Alyson Books

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Alyson Books
legal form
founding 1980
Seat New York City , United States
management Don way
Branch Book publisher

Alyson Books , formerly known as Alyson Publications , is an American book publisher . The publisher specializes in books dealing with LGBT subjects. The publishing house was founded in 1980 by Sasha Alyson in Boston . In 1995 the publishing house was taken over by Liberation Publications and in 2008 it was sold to Regent Entertainment Media . The editor was Don Weise .

Books published by Alyson Books (selection)

  • Sasha Alyson, Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher: Young, Gay and Proud . Alyson Publications, 1991, ISBN 1-55583-001-3 .
  • Pat Califia , Robin Sweeney: The Second Coming: A Leatherdyke Reader . 1996, ISBN 1-55583-281-4 .
  • Pat Califia: Melting Point . 1993, ISBN 1-55583-162-1 .
  • Pat Califia: Doing it for Daddy . 1994, ISBN 1-55583-227-X (short stories).
  • Pat Califia: Macho Sluts . 1988, ISBN 1-55583-115-X (erotic stories).
  • Pat Califia: Doc and Fluff . 1990, ISBN 1-55583-176-1 (novel).
  • T. Fabris: Latter Days . 2004, ISBN 1-55583-868-5 ( adaptation of the novel for the 2003 film Latter Days ).
  • Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher: The First Gay Pope and Other Records . 1st edition. Alyson Publications, Boston 1992.
  • Lesléa Newman : The Femme Mystique . 1995, ISBN 1-55583-255-5 (short stories).
  • Lesléa Newman: Pillow Talk . 1998, ISBN 1-55583-419-1 (short stories).
  • Amy Sonnie: Revolutionary voices: a multicultural queer youth anthology . Alyson Books, Los Angeles 2000, ISBN 1-55583-558-9 .
  • Stuart Timmons: The Trouble with Harry Hay: Founder of the Modern Gay Movement . Boston 1990, ISBN 1-55583-111-7 .
  • Aaron Krach: Half-Life . Alyson Books, Los Angeles 2004, ISBN 1-55583-854-5 (novel).
  • Shane Windmeyer, Pamela W Freeman, Lambda 10 Project: Out on Fraternity Row: Personal Accounts of Being Gay in a College Fraternity . 1st edition. Alyson Books, Los Angeles 1998, ISBN 1-55583-409-4 .
  • Shane L. Windmeyer, Pamela W. Freeman: Secret Sisters: Stories of Being Lesbian & Bisexual in a College Sorority . 1st edition. Alyson Books, Los Angeles 2001, ISBN 1-55583-588-0 .
  • Angela Brown: Mentsh: On Being Jewish and Queer . Alyson Books, 2004, ISBN 1-55583-850-2 .
  • Greg Herren, Paul J. Willis: Love, Bourbon Street: Reflections of New Orleans . Alyson Books, New York 2006 (2006 Lambda Literary Award Winner ).
  • Loraine Hutchins, Lani Kaahumanu: Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out . 2008, ISBN 978-1-55583-174-5 .
  • Michael Szymanski, Nicole Kristal: The Bisexual's Guide to the Universe . Los Angeles 2006, ISBN 1-55583-650-X (2006 Lambda Literary Award winner).
  • Marilyn Jaye Lewis: Entangled lives: memoirs of 7 top erotica writers . New York 2007, ISBN 978-1-55583-998-7 .
  • Alison Bechdel : Dykes to Watch Out For (Comics Series)
  • Elizabeth Sims: Lillian Byrd (crime series)
  • Angela Brown, et al. a .: Best Lesbian Love Stories , (series of erotic stories)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Advocate acquires book publisher ( Memento of October 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. Bay Area Reporter: Breaking news - PlanetOut to sell off magazines
  3. a b 19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. Lambda Literary Foundation, April 30, 2006, accessed November 11, 2012 .