Tag Archives: Paperback

Black History Month!

One of the most ground-breaking of our authors is Nikki Baker: an African-American lesbian who created the first series African-American Lesbian amateur PI. The feminist press Naiad Press was publishing an impressively vast array of titles under the leadership of Barbara Grier and Donna McBride as early as 1973(!). But it wasn’t until Nikki Baker …

The Book of Lies by Felice Picano

Marking the 40th Anniversary of the Violet Quill LOS ANGELES—October 13, 2020—Widely celebrated, this literary mystery is a tour-de-force of villainous machinations, savage wit, sleight-of-hand, and an ending that surprises right up to the final line. (No peeking!) “Based on Picano’s involvement with the Violet Quill Club (which included Edmund White and Andrew Holleran), this …

The Blue Star by Robert Ferro

“Incandescent angels of love … an electric voyage” — The Advocate LOS ANGELES—July 14, 2020—Following the remarkable Italian-American family saga featured in The Family of Max Desir, Robert Ferro returns with his deeply moving novel – “THE BLUE STAR”. “Enthralling … euphoric imagination … we can never forget the bliss we are allowed to share.” …

The Edith Wharton Murders by Lev Raphael

Nick Hoffman / Academic Mystery Series continues LOS ANGELES—June 9, 2020—ReQueered Tales is pleased to welcome Lev Raphael’s second installemnt in his Nick Hoffman series – “THE EDITH WHARTON MURDERS”.  “Is vulgar literary taste sufficient motive for murder? Actually, killing is too kind for the vindictive scholars in Lev Raphael’s maliciously funny campus mystery The …

The Male Homosexual in Literature: A Bibliography by Ian Young

Classic 1982 Bibliography and new 2020 Supplement LOS ANGELES—February 25, 2020—ReQueered Tales offers award-winning gay and lesbian fiction in mystery, literary and sci-fi genres. And now … a classic 1982 bibliography AND an original 2020 supplement targeted at enthusiastic queer fiction readers and the academic research community alike. A Classic Bibliography Returns …  In 1975, …

Murder and Mayhem by Matt Lubbers-Moore

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 …