Perry Brass

Biography

Poet, novelist, and gay activist, Perry Brass has published 21 books including classics like Mirage, Angel Lust, The Substance of God, and Carnal Sacraments, as well as How to Survive Your Own Gay Life, The Manly Art of Seduction, and The Manly Pursuit of Desire and Love. He’s been a finalist 6 times for Lambda Literary Awards, and won five IPPY Awards from Independent Publisher. As an activist, he joined the Gay Liberation Front in 1969, right after Stonewall, and became an editor of Come Out!, the world’s first gay liberation newspaper. He has been a life-long advocate for LGBTQ rights and equaity, and is a recognized speaker on the history of LGBTQ liberation. His newest book is A Real Life,"Like Mark Twain with Drag Queens", a memoir.

Smashwords Interview

When you're not writing, how do you spend your time?
That is a difficult question to answer, since writing is not simply a matter of putting words into a computer, or on a page. Some of the most beautiful moments I have had as a writer have take place in museums, gardens, on the streets of New York or other cities, or at the theater whether it's seeing a movie, a play, or a concert. I live in New York which is always a form of theater—so just being here is exciting, although there are times when it can be simply draining, and I need to recharge by leaving. I love any form of performance—dance, sports, the streets, and sometimes simply being with friends. It's all a part of the theater of my life.
How do you discover the ebooks you read?
I listen to what my friends, who are often other writers, have to say; I read reviews; I also keep my eyes open to new ideas and talent.
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Where to find Perry Brass online

Books

Alligator Men
Price: $5.95 USD. Words: 13,850. Language: English. Published: June 28, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » LGBTQ+ » Bisexual
An electrifying story of suspense, terror, and unexpected passion between two men in a haunting Louisiana swampland—"Deliverance" meets "Brokeback Mountain"—from a master storyteller at the height of his art. "Perry Brass has aded to the annals of gay lit," Richard LaBonte, Book Marks.
King of Angels, A Novel About the Genesis of Identity and Belief
Price: $6.95 USD. Words: 141,100. Language: English. Published: September 3, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
A mysterious, spell-binding coming-of-age novel set in a Catholic military school in Savannah, GA, in 1963, the year of JFK's murder. Brave, curious 12-year-old Benjamin Rothberg, child of a mixed marriage, discovers a love he can barely name and a secret community of gay men coming out of the darkest shadows, in a period of stark racial change in the haunting beauty of the coastal South."
Works and Other Smoky George Stories, Expanded Digital Edition
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 75,770. Language: English. Published: December 6, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Gay
15 years before "Brokeback Mountain," Works revolutionized gay erotica. Real men, doing real work, having real sex. Hot, steamy, truthful, down & dirty, risky, romantic, imaginative, and often just plain fun. From the Wild West to the South Seas, from New Orleans to Manhattan, Works tells it all. All from acclaimed gay poet/novelist (Angel Lust, Warlock, Manly Art of Seduction) Perry Brass.
Albert, or the Book of Man
Price: $8.95 USD. Words: 82,210. Language: English. Published: November 16, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » General
2025. The White Christian Party rules the US, dividing it into gay reserves and areas of violent homophobia. First published 1995, Albert predicted George W. Bush, the Christian far right, and gay marriage. Albert, the son of two fathers on the tribal planet Ki will be forced to Earth to find the mate who can save his life and his planet. “A saga comparable to Lord of the Rings," Men's Style, NY
Carnal Sacraments, A Historical Novel of the Future
Price: $8.95 USD. Words: 101,730. Language: English. Published: May 24, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Gay
It's 2075, and you're 78 but look 38. Jeffrey Cooper, design superstar in a globalized-marketing world obsessed with style, is stressed out. His "daddyish" therapist tells him there are "angels" who can help him, and he meets one offering him every kind of personal and sexual thrill. But is he the Devil, or Savior? "One of the most unusual novels I've read in years," Bay Area Reporter.
The Manly Art of Seduction: How to Meet, Speak to, and Become Intimate with Anyone
Price: $6.95 USD. Words: 72,210. Language: English. Published: February 22, 2010 . Categories: Nonfiction » LGBTQ+ » Dating & relationships
(5.00 from 1 review)
The Manly Art of Seduction is a radical, transforming book about establishing a relationship with the core of your inner self that allows you to bring other men into it. It's about the nuts-and-bolts of meeting guys, initiating actions, understanding male thinking, dealing with rejection and fear, staying true to yourself, and bringing sexual heat, passion, and honesty into your life.
Mirage, The First Novel in the Mirage Trilogy
Price: $5.95 USD. Words: 101,690. Language: English. Published: November 24, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Gay
A gay “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”! Greeland and Enkidu, two men from primitive planet Ki, have been promised to each other for life, but a murder sends them to Earth, in the bodies of Allan and Wright, two lovers who live in New York. A deep psychological Sci Fi novel, set in the early 90s, during the height of AIDS paranoia: always exciting, sexually candid, and deeply romantic.
Angel Lust, An Erotic Novel of Time Travel
Price: $7.95 USD. Words: 97,450. Language: English. Published: November 2, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Gay
(3.00 from 1 review)
Unlicensed masseur Tommy Angelo and his lover Bert Knight are angels, time travelers from the violent Middle Ages, when they were Thomas Gebson, a poor youth and his liege lord, handsome Sir Bertrand. From the castles and woods of England to the wild underground scenes of New York, Angel Lust is sexy, intensely spiritual, and full of suspense: Nonstop plot twists, hot gay erotica, and romance.
Warlock, A Novel of Possession
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 80,490. Language: English. Published: October 26, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » General
(4.00 from 1 review)
Shy bank clerk Allen Barrow has a small penis that embarrasses him. One night he meets hugely successful "Alpha Male" Destry Powars. Powers has been chosen to learn a secret language based on force, deception, and nerve. But who chose him—and what does he really want from Allen? Warlock is as paralyzing in its suspense as it is voluptuously erotic.

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