Category Archives: GLBT short stories
“Engines of Desire” by Livia Llewellyn— Desire
Amos ♦ January 10, 2012 ♦ Leave Your Comment
Llewellyn, Livia. “Engines of Desire: Tales of Love & Other Horrors”, Lethe Press, 2012. Desire Amos Lassen Sometimes I feel like reading something that has brutality and lacks color and this book is just the ticket. Nothing is pretty here and we see the bleakness of the world that we do not often get in …
“The Heart’s Greater Silence” by Anne Brooke— Deciding
Amos ♦ January 5, 2012 ♦ 1 Comment
Brooke, Anne. “The Heart’s Greater Silence’, Riptide Publishing, 2012. Deciding Amos Lassen Since I began reviewing some five years ago, I have noticed that there are certain authors that continuously deliver good reads. Anne Brooke is one of those and she never disappoints. While I am used to reading Brooke in novel form, I was …
“Desilicious: Sexy, Subversive, South Asian” edited by Masala Trois Collective— Exploring the Forbidden
Amos ♦ January 4, 2012 ♦ Leave Your Comment
Masala Trois Collective (editors). “Desilicious: Sexy, Subversive, South Asian”, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2011. Exploring the Forbidden Amos Lassen I am not sure what to say about this book as it is not what it is touted as. The blurb tells me that is “a wide-ranging compilation of erotic literature by writers of South Asian descent—a …
“Resilience: Stories, Poems, Essays, Words for LGBT Teens” edited by Eric Nguen— “To Be Queer and Young…”
Amos ♦ January 2, 2012 ♦ Leave Your Comment
Nguen, Eric (editor). “Resilience: Stories, Poems, Essays, Words for LGBT Teens “, Lulu Press, 2012. To Be Queer and Young… Amos Lassen Eric Nguen and a bevy of writers are responsible for this wonderful new anthology about being queer and young and it certainly shows us the resilience that is need to be who they …
“Best Lesbian Romance 2012″ edited by Radclyffe— A New Collection
Amos ♦ December 29, 2011 ♦ 1 Comment
Radclyffe (editor). “Best Lesbian Romance 2012”, Cleis Press, 2012. A New Collection Amos Lassen I really cannot think of anyone better suited to edit this collection of lesbian romantic short stories. Radclyffe has done a wonderful job of selecting the 17 stories that make up this anthology. Every kind of love is here and there …
“Best Lesbian Erotica 2012″ edited by Kathleen Warnock— The Annual Offering
Amos ♦ December 29, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment
Warnock, Kathleen (editor). “Best Lesbian Erotica 2012”, Cleis Press, 2012. The Annual Offering Amos Lassen If we should ever forget that the year is coming to an end, Cleis Press reminds us when they issue their year’s best books and we are so lucky to have them. I always looking forward to see what is …
“Best Gay Romance 2012″ edited by Richard LaBonte— Man/Man Love
Amos ♦ December 29, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment
Labonte, Richard (editor). “Best Gay Romance 2012”, Cleis Press, 2012. Man/Man Love Amos Lassen Whenever you Richard Labonte’s name on a book as editor, you already know you are in for a good read. Romance is fun to read about and LaBonte knows how to pick the stories. This anthology contains stories by Steve Berman, …
“One Night Only: Erotic Encounters” edited by Violet Blue— Once and Only Once
Amos ♦ December 28, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment
Blue, Violet (editor). “One Night Only: Erotic Encounters”, Cleis Press, 2012. Once and Only Once Amos Lassen I am sure that each of us can remember that time we had the best sex ever but it only happened once and was never repeated not will it be. It might have been a chance encounter or …
“At Second Glance” edited by Eric Andrew-Katz— Looking at Things from a Different Perspective
Amos ♦ December 28, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment
Andrews-Katz, Eric (editor). “At Second Glance: Gay City: Volume 4”, Gay City Health Project, 2011. Looking at Things from a Different Perspective Amos Lassen I had never heard of Gay City Anthologies and probably would still not know of them had I not met the editor, Eric Andrews-Katz in May at Saints and Sinners Literary …
Best Books 2011: Authors’ Choice (Lambda Literary)
Amos ♦ December 27, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment
Best Books 2011: Authors’ Choice Posted on 25. Dec, 2011 by Edit Team in Features, Opinion What does it even mean, the “best” LGBTQ book(s)? Between vast discrepancies in taste, the convoluted process of publishing and marketing, and the vast amount of great LGBTQ books released this year picking a “Best of 2011” can be …
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