God: A Gay Adventure, by Geoffrey Knight, is the latest novel in Mr. Knight’s rip-roaring “Fathom’s Five Gay Adventure” series. It is a globe trotting tale that jumps from the streets of San Francisco, to the deserts of Dubai, to the wondrous byways of Beijing.
- In her new novel,The Kid, bestselling author Sapphire tells “the electrifying story of Abdul Jones, the son of Push’s unforgettable heroine, Precious.”
- The Late Lord Byron, by Doris Langley Moore, “‘The best biography of Lord Byron ever written,’ according to Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin, is now back in print after decades.”
- Smoketown, by Tenea D. Johnson, is a lyrical post-apocalyptic novel, with a female heroine, that explores a fantastical world full of both “magic and redemption.”
- Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy, by Bil Wright, is a new YA novel whose main character Carlos Duarte, “knows that he’s fabulous. He’s got a better sense of style than half the fashionistas in New York City, and he can definitely apply makeup like nobody’s business. He may only be in high school, but when he lands the job of his dreams–makeup artist at the Feature Face counter in Macy’s–he’s sure that he’s finally on his way to great things…”
- Assaracus Issue 03: A Journal of Gay Poetry , edited by Bryan Borland, is the third issue of “the only print journal in the world dedicated completely to gay men’s poetry.” This issue contains ten poems about everyone’s favorite aspiring homosexual/actor James Franco.
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Biography & Memoir:
- The Late Lord Byron by Doris Langley Moore, Melville House Publishing (Reprint)
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Children’s & Young Adult:
- Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy by Bil Wright Simon and Schuster
- Sister Mischief by Candlewick, forward by Kathe Koja Candlewick
- The Unsure Thing by Lynda Sandoval, Bold Strokes Books
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Fiction:
- The Curse of the Dragon God: A Gay Adventure by Geoffrey Knight, Cleis Press
- Driftwood by Harper Fox Samhain Publishing
- The Kid by Sapphire Penguin
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Poetry:
- Assaracus Issue 03: A Journal of Gay Poetry edited by Bryan Borland, Sibling Rivalry Press
- The Literary Party: Growing Up Gay and Amish in America by James Schwartz, InGroup Press Book
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Nonfiction:
- Communicative Sexualities: A Communicology of Sexual Experience by Jacqueline Martinez, Lexington Books
- Transgender Migrations: The Bodies, Borders, and Politics of Transition edited by Trystan Cotten, Routledge
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Romance:
- Beautiful Game by Kate Christie, Bella books
- Before I Died by Sara Marx, Bella Books
- The Best Defense by Carsen Taite, Bold Strokes Books
- Firestorm by Radclyffe, Bold Strokes Books
- Storms by Gerri Hill, Bella books
Mystery:
- Accidents Never Happen by David-Matthew Barnes, Bold Strokes Books
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Erotica:
- Brief Encounters: 60 Hot Gay Shorts by Shane Allison Cleis Press
- Hot Jocks: Gay Erotic Stories by Richard Labonte Cleis Press
- In Plain View: Gay Public Sex edited by Shane Allison Bold Strokes Books
- Life, Over Easy by K. A. Mitchell, Samhain Publishing
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Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror:
- After the Fall by Robin Summers, Bold Strokes Books
- Shenandoah by Ally Blue, Samhain Publishing
- Smoketown by Tenea D. Johnson, Blind Eye Books
As always, if we missed an author or book, or if you have a book coming out next month, please email us.
