ASTROLOG PUBLISHING
(dist. by IPG)
Fish Out of Water: One Woman's Odyssey Through Gay Tel Aviv (Apr., $14.95) by Cecilia Tzukim journeys through Tel Aviv's gay community.
BARRICADE BOOKS
The Gay Wicca Book (July, $14.95) by Bruce K. Wilborn is a gay person's guide to a spirituality attuned with nature and the self.
DUKE UNIV. PRESS
Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance: Selections from the Work of Richard Bruce Nugent (June, $24.95), edited by Thomas H. Wirth, provides selections from one of the first African-American writers to admit his homosexuality in print.
OPEN COURT
Men in Love: Male Homosexualities from Ganymede to Batman (Mar.; $19.95, cloth $37.95) by Vittorio Lingiardi, trans. by Robert Hopcke and Paul A. Schwartz. Noted Italian therapist Lingiardi studies cultural history to find myths, poems and symbols that reveal the complexity of male homosexualities.
S&S/FIRESIDE
Always My Child: The Concerned Parent's Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, or Questioning Son or Daughter (Aug., $12) by Kevin Jennings and Pat Shapiro focuses on adolescents who are confused about their sexuality. Author publicity.
SOURCEBOOKS CASABLANCA
My Guy (June, $15) by Martin Kantor, M.D., is a guide for gay men on how to establish a lasting relationship through self-awareness and dedication.
UNIV. OF MINNESOTA PRESS
The Girls in the Back Room: Looking at the Lesbian Bar (May, $18.95) by Kelly Hankin studies how lesbian bars are depicted in popular culture.
UNIV. OF WISCONSIN PRESS
Body Blows: Six Performances (Mar.; $16.95, cloth $32.95) by Tim Miller gathers scripts, photos and commentary from Miller, a prominent gay performance artist.
