ALYSON

Get Closer: A Gay Men's Guide to Intimacy (June, $14.95) by Jeffrey Chernin is a primer for gay singles and couples on building lasting relationships.

Threeways (July, $15.95) by Diana Cage examines available options.

BEACON PRESS

Confessions of the Other Mother: Nonbiological Lesbian Moms Tell All (May, $16), edited by Harlyn Aizley, demonstrates how nontraditional families redefine motherhood. Ad/promo.

HCI

The Way Out: The Gay Man's Guide to Freedom Even If You're in Denial, Closeted, Half in, Half out, Just out or Been Around the Block (May, $12.95) by Christopher Lee Nutter is part memoir, part spiritual inspiration and part practical self-help. 25,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 8-city author tour.

MARLOWE CO.

Gay and Single... Forever?: Finding Love, Sex and Intimacy in a World That Believes in Mr. Right (but Which Often Fails to Provide Him) (June, $15.95) by Steven Bereznai studies the pressure to team up with the proper person.

SIMON SPOTLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

Same Sex in the City: So Your Prince Charming Is Really a Cinderella (June, $14.95) by Lauren Blitzer and Lauren Levin is a hip guide for women attracted to women.