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Read for the Season: October

 

Support the independent press that's committed to scaring the pants off you. Read New Texture books.

Cryptozoology Anthology: Strange and Mysterious Creatures in Men's Adventure Magazines 

Edited by Robert Deis, David Coleman, and Wyatt Doyle

Available now in softcover, ebook, and expanded hardcover editions: http://amzn.to/1PRQrta 

Maneaters: Killer Sharks in Men's Adventure Magazines  

Edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle 

Available now in softcover and expanded hardcover editions: https://amzn.to/2W7ay7j

Dollar Halloween

Photos by Wyatt Doyle

Available now in hardcover: https://shorturl.at/lALTZ

Atomic Werewolves and Man-Eating Plants: When Men's Adventure Magazines Got Weird 

Edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle 

Available now in softcover and expanded hardcover editions: https://amzn.to/3qdYIrk

I Watched Them Eat Me Alive

Edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle 

Available now in softcover and expanded hardcover editions: http://amzn.to/2tRiKZl

The Men's Adventure Library Makes THE WASHINGTON POST!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it:

Michael Dirda of The Washington Post praises The Men's Adventure Library collections Atomic Werewolves and Man-Eating Plants and Cryptozoology Anthology in today's edition.

Click HERE to read the whole article.

Big thanks to Michael Dirda and the Post for shining a light on our books, and to our Atomic Werewolves collaborator Stefan Dziemianowicz.

Edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle, Atomic Werewolves and Man-Eating Plants  is part of the Men's Adventure Library series, and is available now in softcover and as an expanded hardcover with bonus material. Buy it HERE.

James Reasoner Reviews ATOMIC WEREWOLVES AND MAN-EATING PLANTS

"You get stories about vampire bats, vampire tarantulas, giant lizards, man-eating trees (by Robert Moore Williams, the veteran SF and Western pulpster), devil worshippers, virgin sacrifices, crazed chicken choppers (a truly weird but good story), mad doctors, evil Nazis (but I repeat myself), and a really good Korean War/Civil War story that reminded me of the great Haunted Tank comic book series. Add some fine essays and introductions by Mike Chomko, Stefan Dziemianowicz, and editors Deis and Doyle, and you’ve got one of the best volumes so far in the Men’s Adventure Library. I had a wonderful time reading Atomic Werewolves and Man-Eating Plants, and I give it a very high recommendation." 

Novelist James Reasoner reviews Atomic Werewolves and Man-Eating Plants. Click HERE to read his full comments on his Rough Edges site.

Edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle, Atomic Werewolves and Man-Eating Plants is part of the Men's Adventure Library series, and is available now in softcover and as an expanded hardcover with bonus material. Buy it HERE.

JD Doyle talks 1981 With the Houston CHRONICLE

(photo: Sara Fernandez)
"I had two things that people hardly ever have in their life: time and money," he said. "I decided I just needed to see more of the gay United States, so I set off on a trip. I started April 1, 1981." 
JD Doyle talks 1981—My Gay American Road Trip in the latest Chronicle; click HERE to read all about it.
Buy 1981—My Gay American Road Trip HERE.

Jules Burt Reviews ATOMIC WEREWOLVES AND MAN-EATING PLANTS

  

Jules Burt, the dulcet-toned king of unboxing and review videos, confronts the new Men's Adventure Library collection Atomic Werewolves and Man-Eating Plants—and lives to tell the tale!

Order Atomic Werewolves and Man-Eating Plants HERE.

View more of Jules Burt's videos HERE.

Why Our Books' Cover Prices Are Going Up

This sucks. 

Our distributor is compelling us to adjust our wholesale pricing in a way that knocks most of our books out of profitability. This is not a change we welcome, and we have no say in the matter. We have to raise our prices, or our books lose their distribution. 

At the same time, despite our books’ cover prices going up, our per-book profits will actually be reduced. So we will actually earn less, even as our books cost our readers more. 

You read that right: We are being forced to raise our prices, yet somehow we’ll still earn less on each book sold. 

I think this is what they used to call “the new math.” 

This price increase will primarily affect readers who buy our books via Amazon. So if you’re a New Texture reader who prefers to buy from Amazon, the time to fill any gaps on your New Texture bookshelf is now; the cover prices on our books are about to go up.

Current prices should remain in effect until this time next month (October). After that, everything will cost a few dollars more, while we earn a few dollars less. You can order our books from Amazon by clicking their covers, running down the the right-hand column of this site.

As ever, thank you for your support.

Paperback Warrior Reviews EXOTIC ADVENTURES OF ROBERT SILVERBERG

"Exotic Adventures of Robert Silverberg is worth its weight in gold..." 

Paperback Warrior goes upriver with our Robert Silverberg collection and comes back alive!

Read their review HERE. 

Edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle, Exotic Adventures of Robert Silverberg is part of the Men's Adventure Library series, and is available as a 118-page softcover and as an expanded 142-page hardcover with bonus material. Buy it HERE.

Gary Lovisi on ATOMIC WEREWOLVES AND MAN-EATING PLANTS!

 

"A must for any reader of classic horror and weird stuff." 

Gary Lovisi reviews (and browses) Atomic Werewolves and Man-Eating Plants.

Edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle, Atomic Werewolves and Man-Eating Plants is part of the Men's Adventure Library series, and is available now in softcover and as an expanded hardcover with bonus material. Buy it HERE.

JD Doyle Interviewed on THIS WAY OUT

From the show:  

A veteran This Way Out contributor has added author to his list of credits. JD Doyle won awards for his work with the team that produced our long-running, monthly queer music feature, “Audiofile.” He earned just as much acclaim as curator of the Queer Music Heritage online collection. This Way Out’s Brian DeShazor welcomes him home to celebrate his latest endeavor, his book 1981—My Gay American Road Trip: A Slice of Our Pre-AIDS Culture. 

Click HERE to listen. (Running time: 18:09)

JD Doyle interviewed on Left of Str8 Show

From host Scott Fullerton:

"Today my guest is author and archivist JD Doyle, calling in from Houston, Texas. JD has created an amazing archive of LGBTQ songs, artists, and Houston notables that has been cataloged by the US Library of Congress because it is such an exhaustive history of our LGBTQ culture. Today our main topic is his new book, 1981: My Gay American Road Trip. You all know I love me a good road trip and this book has it all; over 140 pictures, 300 pages and 28 states. It's a great read and snapshot into the early pre-AIDS panic, with a powerful postscript about the effects of the deadly virus since then."

Buy 1981: My Gay American Road Trip from Amazon HERE.