CLEiS PRESS

March 27, 2012

Congrats to Ann Bannon on her wildly successful weekend!

‘Yesterday we sold out every copy of ‘Odd Girl Out that you sent to the Mazer Lesbian Archives, and most of the copies of ‘Beebo Brinker.’ 60 women came out in a rain so heavy you could hardly see your hand in front of your face. We had Ivy Bottini (legendary social activist), Robin Tyler (Women’s Music and Comedy Festival producer, and primary litigant against Prop 8—already excoriated on air by Rush Limbaugh), Jinx Beers, founder and publisher of Lesbian News, and dozens of other lesbian celebrities.

I also signed books at the 33rd Annual Paperback Collectors Show and Sale in L.A. that day. Earl Kemp is an extraordinary man who published over 5000 gay male pulp novels in the 60s and 70s and thereby earned the eternal gratitude of a generation of isolated and ostracized young gay men. And Earl is straight! He paid a huge price—jail and hounding from the Feds—but persevered. He cites his occupation as “National Nuisance.” But really, he’s a national treasure.’

We at Cleis Press are so proud! ( Brenda Knight Nancy Fish)

Have you read ‘Odd Girl Out’ or ‘Beebo Brinker’ from her Lesbian Pulp series?

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April 12, 2012

Women — and especially moms — across the country are getting their freak on behind the pages of Fifty Shades of Grey, the latest “romance” novel to hit bookstore shelves this month (after, uh, huge sales in e-book form). If FSG is your first bit of kinky lit, you might want to cozy up with these sexy classics — hot new e-books and erotic anthologies — highly recommended by my pal Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor of Irresistible: Erotic Romance for Couples andOrgasmic: Erotica for Women. So go ahead, crack the spines on these … they may just inspire you to crack a whip in the bedroom:

Women — and especially moms — across the country are getting their freak on behind the pages of Fifty Shades of Grey, the latest “romance” novel to hit bookstore shelves this month (after, uh, huge sales in e-book form). If FSG is your first bit of kinky lit, you might want to cozy up with these sexy classics — hot new e-books and erotic anthologies — highly recommended by my pal Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor of Irresistible: Erotic Romance for Couples andOrgasmic: Erotica for Women. So go ahead, crack the spines on these … they may just inspire you to crack a whip in the bedroom:

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It has many names: Hoo-ha, vajayjay, peekachoo special thanks to Chelsea Handler for popularizing the last term. But Rachel Kramer Bussel likes to call it a word you can’t say in a family newspaper — think kitty cat. Talking about sexual parts and what we do with them is Bussel’s realm of expertise. She’s an erotic writer, sex journalist and editor of the new book, “Best Sex Writing 2012.” In this provocative title, Bussel, who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., was assisted by Santa Cruz sexpert Susie Bright, who helped select the works in the book, wrote a chapter, and provided the introduction.

Read more: here

It has many names: Hoo-ha, vajayjay, peekachoo special thanks to Chelsea Handler for popularizing the last term. But Rachel Kramer Bussel likes to call it a word you can’t say in a family newspaper — think kitty cat. Talking about sexual parts and what we do with them is Bussel’s realm of expertise. She’s an erotic writer, sex journalist and editor of the new book, “Best Sex Writing 2012.” In this provocative title, Bussel, who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., was assisted by Santa Cruz sexpert Susie Bright, who helped select the works in the book, wrote a chapter, and provided the introduction.

September 5, 2012

Giveaway for THE UNREAL LIFE OF SERGEY NABOKOV!

Want to read for yourself the new LGBT novel that everyone is talking about? Enter to win a copy of THE UNREAL LIFE OF SERGEY NABOKOV from the Erie Gay News! Click for more details!

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September 20, 2012

Enter for a chance to win a FREE copy of Straight Boys!

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March 1, 2013

8 innovative punctuation marks (includes a download link)

Includes the Morgan Freemark and the Sarcastises - highly useful for texting and emails.

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March 4, 2013

Edible version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, complete with a Kraken, via Library Thing. Not sure if we could even eat such a beautiful work of art.

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March 5, 2013

The Mixed Results of Male Authors Writing Female Characters

“‘By default, women have it easier than men when they attempt to craft characters of the opposite sex,’ says novelist Sally Koslow (The Late Lamented Molly Marx), ‘because our whole lives we’ve been reading vast amounts of literature written by men.’ For male writers, trying to navigate the evolving battles of the sexes is more challenging. To their credit, they are not necessarily shying away from tackling women in their work, but are they ‘getting’ them?”

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March 13, 2013

7 Book Dedications that basically say "screw you"

Seriously, there’s no better way to tell someone how you feel than with a book dedication, and the sentiment isn’t always positive.

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March 16, 2013

To read a novel is a difficult and complex art. You must be capable not only of great fineness of perception, but of great boldness of imagination

Virginia Woolf

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