An Annotated Bibliography of Gay and Queer Males in Mystery, 1909-2018
LOS ANGELES—February 25, 2020—ReQueered Tales offers award-winning gay and lesbian fiction in mystery, literary and sci-fi genres. And now … an original bibliography targeted at enthusiastic queer fiction readers and the academic research community alike.
There’s a rich history of scholars making lists of favorite books – no doubt medieval monks shared notes on both spiritual and scandalous scrolls amongst themselves. But the world of formal annotated bibliographies of queer fiction is much smaller. The late Drewey Wayne Gunn, the most widely published bibliographer of queer literature (such as his 2005 book The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film: A History and Annotated Bibliography), stands with Anthony Slide, Judith A. Markowitz, Otto Penzler and Curtis Evans.
Librarian and scholar Matt Lubbers-Moore has assembled the most extensive, annotated bibliography of queer and gay males in mystery fiction, spanning 1909 to 2018. In over 3,000 entries, Lubbers-Moore examines every mystery novel to include a gay or queer male in the English language starting with Conan Doyle’s short story “The Man with the Watches.” Authors, titles, dates published, publishers, book series, short blurbs, and a description of how involved the gay or queer male character is with the mystery are all included for a full bibliographic background. Murder and Mayhem will prove invaluable for mystery collectors, researchers, libraries, general readers, aficionados, bookstores, and devotees of LGBTQ studies. The bibliography is laid out in alphabetical order by author including the blurb and author notes, whether a hard boiled private eye, an amateur cozy, a suspenseful romance, or a police procedural. All subgenres within the mystery field are included: fantasy, science fiction, espionage, political intrigue, crime dramas, courtroom thrillers, and more with a definition guide of the subgenres for a better understanding of the genre as a whole.
Drewey Wayne Gunn wryly cautions readers: “A bibliographer accepts the happy fact that his work is never finished.”
This is a ReQueered Tales Original Publication.
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