Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: December 1903: The Iroquois Author: Owen Keehnan Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 36 Pages At a Glance: Owen Keehnen is able to construct a complete story that not only provides us with some great background material about theatre life in the early 20th century, but also the terrible cost of poor planning Blurb:... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Rick R. Reed on the Blink blog tour. Enjoy Rick's article, then be sure to enter for a chance to win an e-copy of the book Dinner at Home via the Rafflecopter widget below. Good luck! On Writing What You Know “Write about what you know and care deeply about. When... Continue Reading →
The Twilight Gods is a retelling of the Native American folktale, “The Girl Who Married a Ghost.” Set in Victorian England, it’s an alternative perspective on a gay teen’s coming-out process, with Norris’ journey of self-discovery couched in magical and supernatural terms and imagery. BLURB: London during the Great Exhibition of 1851 is a new... Continue Reading →
Title: The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of Author: Joseph Hansen Publisher: Open Road Media Pages/Word Count: 181 Pages At a Glance: I don’t think there are any new ways I can come up with to express how exemplary these books are Blurb: When Ben Orton’s head is found bludgeoned by a heavy flower pot, the... Continue Reading →
Title: Willow Man Author: John Inman Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 336 Pages At a Glance: Though unevenly paced, this book turns the unusual into the horrific Blurb: Woody Stiles has sung his country songs in every city on the map. His life is one long road trip in a never-ending quest for fame and... Continue Reading →
Title: Troublemaker Author: Joseph Hansen Publisher: Mulholland Books (Orig. Publication – 1975) Pages/Word Count: 272 Pages At a Glance: Another great mystery, though doesn't keep pace with the first two in the series Blurb: Rick Wendell’s ranch is far from town. A remote, dusty hideaway, its only inhabitants are Rick, his aging mother, and her... Continue Reading →
Title: Fadeout Author: Joseph Hansen Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Pages/Word Count: 272 Pages At a Glance: An absolute classic in Gay Fiction Blurb: Fadeout is the first of Joseph Hansen's twelve classic mysteries featuring rugged Dave Brandstetter, an insurance investigator who is contentedly gay. When entertainer Fox Olson's car plunges off a bridge in... Continue Reading →
Title: Always Have, Always Will Author: BJ Sheppard Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 64 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Imagine losing everything you ever loved in the blink of an eye. For Clayton Palmer, that terrible fate has just become a reality as he buries his lover, Gregg, after a brief and futile battle... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and welcome back to another look at what we have coming up for you in the week ahead. First, though, in case you missed it, The Novel Approach is hosting a giveaway over at Mary Calmes's Blog for our Book of the Month picks in October. There's a chance to win TWO of... Continue Reading →
Title: Junior Willis Author: Richard Natale Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 84 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: From the moment he leaves the Midwest in the early 1950s, Tom Larson is forced to confront his sexual and romantic desires at every turn. His awakening begins in Korea where he has an affair with his... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lord Won’t Mind Author: Gordon Merrick Publisher: Open Road Media Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Charlie Mills always played the role of the good grandson, and his grandmother rewarded him for it handsomely in the form of all the gifts, money, and attention a boy could want. Entering college in... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lord Won’t Mind Author: Gordon Merrick Publisher: Open Road Media Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Charlie Mills always played the role of the good grandson, and his grandmother rewarded him for it handsomely in the form of all the gifts, money, and attention a boy could want. Entering college in... Continue Reading →
Title: The Men From the Boys Author: William J. Mann Publisher: Open Road Media Pages/Word Count: 352 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: This stunning slice of gay life at the turn of the millennium introduces thirtysomething Jeff O’Brien. After six years, his lover, Lloyd, has just announced that the passion between them has died. Terrified... Continue Reading →
Title: Wave Goodbye to Charlie Author: Eric Arvin Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 196 Pages (.pdf) Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: My name’s Charlie. I’m many things, though none of them having to do with any real talent. I’m a runaway, a hustler when I need to be, a ghost when I have to scare... Continue Reading →
Title: Bob the Book Author: David Pratt Publisher: Chelsea Station Editions Pages/Word Count: 202 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: 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... Continue Reading →
Title: Bob the Book Author: David Pratt Publisher: Chelsea Station Editions Pages/Word Count: 202 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: 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... Continue Reading →
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