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Opening Up
Tristan Taormino

Relationship expert and bestselling author Tristan Taormino offers a bold new strategy for creating loving, lasting relationships. [more]

My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy
Andrea Askowitz

"The woman closest to me is eating Saltines. The sound of her eating makes me want to retch. I wish she would offer me one." [more]

Palace of Varieties
James Lear

A steamy tearoom tryst initiates Paul Lemoyne into London's gay underground. Follow the raucous and raunchy adventures of this hunky, horny naïf. [more]

Hard Hats
Edited by Neil Plakcy

Celebrate those hardworking, hard-bodied hunks who construct our buildings, connect our cable TVs, and fix our furnaces. [more]

Yes, Sir
Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel

These lucky women give it up to men who know that dominance is about exulting in power that is freely yielded. [more]

Yes, Ma'am
Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Turning the tables on rigid gender roles, these stories detail the adventures of men who revel in submission. [more]

K is for Kinky
Edited by Alison Tyler

Bizarre, perverse, and just plain hot, these 15 stories redefine kink. Embrace your inner player. [more]

Cleis Press publishes provocative, intelligent books in the areas of sexuality, gay and lesbian studies, erotica, fiction, gender studies, and human rights. Read an interview with Cleis publishers Felice Newman and Frédérique Delacoste.

James Lear a Mystery No More
In The Los Angeles Times, novelist Rupert Smith reveals himself as the man responsible for a series of brilliantly funny (and explicitly erotic) gay novels published under the name James Lear.

Askowitz Launches Book Tour
Andrea Askowitz, author of My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy launches a bicoastal book tour for the new memoir.

Taormino Celebrates Opening Up
Tristan Taormino promotes the release of Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships with events nationwide.

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"I was a lesbian with male fertility problems"

An antidote to sugar-sweet pregnancy guides, My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy is a funny, whiny, all-too-real account of Andrea Askowitz's true adventure in maternity. read>>

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L is for Leather
Edited by Alison Tyler

Sit down and strap it on because L is for Leather will make your skin tingle and your senses awaken. [more]