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American publishing house
Alyson Books , formerly known as Alyson Publications , was a book
publishing house which specialized in
LGBT fiction and non-fiction. Former publisher Don Weise described it as "the world's oldest and largest publisher of
LGBT literature " and "the home of award-winning books in the areas of
memoir , history, humor,
commercial fiction ,
mystery , and
erotica , among many others".
[1]
History
Founded in
Boston in 1980 by
Sasha Alyson ,
[2] Alyson Publications began in 1990 to sell LGBT-themed children's books, entitled Alyson Wonderland .
[3] It was acquired by
Liberation Publications in 1995
[4] and sold to
Regent Entertainment Media, Inc. in 2008,
[5]
[6]
and in November, as Alyson Books, named Don Weise its publisher.
[7] He has written of his commitment to Alyson's traditional areas of specialisation, but has stated that he is keen also to embrace "more serious nonfiction—particularly in the areas of
current affairs , politics,
self-help , and autobiography—as well as
literary fiction and works by today's most respected LGBT authors."
[1]
In 2010,
Publishers Weekly announced that Alyson Books would switch to digital
(e-book) publishing only, with plans to convert backlist titles in this fashion.
[8] Don Weise left Alyson at that time.
As of 2019
[update] , the URL for the Alyson Books website produces a "DNS resolution error" message.
Some books published by Alyson
"Gay Old Girls" (ISBN 1555834760) by Zsa Zsa Gershick (Joshua Irving Gershick)
"Secret Service: Untold Stories of Lesbians in the Military" (ISBN 0739454234) by Zsa Zsa Gershick (Joshua Irving Gershick)
Death Trick (
ISBN
0-932870-27-9 ), by Richard Stevenson
101 Gay Sex Secrets Revealed (
ISBN
978-1555838515 ), by Jonathan Bass
How to Get Laid: The Gay Man's Essential Guide to Hot Sex (
ISBN
978-1555838867 ), by Jonathan Bass
Finding H.F. (
ISBN
1-55583-622-4 ), a young adult novel by
Julia Watts
Young, Gay and Proud (
ISBN
1-55583-001-3 ), edited by Sasha Alyson and Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher
The
Dykes to Watch Out For comic strip by
Alison Bechdel
Lesbian Lists: A Look at Lesbian Culture, History, and Personalities (
ISBN
1-55583-163-X ) by Dell Richards (1990)
The Second Coming: A Leatherdyke Reader (
ISBN
1-55583-281-4 ), edited by
Pat Califia and Robin Sweeney
Melting Point (
ISBN
1-55583-162-1 ), short stories by
Pat Califia
Doing it for Daddy (
ISBN
1-55583-227-X ), short stories by
Pat Califia
Macho Sluts (
ISBN
1-55583-115-X ), erotic fiction by
Pat Califia
Doc and Fluff (
ISBN
1-55583-176-1 ), a novel by
Pat Califia
Latter Days (
ISBN
1-55583-868-5 ), novelization by T. Fabris for the 2003 major motion picture of the same name
The First Gay Pope and Other Records , by Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher
The Femme Mystique (
ISBN
1-55583-255-5 ), short stories edited by
Lesléa Newman
Pillow Talk (
ISBN
1-55583-419-1 ), short stories edited by Lesléa Newman
Pills, Thrills, Chills and Heartache (
ISBN
1555837530 ),
Los Angeles Times bestseller
[9] and 2004
Lambda Literary Awards finalist, edited by
Clint Catalyst and
Michelle Tea
[10]
The Lillian Byrd crime fiction series, by
Elizabeth Sims
Revolutionary Voices : A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology (
ISBN
1-55583-558-9 ), edited by Amy Sonnie
The Trouble with Harry Hay: Founder of the Modern Gay Movement , by
Stuart Timmons
Half-Life , a novel by
Aaron Krach
Out on Fraternity Row: Personal Accounts of Being Gay in a College Fraternity , by Shane Windmeyer
Secret Sisters: Stories of Being Lesbian & Bisexual in a College Sorority
Best Lesbian Love Stories, 2003–2005 , edited by Angela Brown
Mentsh: On Being Jewish and Queer , edited by Angela Brown
Love, Bourbon Street: Reflections of New Orleans , edited by
Greg Herren and Paul J. Willis—winner
2006 Lambda Literary Award for Anthology
[11]
Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out (
ISBN
1-55583-174-5 ), edited by
Loraine Hutchins and
Lani Kaʻahumanu
The Bisexual's Guide to the Universe , by Michael Szymanski and
Nicole Kristal —winner
2006 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual
[11]
Entangled Lives: Memoirs of 7 Top Erotica Writers (
ISBN
1-55583-998-3 ), edited by
Marilyn Jaye Lewis
First You Fall a novel by
Scott Sherman , winner of the Lambda Literary Foundation Award, 2009, Best Gay Mystery
Girl Meets Girl: A Dating Survival Guide 2007 (
ISBN
978-1-55583-989-5 ) by
Diana Cage
One Teenager in 10 (
ISBN
0932870260 ), edited by Ann Heron
References
^
a
b Weise 2009.
^ Fein, Esther B. (May 13, 1992).
"Book Notes" .
The New York Times . Retrieved December 24, 2008 .
^
"Owen Keenhen, 'Moving On: Talking with Publisher Sasha Alyson', 1992" . Archived from
the original on November 3, 2013.
^
"The Advocate acquires book publisher. (Liberation Publications Inc. buys Alyson Publications)" . Folio . June 1, 1995. Archived from
the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2008 .
^ Bajko, Matthew (April 10, 2008).
"Breaking news: PlanetOut to sell off magazines" . Bay Area Reporter . Archived from
the original on June 9, 2009.
^
"Planetout Inc · 8-K · For 8/13/08" . Fran Finnegan & Company. August 13, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2009 .
^
"Alyson Books Gets New Publisher" . Gay News Bits. November 27, 2008. Archived from
the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2009 .
^ Anon.,
"Alyson Books Will Restructure as E-book Only House; Weise Leaves" , Publishers Weekly , October 1, 2010.
^
"Paperbacks; BESTSELLERS; LOS ANGELES TIMES LIST FOR March 14, 2004" . Los Angeles Times . March 14, 2004. p. 11. Archived from
the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
^
"Lambda Literary Foundation 2004 winners" . Archived from
the original on December 18, 2007.
^
a
b
http://www.lambdaliterary.org/ Lambda Literary Foundation
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