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B-Boy Blues

James Earl Hardy
B Boy Blues Book PDF

Author : James Earl Hardy
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798365726277

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1994. Years before "homo thug" and "down low" became infamous catchphrases, Omar Little put the "G" in Gangsta on HBO's The Wire, and Lil Nas X became a global pop star ... there was B-BOY BLUES. Revisit or experience for the first time the story that ushered in the Africentric gay fiction genre, and put Black-on-Black male love on both the map and the bestseller lists! SYNOPSIS: Mitchell Crawford always wished, hoped, and dreamed for a RUFFNECK - a hip-hop-lovin', street-struttin', cool posin', crazy crotch-grabbin' brotha. And he finally finds one in Raheim Rivers, who is a vision of lust: six feet tall and 215 pounds of mocha-chocolate muscle. Mitchell knows Raheim will take him for a walk on the wild side. But he doesn't count on getting behind Raheim's mask - and finding someone he can love. Praise for B-Boy Blues: "Hardy has successfully crafted the first gay hip hop love story. It sexily sizzles off the page." - E. Lynn Harris "Not since Terry McMillan's Disappearing Acts has it felt so good to be loved so bad. Grade: A-." - Entertainment Weekly "Hardy proves that Black love is just as dizzying and gratifying when boy meets boy." - Vibe "A masterpiece of both Black and gay literature." - Booklist Cover image: Alyxandria Fabrega @artbyalyx Cover models: Timothy Richardson & Thomas Mackie aka Mitchell & Raheim from @bboybluesthefilm (currently streaming on @betplus) Cover design: Tony Dobson @hallsongraphics

Men of the House: A B-Boy Blues Novel

James Earl Hardy
Men of the House A B Boy Blues Novel Book PDF

Author : James Earl Hardy
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1719937907

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Things are definitely "jood" (better than good) for 15-year-old Raheim Errol Rivers, III. A senior at Brooklyn Technical High School, he's on track to become salutatorian of his graduating class. He's juggling early admissions offers from Yale, Harvard, and MIT. He's dating an "older woman": 19-year-old New York University sophomore Maxine "Max" Edgewood. But the chocolate icing on his yellow layer cake is his father, Raheim Errol Rivers, Jr., and godfather, Mitchell Crawford, reuniting after four years. Errol is ecstatic when Raheim moves back in with he, Mitchell, and Mitchell's five-year-old daughter, Destiny. But he soon discovers that making room for another Rivers man in their home is easier said than done.

Love the One You're With

James Earl Hardy
Love the One You re With Book PDF

Author : James Earl Hardy
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780060512392

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Do men and monogamy mix? It's not a question Mitchell "Little Bit" Crawford gave much thought to until his beaufriend of almost two years, Raheim "Pooquie" Rivers, an All-American jeans model, heads to Hollywood to make his first feature film. As Mitchell soon discovers, the temptation to cheat is very real . . . and it seems to be everywhere. An ex even pops up hoping to pick up where they left -- and got -- off. While intrigued, Mitchell chalks all the attention up to "the married man" syndrome: one is much more desirable when he's attached to someone else. But as he continues to run into bisexual musician Montgomery "Montee" Simms, the look-but-don't-touch rule is put to the test. As he and Montee get closer, Mitchell's idealistic beliefs about commitment are challenged. Will he love the one he's with because he can't be with the one he loves?

A House Is Not a Home

James Earl Hardy
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Author : James Earl Hardy
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062284471

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“Hardy’s sexy, romantic soaper is sure to please present fans and garner more.” — Booklist “A House Is Not A Home is so good you won’t want it—or the series—to end.” — -- E. Lynn Harris, New York Times best-selling author, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted -- E. Lynn Harris, New York Times best-selling author, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted -- E. Lynn Harris, New York Times best-selling author, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted -- E. Lynn Harris, New York Times best-selling author, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted -- E. Lynn Harris, New York Times best-selling author, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted -- E. Lynn Harris, New York Times best-selling aut “I have been a fan of his work from his very first novel.” — --J.L. King, New York Times Bestselling author of On the Down Low

Stone Butch Blues

Leslie Feinberg
Stone Butch Blues Book PDF

Author : Leslie Feinberg
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459608450

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Published in 1993, this brave, original novel is considered to be the finest account ever written of the complexities of a transgendered existence. Woman or man? Thats the question that rages like a storm around Jess Goldberg, clouding her life and her identity. Growing up differently gendered in a blue--collar town in the 1950s, coming out as a butch in the bars and factories of the prefeminist 60s, deciding to pass as a man in order to survive when she is left without work or a community in the early 70s. This powerful, provocative and deeply moving novel sees Jess coming full circle, she learns to accept the complexities of being a transgendered person in a world demanding simple explanations: a he-she emerging whole, weathering the turbulence.

