Gaylord is Out

WITH OUR BELLIES FILLED with Thanksgiving treats, Secret Acres is getting festive yet again. And by festive, we mean gay. Gay-owned, operated and managed, Secret Acres is debuting its first queer-themed book this week, Gaylord Phoenix. In fact, and we were thinking about this, is there another gay-themed graphic novel, as in long form comic fiction, from a gay creator out there that can’t be filed under porn/stupid? And no, Fun Home and Stuck Rubber Baby don’t count; they’re very good, yes, but they’re memoirs. Please holla back if you’ve got something; we’re all ears and we love lists.

To celebrate all the gayness, we’ve got a Cinders Gallery (in Brooklyn) release party on Thursday, December 2nd. The idea of Gaylord books framed by the Heavy Light installation currently up at Cinders is going to make for a stunning display. Get there early; this one might get crowded fast.

On Saturday, we’ll be selling the book at BCGF, of course. Surely, you’re familiar with BCGF, and if not, then we’re sure you know the guest list. BCGF is a unique battle royale of the best literary comics and bleeding edge artists around. It’s free; so just go and be amazed – and prepare to go broke; there’s just too much good stuff.

You’ll find us right at the entrance, wedged between Canadian powerhouse Drawn & Quarterly and that Jordan Crane guy, whose prints will give you brain damage. Ken Dahl and John Brodowski will be joining Edie Fake at our table, signing any old thing you put in front of them, and Secret Acre Sean Ford will be about and dropping the penultimate Only Skin just to make this even more overkill. It’ll also be your last chance to get artist-signed and sketched books to give as holiday presents. Remember, street cred always makes a great gift.

If you’re in Chicago (and good for you!), Edie Fake will also be at Quimby’s Gaylord Phoenix release party on December 9th. Yep, the whole U.S. of A. is celebrating Edie’s book, one city at a time. If you pre-ordered a copy of Gaylord Phoenix from the Emporium, it should be getting out to you this week!

If Thursday is just too far away, Acres pal Lisa Hanawalt has a comics party at Desert Island on Tuesday, November 30th to celebrate both issue #2 of I Want You and the fantastic window display she did for Desert Island. Rumor has it there will be beer as well.

Speaking of presents, don’t forget the Secret Acres Emporium is always open and we’ll be happy to ship things off to you in time for the holidays – just let us know your timeline. We should have the full run of Troop 142 back in stock next week.

We’ll be back after BCGF with salacious details of all the release parties and panel discussions. We may even have the first wave of responses to Gaylord Phoenix!

Your (gay) pals,

Leon and Barry

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