I am in hog heaven over here. MLR Press just sent me a review copy of The Golden Age Of Gay Fiction.
YOU SO HAVE TO GET THIS ONE!
This is a must have series of essays from some of THE experts of Classic Gay Fiction and all that but I also had to share with you what I found when I opened the book. ORIGINAL COVER PHOTOS! Hot damn! Now you get to see the type of book covers I used to peruse in the library back when I used to have to sneak over to the gay section. These are the books I used to sneak home with me to hide under the bed.
Thank you Laura and MLR Press. You guys so rock!
The saddest part is most of the early Gay Fiction Classics I am showing you here on the blog and the ones you will see in the book are not in eBook form and are in fact sorta hard to track down in paperback. I have linked you to the most logical places to pick up a reasonably priced edition if you are interested.
Gordon Merrick ~ The Lord Won’t Mind
From: Alyson
Patricia Nell Warren ~ The Front Runner
From: Bantam
Neville Jackson (AKA Gerald Glaskin) ~ No End To The Way
From: Corgi
Richard Chopping ~ The Ring
From: Bantam
Tags: Gay Fiction, MLR Press
Tina wrote,
Those are some of the whitest, blondest, gay men I’ve ever seen. I have The Ring. :)
Link | September 28th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Stephen wrote,
I love these! I love them so hard!
Speaking of, I’m pretty sure I dated Roddy. Promised love. Drew me into a circle of violence. Yep, I dated him, alright. :)
Link | September 28th, 2009 at 11:08 am
mistry89 wrote,
I am so looking forward to this (and thanks to The Book Depository, I will be able to get a print copy without paying more for the freight than for the book!).
Lucky you, having it so early. :)
Link | September 28th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Elisa wrote,
Ciao Teddy.
probably you already know, but that first cover is from Victor Gadino, a cover artist who late worked for some clinch cover for Johanna Lindsey and Heather Graham. Here is the post I dedicated to him:
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/754669.html
Elisa
Link | September 29th, 2009 at 1:09 am
Elisa wrote,
Teddy, obviously I forgot to tell you great post, but the comment above (September 29th, 2009 at 6:02 am), it’s not mine ;-) Elisa
Link | September 29th, 2009 at 6:48 am
TeddyPig wrote,
Thanks Elisa!
Those comment spammers are getting tricky.
See, once I allow a post that person can post all they want so I have to constantly monitor.
Now they are replicating valid comments to try and get in.
Link | September 29th, 2009 at 7:00 am
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