If Only for One Nite

James Earl Hardy
If Only for One Nite Book PDF

Author : James Earl Hardy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015049742607

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At his ten-year high school class reunion, Mitchell Crawford confronts his first love, his gymnastics coach Warren Reid.

The House of Impossible Beauties

Joseph Cassara
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Author : Joseph Cassara
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062677006

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NAMED A RECOMMENDED BOOK OF 2018 BY Buzzfeed • The Wall Street Journal • The Millions • Southern Living • Bustle • Esquire • Entertainment Weekly • Nylon• Mashable • Libary Journal • Thrillist “Cassaras’s propulsive and profound first novel, finding one’s home in the world—particularly in a subculture plagued by fear and intolerance from society—comes with tragedy as well as extraordinary personal freedom.” -- Esquire A gritty and gorgeous debut that follows a cast of gay and transgender club kids navigating the Harlem ball scene of the 1980s and ’90s, inspired by the real House of Xtravaganza made famous by the seminal documentary Paris Is Burning It’s 1980 in New York City, and nowhere is the city’s glamour and energy better reflected than in the burgeoning Harlem ball scene, where seventeen-year-old Angel first comes into her own. Burned by her traumatic past, Angel is new to the drag world, new to ball culture, and has a yearning inside of her to help create family for those without. When she falls in love with Hector, a beautiful young man who dreams of becoming a professional dancer, the two decide to form the House of Xtravaganza, the first-ever all-Latino house in the Harlem ball circuit. But when Hector dies of AIDS-related complications, Angel must bear the responsibility of tending to their house alone. As mother of the house, Angel recruits Venus, a whip-fast trans girl who dreams of finding a rich man to take care of her; Juanito, a quiet boy who loves fabrics and design; and Daniel, a butch queen who accidentally saves Venus’s life. The Xtravaganzas must learn to navigate sex work, addiction, and persistent abuse, leaning on each other as bulwarks against a world that resists them. All are ambitious, resilient, and determined to control their own fates, even as they hurtle toward devastating consequences. Told in a voice that brims with wit, rage, tenderness, and fierce yearning, The House of Impossible Beauties is a tragic story of love, family, and the dynamism of the human spirit.

The Day Eazy-E Died

James Earl Hardy
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Author : James Earl Hardy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UIUC:30112055927666

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This addition to the B-Boy Blues series about the developing love of Raheim Rivers and Mitchell Crawford shows how their relationship is tested by the specter of AIDS. Ribers' complacency is shattered when he learns that his idol Eazy-E has AIDS. Rivers gets tested and the narrative concerns the long waiting period until he learns his test result - a period when his own fear and the stigma of the disease push him towards conflicting decisions. The previous three books have sold well over 100,000 copies

Dead Man Blues

Phil Pastras
Dead Man Blues Book PDF

Author : Phil Pastras
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001-07-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 052092973X

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When Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton sat at the piano in the Library of Congress in May of 1938 to begin his monumental series of interviews with Alan Lomax, he spoke of his years on the West Coast with the nostalgia of a man recalling a golden age, a lost Eden. He had arrived in Los Angeles more than twenty years earlier, but he recounted his losses as vividly as though they had occurred just recently. The greatest loss was his separation from Anita Gonzales, by his own account "the only woman I ever loved," to whom he left almost all of his royalties in his will. In Dead Man Blues, Phil Pastras sets the record straight on the two periods (1917-1923 and 1940-1941) that Jelly Roll Morton spent on the West Coast. In addition to rechecking sources, correcting mistakes in scholarly accounts, and situating eyewitness narratives within the histories of New Orleans or Los Angeles, Pastras offers a fresh interpretation of the life and work of Morton, one of the most important and influential early practitioners of jazz. Pastras's discovery of a previously unknown collection of memorabilia—including a 58-page scrapbook compiled by Morton himself—sheds new light on Morton's personal and artistic development, as well as on the crucial role played by Anita Gonzales. In a rich, fast-moving, and fascinating narrative, Pastras traces Morton's artistic development as a pianist, composer, and bandleader. Among many other topics, Pastras discusses the complexities of racial identity for Morton and his circle, his belief in voodoo, his relationships with women, his style of performance, and his roots in black musical traditions. Not only does Dead Man Blues restore to the historical record invaluable information about one of the great innovators of jazz, it also brings to life one of the most colorful and fascinating periods of musical transformation on the West Coast.

