Lambda Rising, Winter 1993

тм Nominate your Favorite Books for the 6th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Winter 1993 1625 Connecticut Avenue, .MW, Washington DC 20009 • 202-462-6969 Have A Q*y Hoi У Lambda Rising <WEWS Washington, DC.; Lambda Book Report begins accepting nominations for the Sixth Annual Lambda Literary Awards on December 1, 1993. The Lammys, recognizing excellence in gay and lesbian writing and publishing, will be present¬ ed during a gala banquet in Los An-geles, California, on Friday, May 27, 1994, during the American Booksellers Association Convention. Designed to recognize excel¬ lence in gay and lesbian book publishing, the Lammys have witnessed an unprecedented and still-expanding boom, with previous Lammy win¬ ning authors such as Dorothy Allison and Paul Monette gaining national recognition. This year, the Pulitzer Prize in drama was won by a gay AIDS play, Angels'in Am¬ erica. Following the March on Washington for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Rights this spring, a host of gay and les¬ bian authors received book advances in the six figures, and many major publishing houses— among them Simon and Schuster, Bantam, Knopf, and HarperCollins— have joined pioneers St. Mar-tin's Press and Dutton in publish¬ ing gay and lesbian fiction and non-fiction. At the same time, gay and lesbian small presses are thriving, with almost a dozen lesbian/ femi¬ nist presses represented in last year's list of finalists. And 1994 will see a major young- adult publisher beginning a series of gay and lesbian biographies and books cover¬ ing issues aimed at teens. Deacon Maccubbin, publish¬ er of The Lambda Book Report, which sponsors the Awards, said "we are delighted to once again honor the many out¬ standing achievements of the gay and lesbian literary com¬ munity. At a time when cen¬ sors around the country are trying to remove lesbian and writing— children's oks, novels, even communi¬ ty newspapers — from the shelves of libraries, it is important that the entire industry continues to affirm the depth and significance of our authors." The public is invited to nominate their favorite gay and lesbian books of 1993 in 16 categories: Lesbian Fiction, Gay Men's Fiction, Lesbian Studies, Gay Men's Studies, Lesbian & Gay Anthologies, Lesbian Biography / Auto- Set 'Book Report* on page 2 WINTER SIGNINGS AT-A-GLANCE: Lambda Rising/DC 1 1/4: Stephen Leinen, Gay Cops 1 1/8: joan Slonczewski, Daughter of Elysium 11/10: Edmund White, Genet: A Biography 1 1/15: Matthew Stadler, The Dissolution of Nicholas Dee 11/17: Andrea Weiss, Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in Film 11/18: Robert Goss. |esus Acted Up We Ship Books Anywhere! Overnight Delivery Available (at slight additional charge) шш>л BOOK REPORT Don’t Get Caught In The Holiday Rush! The winter season is the time when schedules get busy, parties pile up one after another, and we spend too much time fight¬ ing mobs in shopping malls, trying to find just the right gift for our friends and loved ones. We're here to make your life a bit easier by putting the resources of the Lamb¬ da Rising bookstores at your disposal. This catalog features the latest new releases in the gay and les¬ bian publishing industry, as well as a carefully- selected assortment of gift items, music and videos. We hope that within the pages of our catalog, you'll find something for almost everyone on your holiday shopping list. But remem¬ ber to pick out something for yourself, as well! As the number of books targeted at young readers increases, our customers keep asking for still more children's titles, both for gifts for the youth in their lives as well as donations to local schools and libraries. If there's a lesbian and gay-themed children's book you'd like that isn't listed in this catalog, please call our toll-free number. We stock virtually every gay and lesbian book in print, and we will be happy to check our inven¬ tory to see if we stock the titles you need. See "Rush!" on page 2 The winter publishing sea¬ son is in full swing now, as publishers hurry to get their new titles to the marketplace for that all-important holi¬ day shopping season. The pages of lambda Rising News are again filled with these new titles, plus customer favorites from our stores. On page 3 of our catalog, we've listed some of our best books that make excellent gifts. Ranging from art books to travelogues to pic¬ torial biography, we're sure there's something on this page to fit almost any gift¬ giving need. New in paperback on page 6 is Gloria Naylor's Bailey's Cafe, and a sparkling new novel by jay Rayn, Butch. Combine this with Leslie Feinberg's Stone Butch Blues for a great combina¬ tion that will keep you warm on those cold winter nights! This season, a new edition of Vito Russo's landmark book The Celluloid Closet leads up our section devoted to gay cinema on page 7. Larry Kramer's play The Destiny of Me (page 8) is now in stock, along with an interesting art book created to support the fight against AIDS: Drawing the Line Against AIDS. On that page, we are also featuring, in our young readers' sec¬ tion, both the English and Spanish language versions of AIDS: Trading Fears for Facts from Consumer Re¬ ports Books. This issue also marks the first inclusion of electronic books in Lambda Rising News with the recent release of Conduct Unbecoming in electronic format for Mac¬ intosh computers (page 7.) Also available in electronic format on page 13 is the Queers in History database. This interesting program (available for either Mac- See "Winter Books" on page 2 Edmund White visits Lambda Rising /DC Wednesday, November 10 Gifts . 22-23 Health . 14 History . 1 3 Horror . . . 15 Humor... Lambda Book Report. . 22 Leather/SM . 13 Lubricants . 20 Magazines . 20 Music . 21 Mystery . 1 5 Poetry . ...8 Self Help . 12 Spirituality...... . 1 3 T-Shirts . 24 Travel . 12 Video . 18-19 Women's Studies . 7 Inside... AIDS . 14 Art . 8 Bestsellers, Men s . 5 Bestsellers, Women’s....» . 4 Biography . 9 Cinema. . 7 Condoms . 20 Drama . 8 Erotica, Women's . 16 Erotica, Men's . 17 Fiction, Men’s . 10- 1 1 Fiction, Women's . .6 Gay Studies. . II Gay Police . 1 2 Gift Books . 3 New Titles Stoke a HOT Winter Season at Lambda Rising