RedBone Press

Please join RedBone Press in celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the publication of In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology, edited by Joseph Beam. The event will be 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 2008 at Giovanni's Room Bookstore, 345 South 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19107. Best-selling author James Earl Hardy (B-Boy Blues series), who wrote the new introduction to In the Life, and RedBone Press publisher Lisa C. Moore will discuss the impact of this seminal collection of black gay men's writing on black gay literature. Mrs. Dorothy Beam, Joseph Beam's mother, will be in attendance; In the Life contributors will read from their work.

Come on out, bring a friend, and support RedBone Press!

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RedBone Press author Sharon Bridgforth (the bull-jean stories, love conjure/blues) will read as part of Newark-Essex Pride's literary event, 8 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2008 at the Hilton Gateway Hotel, 1 Gateway Center, Newark, NJ (across from Newark's Penn Station). Also reading are: James Earl Hardy (A House Is Not a Home), Herukhuti (Conjuring Black Funk), Shelton Jackson (The Second Chapter: Acceptance), Lisa C. Moore (Spirited: Affirming the Soul and Black Gay/Lesbian Identity), Jonathan Plummer (Balancing Act), Kimberly Q (Orchids I and II), and Kai Wright (Drifting Toward Love). This promises to be an exciting evening--come on out, bring two friends and buy books!

In celebration of Gay Pride Month in June, the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County (Maryland) is sponsoring Out at the Library, a new series promoting the work of gay and lesbian writers, filmmakers, journalists and publishers.

At 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at the Twinbrook Library, Lisa C. Moore, founder of DC-based RedBone Press, will provide insight into the world of black lesbian and gay writers and publishing. Other events include Kevin Sessums, author of Mississippi Sissy, on June 4; Brian Sloan, author of A Really Nice Prom Mess, on June 18; and filmmaker and former Fury Joan E. Biren (JEB), presenting her documentary, No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD.

Come on out and bring some friends!

Yes, been very busy. RedBone authors have been doing their thing; Samiya Bashir and Ana-Maurine Lara in Austin, TX have been busy reading; Sharon Bridgforth has been busy travelling, moving and shaking; Marvin K. White is busy working on his secret project; Ernest Hardy is busy working it out; G. Winston James is busy with interviews; and yours truly just popped out another one. RedBone Press is pleased to announce that a longtime dream has been accomplished: In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology, edited by Joseph Beam, is finally back in print!



Thank you to James Earl Hardy for the new introduction, helping to lead younger readers to this important, historic book. There will be a book signing celebrating the re-release of In the Life at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at Giovanni's Room in Philadelphia. Joseph Beam's mother, Mrs. Dorothy Beam, will be there. Come celebrate with us and buy books!

...to Connecticut! Lisa C. Moore is part of the keynote authors panel and presenting two workshops at the True Colors XV Conference, the largest sexual and gender minority youth conference in the United States. A big thank you goes to True Colors executive director Robin McHaelen and her staff (extra thank you to Robert Price!) and volunteers for all their hard work.

It's happening this Friday and Saturday, March 14-15, 2008 at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. If you're in the area, do come out; registration fees are modest, and there's a plethora of workshops for youth, college students, the general public and everybody that works with/supports sexual and gender minority youth. Hope to see you there!