Two Cleis Authors Reading at May In the Flesh Series

New York, NY; May 15, 2008 @ 8:00pm
Rachel Kramer Bussel to host True Sex Confessions, the next installment of the In the Flesh Erotica Reading Series. Andrea Askowitz, author of My Miserable Lonely Lesbian Pregancy, is scheduled to read.

Natalie Moore Speaking at Local Authors' Night

Chicago, IL; May 21, 2008 @ 7:00pm
Natalie Moore, co-author of Deconstructing Tyrone, will appear at a local authors' night at the Book Cellar.

My Miserable Lonely Lesbian Pregnancy Book Tour

Various Venues; May-June, 2008
Andrea Askowitz kicks off a tour promoting her new book My Miserable Lonely Lesbian Pregancy, hitting cities in CA, FL, ME, NJ, NY, and more. Click here for a listing of times and locations.

Celebrating the Launch of Tristan Taormino's Opening Up

Various Venues; May-June 2008
Tristan Taormino promotes the launch of Opening Up with readings, workshops, and celebrations across the country. Check here for a listing, including the official West Coast book launch at Good Vibrations in San Francisco and a Party with the Sexerati! in New York.

Cleis Publisher Felice Newman on The Wet Spot

The Wet Spot: April 23, 2008

Felice Newman, Cleis Press publisher and author of The Whole Lesbian Sex Book, shared her tips on how to be great lesbian lover on an hour long internet radio program.

The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women 2nd Edition

National Lampoon Radio: February 13, 2008
Tristan Taormino was interviewed.

James Lear Has Something to Confess

The Los Angeles Times: April 20, 2008
Novelist Rupert Smith revealed himself to be the pseudonymous Lear in an op-ed article in the Sunday Los Angeles Times. Rupert Smith is a writer whose work regularly appears in the Guardian. He is the author of I Must Confess, as well as a series of brilliantly funny (and explicitly erotic) gay novels published under the name James Lear—The Back Passage, Hot Valley, The Palace of Varieties, and The Secret Tunnel. Read more here.

The Beebo Brinker Chronicles Off-Broadway

The New York Times: February 19, 2008
Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner joined the production team of The Beebo Brinker Chronicles for its move to Off-Broadway. The show opened March 5 at the 37 Arts Theater.

Instinct Magazine Review

Instinct Magazine: March 2008
The popular gay magazine highlighted four Cleis titles in a special review: Best Gay Erotica 2008, Best Gay Romance 2008, I Must Confess, and Where the Boys Are.

Katherine V. Forrest Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

New York City, NY: April 28, 2008
Katherine V. Forrest, author of Lesbian Pulp Fiction will receive the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement, presented by the Publishing Triangle and its affiliates.

Lambda Literary Awards Honors Ann Bannon

Lambda Literary Awards: May 2008
Ann Bannon will receive an honorary Pioneer Award at the May 29th celebration held in West Hollywood, CA.