Alyson Publications
Alyson Publications was founded in Boston, USA, in 1980 by Sasha Alyson, Alyson Publications began in 1990 to sell LGBT-themed children's books, entitled Alyson Wonderland. It was acquired by Liberation Publications in 1995 and sold to Regent Entertainment Media, Inc. in 2008, and in November, as Alyson Books, named Don Weise its publisher. He has written of his commitment to Alyson's traditional areas of specialisation, but has stated that he is keen also to embrace "more serious nonfiction—particularly in the areas of current affairs, politics, self-help, and autobiography—as well as literary fiction and works by today's most respected LGBT authors." In 2010, Publishers Weekly announced that Alyson Books would switch to digital (e-book) publishing only, with plans to convert backlist titles in this fashion. Don Weise left Alyson at that time.
In November 2005, PlanetOut acquired LPI Media, publisher of The Advocate, OUT, HIV Plus, and Alyson Books. In 2008, Regent Entertainment Media Inc. (now known as Here Publishing Inc. and currently a subsidiary of Here Media Inc.) bought rights to The Advocate, OUT, HIV Plus, and Alyson Books.
In 2017, Here Media sold its publishing operations to Oreva Capital, the publisher of "High Times magazine".
Alyson Books PlanetOut Inc. and Out & About are now all defunct.
As of 2019, the URL for the Alyson Books website produces a "DNS resolution error" message.
- Books published by Alyson include
- Young, Gay and Proud < ISBN:1555830013 >, edited by Sasha Alyson and Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher.
- The Dykes to Watch Out For cartoon series, by Alison Bechdel
- The Second Coming: A Leatherdyke Reader < ISBN:1555832814 >, edited by [Pat Califia]] and Robin Sweeney
- Melting Point < ISBN:1555831621 >, short stories by [Pat Califia]]
- Doing it for Daddy < ISBN:155583227X >, short stories by [Pat Califia]]
- Macho Sluts < ISBN:155583115X >, erotic fiction by [Pat Califia]]
- Doc and Fluff < ISBN:1555831761 >, a novel by [Pat Califia]]
- Latter Days < ISBN:1555838685 >, novelization by T. Fabris for the 2003 major motion picture of the same name.
- The First Gay Pope and Other Records, by Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher
- The Femme Mystique < ISBN:1555832555 >, short stories edited by Lesléa Newman
- Pillow Talk < ISBN:1555834191 >, short stories edited by Lesléa Newman
- The Lillian Byrd crime fiction series, by Elizabeth Sims
- Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology < ISBN:1555835589 >, edited by Amy Sonnie.
- The Trouble with Harry Hay: Founder of the Modern Gay Movement, by Stuart Timmons
- Half-Life, a novel by Aaron Krach
- Out on Fraternity Row: Personal Accounts of Being Gay in a College Fraternity, by Shane Windmeyer
- Secret Sisters: Stories of Being Lesbian & Bisexual in a College Sorority
- Best Lesbian Love Stories, 2003-2005, edited by Angela Brown
- Mentsh: On Being Jewish and Queer, edited by Angela Brown
- Love, Bourbon Street: Reflections of New Orleans, edited by Greg Herren and Paul J. Willis -- winner 2006 Lambda Literary Award for Anthology
- Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out < ISBN:1555831745 >, edited by Loraine Hutchins and Lani Ka'ahumanu
- The Bisexual's Guide to the Universe, by Michael Szymanski and Nicole Kristal -- winner 2006 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual
References
^ http://www.lambdaliterary.org/ Lambda Literary Foundation
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