Visible Lives

Terrance Dean,James Earl Hardy,Stanley Bennett Clay
Visible Lives Book PDF

Author : Terrance Dean,James Earl Hardy,Stanley Bennett Clay
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780758255754

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In a tribute to the late author E. Lynn Harris, three authors present stories about the romantic lives of gay African-Americans, with each story paired with the author's personal memories of Harris and how he influenced them.

Back 2 Back

James Earl Hardy
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Author : James Earl Hardy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : African American gays
ISBN : 1555834205

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The passion, humor, and wild adventures of Pooquie and Little Bit asd detailed in B-Boy Blues and 2nd Time Around are collected in one handsome hardbound volume. A special academic essay on black gay literature accompanies the text, along with an introduction by James Earl Hardy.

The House in the Cerulean Sea

TJ Klune
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Author : TJ Klune
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250217325

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A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER! A 2021 Alex Award winner! The 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner! An Indie Next Pick! One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020" One of Book Riot’s “20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies” Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune’s bestselling, breakout contemporary fantasy that's "1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." (Gail Carriger) Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light. The House in the Cerulean Sea is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place—and realizing that family is yours. "1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." —Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of Soulless At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Beloved

Toni Morrison
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Author : Toni Morrison
Publisher : Everyman's Library
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307264886

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Toni Morrison’s Beloved is a spellbinding and dazzlingly innovative portrait of a woman haunted by the past. Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has borne the unthinkable and not gone mad, yet she is still held captive by memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. Meanwhile Sethe’s house has long been troubled by the angry, destructive ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Sethe works at beating back the past, but it makes itself heard and felt incessantly in her memory and in the lives of those around her. When a mysterious teenage girl arrives, calling herself Beloved, Sethe’s terrible secret explodes into the present. Combining the visionary power of legend with the unassailable truth of history, Morrison’s unforgettable novel is one of the great and enduring works of American literature.

No One Is Talking About This

Patricia Lockwood
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Author : Patricia Lockwood
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593189603

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FINALIST FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE & A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2021 WINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE “A book that reads like a prose poem, at once sublime, profane, intimate, philosophical, witty and, eventually, deeply moving.” —New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice “Wow. I can’t remember the last time I laughed so much reading a book. What an inventive and startling writer…I’m so glad I read this. I really think this book is remarkable.” —David Sedaris From "a formidably gifted writer" (The New York Times Book Review), a book that asks: Is there life after the internet? As this urgent, genre-defying book opens, a woman who has recently been elevated to prominence for her social media posts travels around the world to meet her adoring fans. She is overwhelmed by navigating the new language and etiquette of what she terms "the portal," where she grapples with an unshakable conviction that a vast chorus of voices is now dictating her thoughts. When existential threats--from climate change and economic precariousness to the rise of an unnamed dictator and an epidemic of loneliness--begin to loom, she posts her way deeper into the portal's void. An avalanche of images, details, and references accumulate to form a landscape that is post-sense, post-irony, post-everything. "Are we in hell?" the people of the portal ask themselves. "Are we all just going to keep doing this until we die?" Suddenly, two texts from her mother pierce the fray: "Something has gone wrong," and "How soon can you get here?" As real life and its stakes collide with the increasingly absurd antics of the portal, the woman confronts a world that seems to contain both an abundance of proof that there is goodness, empathy, and justice in the universe, and a deluge of evidence to the contrary. Fragmentary and omniscient, incisive and sincere, No One Is Talking About This is at once a love letter to the endless scroll and a profound, modern meditation on love, language, and human connection from a singular voice in American literature.

House of Blues

Daniel Siwek
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Author : Daniel Siwek
Publisher : Insight Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 160887253X

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Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the House of Blues is an institution in music history. Since opening its doors in 1992 in a converted historical house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it has been home to live music, original folk art, and delta-inspired cuisine. The concert and restaurant chain grew out of a founding ideal to introduce the world to the music of the rural south, including the blues, rhythm and blues, gospel, jazz, and roots-based rock and roll. Today, House of Blues boasts thirteen unique venues across the country. Countless famous musicians have performed on those stages, from the Blues Brothers, Bootsy Collins, Al Green, and Eric Clapton, to Lenny Kravitz, 50 Cent, and Snoop Dogg. Concertgoers, music fans, and pop culture junkies alike will dig this illustrated account of the story behind the music. Chapters explore the venues, musicians, performances, and food, providing readers with a backstage pass to everything House of Blues. Personal interviews with company founders and famous musicians tell the story, revealing behind-the-scenes details and outrageous party anecdotes. Vivid photography showcases iconic performers on stage as well as in private moments in dressing rooms. Tucked among the pages are concert memorabilia, including special reproductions of tickets, posters, and menus.