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The Summer Between by Andrew Binks

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 / 392 views

Title: The Summer Between
Author: Andrew Binks
Publisher: Nightwood Editions (Harbour Publishing)
Length: Novel, 200 pages
Buy the book: Publisher, Amazon, Amazon Canada, Chapters-Indigo

Blurb:

Like his attempts to swim over the dark water of the river that lies between him and the object of his affections, twelve-year-old Dougaldo Montmigny struggles against oppression, homophobia and racism to realise his love for Tomahawk Clark, a thirteen-year-old Métis boy, during a summer destined to become a painful lesson on love and desire. 

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The Silent Hustler by Sean Meriwether

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 / 301 views

Title: The Silent Hustler  
Author: Sean Meriwether
Publisher: Lethe Press
Buy the book: Amazon

Blurb:

Best known for being the editor of edgy gay fiction of the Velvet Mafia website, Sean Meriwether has quietly been writing short fiction and building up a body of his own work. The Silent Hustler collects his short fiction published over the last decade. Meriwether’s fiction spans in range from the literary (“Things I Can’t Tell My Father”) to the revolutionary (“Burn the Rich”) to the downright raunchy (“Sneaker Queen”). Slip into bed with The Silent Hustler. You won’t feel guilty in the morning.

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Fool for Love: New Gay Fiction edited by Timothy J. Lambert and R.D. Cochrane

Saturday, February 13th, 2010 / 966 views

Title: Fool for Love: New Gay Fiction
Editor: Timothy J. Lambert and R.D. Cochrane
Publisher: Cleis Press
Buy the book: Publisher, Amazon

Blurb:

Is romance over in this age of online cruising and anonymous hook-ups? For anyone who believes that love has left the building, here is an exhilarating collection of new gay fiction designed to reignite your belief in the power of romance. Follow the travails of a dog walker enchanted with his new client; check out the restaurant owner who catches the eye of his most loyal customer; don’t miss the blind date fix-up, as they stumble upon romance and a chance at real love. Featuring new work from well-known gay writers, these stories will make you remember what joy romance can bring to your life.

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