The 2013 Finalists in the category of Bisexual Literature for the 25th Annual Lambda Literary Awards.
Finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards were announced on Wednesday March 6th, 2013. Now in their Twenty-Fifth Year, the awards honor achievement in LGBTQ writing for books published in 2012.
The Lambda Literary Awards identify and celebrate the best Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender books of the year and affirm that LGBT stories are part of the literature of the world. Bisexual Books have been honored in their own category since 2006.
Winners will be announced during the Annual Awards Ceremony on Monday evening, June 3, 2013, at The Great Hall at Cooper Union in New York City.
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30th Annual Banned Books Week | September 30th - October 6th, 2012
“Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance.”
- Lyndon B. JohnsonBanned books tend to be good books, guys. Like, look at this list. I can see soo many of my favorites here.
(Source: kazuos)
I am simply a ‘book drunkard.’ Books have the same irresistible temptation for me that liquor has for its devotee. I cannot withstand them.
Best 2011 Bisexual Nonfiction:
Big Sex Little Death: A Memoir, by Susie Bright, Seal Press
Bisexuality and Queer Theory: Intersections, Connections and Challenges, edited by Jonathan Alexander & Serena Anderlini-D’Onofrio, Routledge
The Horizontal Poet, by Jan Steckel, Zeitgeist Press (2011 Winner)
Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature, edited by Qwo-Li Driskill, Daniel Heath Justice, Deborah Miranda, and Lisa Tatonetti, University of Arizona Press
Surviving Steven: A True Story, by Ven ReyBest 2011 Bisexual Fiction:
Boyfriends With Girlfriends, by Alex Sanchez, Simon & Schuster
The Correspondence Artist, by Barbara Browning, Two Dollar Radio (2011 Winner)
Have You Seen Me, by Katherine Scott Nelson, Chicago Center for Literature and Photography
Triptych, by J.M. Frey, Dragon Moon Press
The Two Krishnas, by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla, Magnus Books
Ink & Steel: The Body Modification Photography of Efrain John Gonzalez
Welcome to an incredible collection of 200+ edge cutting color portraits, revealing the skin and soul of body modifications
BISEXUAL BOOKS: The Horizontal Poet is A 2012 Lambda Literary Award Finalist from well known bisexual author Jan Steckel (author of The Underwater Hospital & other works). Steckel is a Gertrude Press Fiction Chapbook Award (2008 Mixing Tracks) and a Rainbow Award (2009 The Underwater Hospital).
Says David J. Linden in the Compass Blog, “Run, don’t walk, over to Zeitgeist Press to pick up your copy of The Horizontal Poet, the new collection by Jan Steckel. It’s moving. It’s sexy. It’s funny. It’s everything you want.”
Are you always looking for bi books? Watch this video to see some of what was hot at the “Sweet Bi & Bi” (aka the Bisexual Hospitality Suite) at last January’s Creating Change - Baltimore 2012
Bi Magazine: Bisexual Books: 24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced
The Lambda Literary Foundation has announced the finalists for the 24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, honoring achievement in LGBT writing for books published in 2011. The awards this year include two separate categories, Nonfiction & Fiction, with five books nominated in each, for a total of ten nominations altogether for Bisexual Books.
Bisexual Nonfiction
- Big Sex Little Death: A Memoir, by Susie Bright, Seal Press
- Bisexuality and Queer Theory: Intersections, Connections and Challenges, edited by Jonathan Alexander & Serena Anderlini-D’Onofrio, Routledge
- The Horizontal Poet, by Jan Steckel, Zeitgeist Press
- Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature, edited by Qwo-Li Driskill, Daniel Heath Justice, Deborah Miranda, and Lisa Tatonetti, University of Arizona Press
- Surviving Steven: A True Story, by Ven Rey, Ven Rey
Bisexual Fiction
- Boyfriends With Girlfriends, by Alex Sanchez, Simon & Schuster
- The Correspondence Artist, by Barbara Browning, Two Dollar Radio
- Have You Seen Me, by Katherine Scott Nelson, Chicago Center for Literature and Photography
- Triptych, by J.M. Frey, Dragon Moon Press
- The Two Krishnas, by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla, Magnus Books
Pioneer Award honorees, the master of ceremonies and presenters will be announced the second week of April. Winners will be announced at a Monday evening, June 4th ceremony in New York at the CUNY Graduate Center with an after-party at Slate.
Excerpts from: Bi Men - Coming Out Every Which Way
“I may never come to identify myself as either strictly heterosexual or homosexual and many always feel confused about my true nature. After years of trying to understand my sexual orientation, what’s the point of trying to remove the uncertainty? Since categories always have ambivalent meanings, why not take full advantage of my ability to transcend such distinctions.”
“I’m still bi, with or without the sexual. Wherever I go, whatever (or whomever) I’m doing (or not doing), my bisexual nature and perspectives will always be a big part of who I am.”
“I feel happier and more grounded as a bisexual because it brings me closer to having compassion for all human beings and bodies. I can feel the frailty and bliss of all flesh.”
“My understanding of personality issues supports that some people find the sexual part of their bisexual personality will be expressed in sequence and will vacillate between male and female but not necessarily both at the same time. Others will find equal attraction at all times to both genders at once. Yet others will hover at some point between being equally attracted to both genders and an attraction skewed to male or female. I haven’t seen much evidence that would support there’s one universally correct way to be bisexual.”
“Chukky wrote:> I cannot believe that a guy can be attracted to and love a guy and girl the same…<
Based on your personal experience, I agree it would be impossible for YOU. You have no authority, though, to project your personal experience onto the rest of the universe as a given. I wouldn’t deny you whatever your experience and insight is, but neither would I deny the guy sitting next to you whose experience supports a slightly different convention. Just because you can’t project yourself into another ‘flavor’ of sexual orientation doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist or isn’t as likewise as undeniable a reality for THAT person as it is for you…Where I fight back is when someone else expects me to take on THEIR reality for no better reason than they can’t understand or tolerate mine!”“Bi now the gay male, lesbian, and feminist communities and social movements should be immune to the very same dynamics of hateful homophobic, heterocentric society that devalue other queer persons. Bi now we should be able to distinguish between our allies and our enemies. Bi now gay men and lesbians should be rejecting the hierarchy of queerness, where gay and lesbian issues are considered superior to bisexual or transgender ones. Bi now we should be transcending this very notion that bisexuality is transient, inferior, or mythological.”
“Bisexuality is an option for bisexuals, not a requirement, but lighten up and have fun. Be a good and worthy person. Your sexuality is part of that, but a good part. Even if other people don’t understand you. It’s OK.
And here’s an example: About a year ago, a gay man I’d been getting acquainted with told me that as far as he was concerned, bisexuals were like unicorns. But sense of humor intact, I merely replied, “Well, I guess that means you won’t be stroking my horn anytime soon, since I don’t exist. Pity because I think you’re kind of cute.”“Being ‘out’ as a bi man has led me to being open and unafraid of admitting any curiosities I was previously scared of being judged for.”
“Sucking cock, Fucking cunt, Empty and marvelous!”
New Comic Day! It’s almost convention season, everyone!
