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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 Greek river of memory and forgetfulness, Lethe Press is devoted to ideas that are often neglected or forgotten by mainstream publishers. Founded in 2001 by author Steve Berman, Lethe Press has grown steadily in its first few years. Our books have been finalists for, and in cases won, such awards as the Andre Norton, Gaylactic Spectrum, Golden Crown Literary, and Lambda Literary Awards. Our anthologies have featured the works of many acclaimed and New York Times best-selling authors.

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Where Thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe by
Price: $5.00 USD. Words: 111,360. Language: English. Published: July 9, 2013 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » General, Fiction » Horror » General
In Where Thy Dark Eye Glances, editor Steve Berman has assembled a range of tales that queer the prose and poetry of the Poe, the man himself, as well as dark and eerie stories about reading Poe’s work.
Next to Nothing: Stories by
Price: $5.00 USD. Words: 58,970. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2014 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
(5.00 from 1 review)
O. Henry Prize-winning author Keith Banner’s new collection of short fiction recounts the troubled lives of ne’er-do-wells and outsiders. The banality of life, whether it be trapped in front of the television or popping pills for E.D., is exposed and mocked with aplomb. Few writers capture the quintessence of awkward domesticity and growing up queer like Banner.
Scruffians! Stories of Better Sodomites by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 75,070. Language: British English. Published: April 2, 2014 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
Hal Duncan’s world of scruffians and scamps and sodomites is filled with the gay pirate gods of Love and Death, immortal scoundrels, and young men who find themselves forced to become villains. But who amongst us does not adore a gamin antihero? These fantastical tales from the fringes of an imaginative realm of supernatural fairies and human fey will captivate the reader.
She Who Must Be Obeyed: Femme Dominant Lesbian Erotica by
Price: $5.00 USD. Words: 66,070. Language: English. Published: July 19, 2014 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Lesbian, Fiction » Erotica » BDSM
Award-winning erotica editor D.L. King's new lesbian anthology showcases dominant femmes and their submissive partners playing out vivid and unforgettable BDSM fantasies and trysts. Each of these eighteen stories is as beguiling as it is demanding.
Daughters of Frankenstein: Lesbian Mad Scientists by
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 123,910. Language: English. Published: August 3, 2015 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Lesbian, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
In the field of mad science, women have for too long been ignored, their triumphs misattributed to mere men. Society has seen the laboratory as the province of men. Thankfully, the women working to dangerous and/or questionable ends in the pages of Daughters of Frankenstein are unafraid of the patriarchy--indeed, as lesbian mad scientists, they prefer the company and comforts of their own gender.
Now & Then by
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 109,600. Language: English. Published: April 11, 2016 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Coming of age
Alone, approaching the age of fifty, Christopher has never been able to forget his first love but has long wondered what happened to Stephen when the boy graduated Blandford. They had planned to runaway to Spain…and never did. Revealing the layers of both past and present as it alternates between now and then, William Corlett’s moving novel of gay romance is a must read.
Homo Superiors by
Price: $5.00 USD. Words: 63,500. Language: English. Published: May 31, 2016 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
Two college seniors: Noah, frail like the hollow-boned birds he enjoys watching, caged by his intellect, and by his sense that the only boy as smart as himself is his best friend; Ray who has spent years aping leading men so that his every gesture is suave, but who has become bored with petty cheats and tricks, and now, during summer break in Chicago, needs something momentous to occupy himself.
Spinning the Record: Stories by
Price: $4.00 USD. Words: 45,040. Language: English. Published: July 22, 2016 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Coming of age
Spinning The Record documents the search of its impoverished queer white and Latino protagonists for individuality inside the spectrum of the gay identity. Within the primary settings of gay clubs and raves in Manhattan and urban areas of New Jersey, these protagonists search for meaning and identity through illicit drugs, sex, pop culture, Greek mythology, and Christian iconography.
Country by
Price: $6.50 USD. Words: 142,450. Language: English. Published: August 26, 2016 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
(5.00 from 1 review)
Brice Brown sings about loyalty and broken hearts, the earnestness of being a proud Southerner, yet his popular country music lyrics are misdirection because Brice has kept hidden his attraction to men for all his life. But when a former lover--and band member--goes to the press with the truth, Brice finds himself sick of all the lies and returning to the sanctuary of his West Virginian hometown.
Gents: Steamy Stories From the Age of Steam by
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 113,520. Language: English. Published: September 23, 2018 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Gay, Fiction » Erotica » Anthologies
Twenty gay erotic tales (most original to this volume) set in the good old naughty days of the Victorian era. Return to an era of foggy back alleys and Macassar oil in every man's hair. readers will take delight in following the trysts of 19th century noblemen, servants, and rakes. Includes tales from authentic male prostitutes of the era!
Behold the Void by
Price: $6.66 USD. Words: 101,360. Language: English. Published: July 21, 2020 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Weird fiction, Fiction » Horror » Ghost
Behold the Void is a collection of nine stories of terror that huddle in the dark space between cosmic horror and the modern weird, between old-school hard-edged horror of the 1980's and the stylistic prose of today's literary giants.
One Man's Trash by
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 49,290. Language: English. Published: March 1, 2021 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Seeking solace in queer lives and landscapes, these fables of loneliness, love and liminality delight in disgust, discover joy in daily junk, and create wild unexpected treasures from the most unusual of leftovers. Ryan Vance's debut collection is a marvelous exploration of queer magic realism.
Shirts and Skins by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 87,350. Language: English. Published: June 1, 2022 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Literature » Literary
As a young boy, Josh plots an escape for a better life far from the steel mills that lined the bay. But fate has other plans and Josh discovers his life in Toronto is just as fraught with as many insecurities and missteps as his youth and he soon learns that no matter how far away he might run, he will never be able to leave his hometown behind.
So Quick Bright Things Come to Confusion by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 25,140. Language: English. Published: January 18, 2023 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy
When exo-geologist James Blackthorne volunteers to survey a newly-discovered planet, he finds himself fascinated by Aveliin, a member of the indigenous Zil. Their developing relationship makes So Quick Bright Things Come to Confusion a deep space, post-colonial love story with a shocking ending.
I Never Liked You Anyway by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 31,900. Language: English. Published: January 29, 2023 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » LGBTQ+ » Transgender
Clever and brutal and hilarious, Kurella's novella is a mythic read. Eurydice is dead, and there's no rest in the Afterlife. The place is filled with classes like Hauntings and Threads of Fate. When Eurydice was alive, she tried to find her voice, while creating a suite of destruction that eventually led her to, well, being dead. But her terrible boyfriend is coming to look for her.
To Refrain from Embracing by
Price: $6.50 USD. Words: 150,020. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2023 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Canada, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas
To Refrain From Embracing is an immersive, naturalistic, and sometimes darkly comedic exploration of a Canadian family pushed up against personal and societal precepts of class, race, and sexuality.
No One Is Safe! by
Price: $6.66 USD. Words: 98,720. Language: English. Published: April 9, 2024 by Lethe Press. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Horror » General
No One Is Safe! presents fourteen stories of macabre, pulpy terror; a book filled with futuristic noir mysteries, science fiction thrillers, alien invasions, and old-school horror tales that will keep you up late into the night. Remember—don’t get attached to the characters you’ll meet on these pages because there’s no holding back in this book. Anything can happen, and no one is safe.
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