Steve Berman
@steveberman.bsky.social
Has been known to write. Is admired for his collection of plush monsters and strange books and weird art and vintage things. But is he charming? Award-winner for that book about gay men and plants.
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Bought this last year. Enjoyed it last year. Recommended it last year. Consider it recommended this year as well🫀🔪
So, this happened today...
It's not great having to ask for help - but if you've enjoyed any of our books, we'd be hugely grateful if you could let people know about them (and where you can buy them)
Word of mouth is... pretty important, right now
It's not great having to ask for help - but if you've enjoyed any of our books, we'd be hugely grateful if you could let people know about them (and where you can buy them)
Word of mouth is... pretty important, right now
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Bought this last year. Enjoyed it last year. Recommended it last year. Consider it recommended this year as well🫀🔪
Spring of 2026 is for witches who adore witches.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Spring of 2026 is for witches who adore witches.
Who else is doing such a dark and fantastic anthology of gay fiction? Really? Who else has done almost forty of these books?
December 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Who else is doing such a dark and fantastic anthology of gay fiction? Really? Who else has done almost forty of these books?
Sometimes ... the music is really not the threat.
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Sometimes ... the music is really not the threat.
Anyone want to read something gay and #debauched ? books2read.com/b/31aP7w
books2read.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Anyone want to read something gay and #debauched ? books2read.com/b/31aP7w
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whoa october is around the corner!
reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon.
more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon.
more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
September 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
whoa october is around the corner!
reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon.
more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon.
more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
I'm feeling rather down. Anyone bothering to read this who wants to offer some hope, please give a personal tale of a sudden change in fortune through writing.
Or just tell me to shut up and take more lumps.
Or just tell me to shut up and take more lumps.
October 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm feeling rather down. Anyone bothering to read this who wants to offer some hope, please give a personal tale of a sudden change in fortune through writing.
Or just tell me to shut up and take more lumps.
Or just tell me to shut up and take more lumps.
My last anthology sold... like 31 copies. Maybe this one will do better.
October 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
My last anthology sold... like 31 copies. Maybe this one will do better.
I love this quirky book of gay fiction by Jonathan Harper. I wish more people would read it. So now it's only $5. Indulge!
www.lethepressbooks.com/store/p19/Da...
www.lethepressbooks.com/store/p19/Da...
Daydreamers
Lethe Press is an independent publishing house specializing in speculative fiction, books of gay interest, poetry, spirituality, as well as classic works of the occult & supernatural. Named after the ...
www.lethepressbooks.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I love this quirky book of gay fiction by Jonathan Harper. I wish more people would read it. So now it's only $5. Indulge!
www.lethepressbooks.com/store/p19/Da...
www.lethepressbooks.com/store/p19/Da...
I'm back to working on The Guide to Lost Gay Cinematic Characters 3. If anyone has a favorite horror or f/sf film and would like to know who the queer character is, comment with the film title (the movie must be older than 1986). A lot of the famous flicks have already been covered. So try B-movies.
March 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I'm back to working on The Guide to Lost Gay Cinematic Characters 3. If anyone has a favorite horror or f/sf film and would like to know who the queer character is, comment with the film title (the movie must be older than 1986). A lot of the famous flicks have already been covered. So try B-movies.
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In Slant magazine, Richard Scott Larson (author of THE LONG HALLWAY) and Doug Dibbern discuss their memoirs:
Very excited to share this conversation between me and Doug Dibbern on our memoirs: "I was a film studies student before I ever thought about writing a memoir, so it made sense that my first book would center a deep engagement with the movies as I told a story about my own life." @slantmagazine.com
The Closeted Imagination: Doug Dibbern and Richard Scott Larson on Film Memoirs
Doug Dibbern and Richard Scott Larson discuss exploring the links between film spectatorship and self-conception.
www.slantmagazine.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In Slant magazine, Richard Scott Larson (author of THE LONG HALLWAY) and Doug Dibbern discuss their memoirs:
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High praise from a long-time fav ... who wants to hear a duet?
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Releasing from Lethe Press on February 17, *River Trash* is a bottle novel that takes place mainly indoors. Singer-songwriter Whitney Thorn and struggling comedian Graham Morrow are two road acts who shack up for pandemic lockdown.
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Releasing from Lethe Press on February 17, *River Trash* is a bottle novel that takes place mainly indoors. Singer-songwriter Whitney Thorn and struggling comedian Graham Morrow are two road acts who shack up for pandemic lockdown.
February 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
High praise from a long-time fav ... who wants to hear a duet?
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Releasing from Lethe Press on February 17, *River Trash* is a bottle novel that takes place mainly indoors. Singer-songwriter Whitney Thorn and struggling comedian Graham Morrow are two road acts who shack up for pandemic lockdown.
