Claire Oshetsky: Chouette

UK 2022, 241 pp., brochure, € 13.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Virago
Tiny is pregnant. Her husband is delighted. »You think this baby is going to be like you, but it's not like you at all«, she warns him. »This baby is an owl-baby.« When Chouette is born small and broken-winged, Tiny works around the clock to meet her daughter's needs. Left on her own to care for a child who seems ... Weiterlesen

Ahmad Danny Ramadan: The Clothesline Swing

USA 2017, 288 pp., pb., € 19.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Inspired by »Arabian Tales of One Thousand and One Nights«, »The Clothesline Swing« tells the epic story of two gay lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. The storyteller keeps life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables to his dying partner. Each night he weaves stories of his childhood in Damascus, of the cruelty he has endured ... Weiterlesen

Neil Plakcy (ed.): The Handsome Prince

USA 2011, 212 pp., brochure, € 13.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Cleis - Gay Erotic Romance
This is a bawdy collection of bedtime stories brimming with classic fairy tale characters, reimagined and recast for any man who has dreamt of the day his prince will come. There are white stallions and castles and princes, of course, but also cowboys and auto mechanics and senators. In »The Master«, a walk in the woods leads to an erotic ... Weiterlesen

David Pratt: Bob the Book

UK 2010, 189 pp., brochure, € 19.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Chelsea Station
Just what is a »gay book«? - A book attracted to books of the same gender! Meet »Bob the Book«, a gay book for sale in a Greenwich Village bookstore, where he falls in love with another book, Moishe. But a freak accident separates the young lovers. As Bob wends his way through used book bins, paper bags, knapsacks, and ... Weiterlesen

Michael Thompson: The Other Bears

USA 2010, 40 pp., brochure, € 9.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Star Bright
Mother and Father Koala are suspicious of the »other« bears. They don't like the panda bears and they don't trust the polar bears. The black bears are too noisy and the brown bears have big teeth. But all of their grumpiness melts away as they watch the littlest bears play together and realize that all their similarities and common needs ... Weiterlesen

David Sedaris: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

A Wicked Bestiary. UK 2010, 163pp. illustrated, hardbound, € 14.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
If animals were more like us, if mice kept pets and toads could cuss, if dogs had wives and chipmunks dated, sheep sat still and meditated, then in the forest, field and diary, you might find this bestiary, read by storks, but rats and kitties, skimmed by cows with milk-stained titties. »I found the book to be most droll«, might ... Weiterlesen

Peter Cashorali: Fairy Tales

Traditional Stories Retold for Gay Men. USA 1997, 182 pp., brochure, € 17.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Harper Collins
Using the magical and mythic language of classic stories from around the world, »Fairy Tales« takes familiar myths and folktales and turns them into stories about men coming out, learning to trust themselves, looking for and finding love with other men, coping with middle age, facing AIDS, and helping those they love. Peter Cashorali artfully contemporizes classic folk and fairy ... Weiterlesen