Lethe Press
| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Steve Berman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Maple Shade, New Jersey |
| Publication types | Books |
| Fiction genres | LGBT literature |
| Imprints | Bear Bones Books, Tincture |
| Official website |
lethepressbooks |
Lethe Press is an American book publishing company based in Maple Shade, New Jersey.[1] Launched in 2001 by Steve Berman, a writer and a former employee of Giovanni's Room Bookstore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[1] the company was originally launched to publish speculative fiction, primarily LGBT-themed,[1] as well as rereleasing out of print titles from other LGBT publishers.[2] In recent years, with numerous LGBT-oriented publishing companies folding, the company has also expanded its line to include new LGBT-themed non-fiction, poetry and anthology titles.[3]
The company also runs Bear Bones Books, a separate imprint edited by Ron Suresha which publishes bear-themed titles, and Tincture, a separate imprint for LGBT people of color.[4]
In 2012, The Advocate published a piece by Berman criticizing the structure and organization of the Lambda Literary Awards.[5] His criticism included the fact that while many categories have separate awards for gay men and lesbians, the award offers no transparency in its judging and maintains only a single gender-neutral category for both speculative fiction and anthologies.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Steve Berman's Lethe Press Connects Queer Adolescence with Science Fiction". Philadelphia Weekly, April 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Interview: Publisher, Writer Steve Berman Sits Down with TNG". The New Gay, August 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Queering SFF: An Interview with Editor Steve Berman". tor.com, August 6, 2010.
- ↑ "LGBT publishing companies try to expand their audience". Philadelphia Gay News, December 21, 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Op-ed: The Lambda Literary Awards Are a Shambles". The Advocate, October 5, 2012.