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Releasing from Lethe Press on February 17, *River Trash* is a bottle novel that takes place mainly indoors. Singer-songwriter Whitney Thorn and struggling comedian Graham Morrow are two road acts who shack up for pandemic lockdown.
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Book 5 of 8: GIRL IN THE CREEK by @wnwagner.bsky.social
Three words That Describe This Book: Sporror, Invasively creepy, Strong Sense of Place
Review Notes-- "Masterclass in Horror" www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Three words That Describe This Book: Sporror, Invasively creepy, Strong Sense of Place
Review Notes-- "Masterclass in Horror" www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Becky Spratford's review of Girl in the Creek
5/5: Reading for review in the April issue of Library Journal Three words That Describe This Book: Sporror, Invasively creepy, Strong Sense of Place From the draft review: A tightly written, masterc...
www.goodreads.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Book 5 of 8: GIRL IN THE CREEK by @wnwagner.bsky.social
Three words That Describe This Book: Sporror, Invasively creepy, Strong Sense of Place
Review Notes-- "Masterclass in Horror" www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Three words That Describe This Book: Sporror, Invasively creepy, Strong Sense of Place
Review Notes-- "Masterclass in Horror" www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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We're still kvelling over this week's announcement of the 74th National Jewish Book Awards winners and finalists. Swipe through to hear from JBC's President Elisa Spungen Bildner on the power of the awards and click below to see the full list of awardees. https://bit.ly/3E0yIGB
January 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We're still kvelling over this week's announcement of the 74th National Jewish Book Awards winners and finalists. Swipe through to hear from JBC's President Elisa Spungen Bildner on the power of the awards and click below to see the full list of awardees. https://bit.ly/3E0yIGB
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We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 74th National Jewish Book Awards. Click here for the full list: bit.ly/4hmmG8T
January 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 74th National Jewish Book Awards. Click here for the full list: bit.ly/4hmmG8T
I have a couple openings in a historical horror anthology. Pays professional rates but would need the story in mid-March. Reply if you are interested.
January 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I have a couple openings in a historical horror anthology. Pays professional rates but would need the story in mid-March. Reply if you are interested.
Richard is an amazing author--if you're the least bit queer, the least bit monstrous, you should check this out. I cannot wait to start reading it.
My book is on sale at A**zon if you want a sad gay memoir about horror in a lovely paperback edition! People have said nice things about it, I promise 🤓
The Long Hallway (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog)
Amazon.com: The Long Hallway (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog): 9780299347246: Larson, Richard Scott: Books
www.amazon.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Richard is an amazing author--if you're the least bit queer, the least bit monstrous, you should check this out. I cannot wait to start reading it.
Nosferatu!
The newest entry into the Monsterfucker canon: a whiter-than-white tradwife with deeply-repressed lesbianism cucking her soyboy and giving herself over to a bloodpilled 300 year old incel satanically legalmaxxing the property market for security in preparation for the next global pandemic.
January 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Nosferatu!
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Second read of 25 and another great ocean story in the box. Heavy Oceans by @tjoneswriter.bsky.social grabs a hold of you and never lets go in this excellent example of Lovecraftian horror. 😀 This was another paperback release from @lethepress.bsky.social
#horror #horrorlit #books #collectingbooks
#horror #horrorlit #books #collectingbooks
January 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Second read of 25 and another great ocean story in the box. Heavy Oceans by @tjoneswriter.bsky.social grabs a hold of you and never lets go in this excellent example of Lovecraftian horror. 😀 This was another paperback release from @lethepress.bsky.social
#horror #horrorlit #books #collectingbooks
#horror #horrorlit #books #collectingbooks
Ryan is a very talented and reasonably priced designer (not to mention an excellent writer, too). I've worked with him many times. Need a cover or layout or promotional piece? Hire him.
Completely, utterly unrelated to my previous post regarding artistic solvency, January will probably have to be devoted to finding new clients for my design & typesetting dayjob, so if you want to spare everyone a barrage of posts begging for employment, recommend me to your publishing pals today!!!
January 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Ryan is a very talented and reasonably priced designer (not to mention an excellent writer, too). I've worked with him many times. Need a cover or layout or promotional piece? Hire him.
Vengeance Most Fowl had me laughing out loud so many times, especially how they turned Feathers McGraw into a Bond supervillain.
January 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Vengeance Most Fowl had me laughing out loud so many times, especially how they turned Feathers McGraw into a Bond supervillain.
I took a great many graduate classes on East Asian History and Culture when I went for my masters. One result was my story "Wagers of Gold Mountain."
December 5, 2024 at 5:36 PM
I took a great many graduate classes on East Asian History and Culture when I went for my masters. One result was my story "Wagers of Gold Mountain."