Lethe's gay titles include an array of
gay-positive novels, poetry,
erotica and literature for gay men & lesbians. Lethe's new imprint,
Bear Bones Books, will offer
fiction and
non-fiction titles about Gay Men's Bear Identity. Lethe is one of the
world's
leading publishers of gay and lesbian spirituality, poetry, and
independent fiction. Below is a list of Lethe Press's books of
interest to Bears.
Bear Bones Books
Bear Bone Books is an imprint
of
Lethe Press, featuring books about gay rural life and/or books about
Bear Identity. Ron Suresha is editor of Bear Bones Books for more about Bear Bones Books, visit:
Bears on Bears:
Interviews & Discussions (Revised edition) By Ron Suresha
Revealing, challenging, often humorous, Bears on Bears: Interviews
& Discussions examines the homomasculine subculture called Bears.
In 30 wide-ranging interviews, these 62 gay and bisexual men expose
their furrier side. They reveal their experiences as gay, bi, and trans
Bears and Bear-lovers who find their physical image and personal
lifestyle at odds with stereotypically ephebic, effeminate,
fashion-obsessed gay male culture. Finding intimate affirmation within
the increasingly international Bear brotherhood, they discuss
coming-out as Bears and the early history of Bear subculture.
Contributors include comedian Bruce Vilanch, “Survivor” Richard Hatch,
model Jack Radcliffe, and authors David Bergman, Michael Bronski, Jack
Fritscher, Wayne Hoffman, Arnie Kantrowitz, Richard Labonté, Dr.
Lawrence Mass, Eric Rofes, Mark Thompson, and Les K. Wright.
Acclaimed by Andrew Sullivan on Salon.com as “the invaluable book” on
Bears, the revised edition of Bears on Bears features fresh interviews
with filmmakers Kevin Bowe and Dan Hunt, radio personality Larry Flick,
author Jonathan Cohen, and Metropolitan Community Church founder Rev.
Troy Perry.
Bears on Bears confronts conventional images of male beauty and
contemporary concepts of masculinity in a moving and colorful portrait
of a men’s community that makes for fas cinating reading on many levels.
Bear
Bones Book
328 pages
ISBN 1-59021-244-4
978-1-59021-244-8
Edge:
Travels of an Appalachian Leather Bear
By Jeff Mann
The autobiographical essays in Edge offer insight into the passions of
acclaimed author Jeff Mann. These memories, insightful as they are
endearing, range from his boyhood obsession with the gothic allure of
Dark Shadows, to the doubt and pain of being a Southerner and so at the
edge of the gay community, and the appeal of leather bars and bear
culture.
Mann also visits many gay meccas in several of these essays—the resorts
of Key West, Provincetown, and Rehoboth Beach, along with several
European destinations such as Germany, Ireland, Belgium, and Scotland,
have important cameos. But he is never an idle traveler—he is
challenged by his experiences, and his observations reveal the thoughts
of many gay men. Along the way Mann ruminates on a variety of subjects,
from lost lovers to kilts, theophany, Sylvia Plath, adult videos, and
bathhouses.
