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RAB to Publish First Book on Pop Star Lorde

“Lorde: Your Heroine, How This Young Feminist Broke All the Rules and Succeeded” released by Riverdale Avenue Books

- New York Times Bestselling Author Marc Shapiro Writes the First Book About Grammy-Winning Artist Lorde -

Riverdale, NY – March 19, 2014 – The innovated hybrid publisher Riverdale Avenue Books is proud to publish the first book on Grammy winning artist Lorde. Lorde: Your Heroine, How This Young Feminist Broke All the Rules and Succeeded by New York Times bestselling author, Marc Shapiro examines the career of this 17 year-old New Zealand musician who just won her first two Grammys for her hit song "Royals."

“When this manuscript came in, I couldn’t put it down. I could not believe that such a young woman could have such an inspiring life!” said Lori Perkins, Publisher of Riverdale Avenue Books. “She is the voice of her generation.”

Lorde: Your Heroine, How This Young Feminist Broke All the Rules and Succeeded explores the many facets of Lorde including her feminist viewpoints, how intellectually inclined she is, and her talent for writing meaningful music. Shapiro shows over the course of a year how Lorde’s career went from complete obscurity to superstardom.

"The intriguing thing about writing about Lorde is that she is so damned contrary to everything that pop music has become," said author Marc Shapiro. "She's a true intellect whose songs have been guided by great authors and deep thinkers rather than the predictable template of current pop music. She's smart, creative, a true individual and only 17. Stories that are too good to be true but that ultimately are just that makes a biography of Lorde truly something special."

FLASH 50% OFF Sale to Celebrate Our 1st Anniversary

Riverdale, NY – December 17, 2013 – The innovative hybrid publisher Riverdale Avenue Books is celebrating their first year anniversary by offering 50% off of all books. Riverdale Avenue Books has published over 50 titles, as well as short stories and audio books within the last year.

Every ebook on the Riverdale Avenue Books website will be half price for 24 hours beginning midnight on December 18th. The sale will include the best-sellers In Bed with Gore Vidal and 50 Shades of Gay, as well as the Jane Austen mash-up Spank Me, Mr. Darcy and all titles by favorite Riverdale Avenue Book authors Trinity Blacio and New York Times best-seller Marc Shapiro.

Three of Riverdale Avenue Books’ titles have been chosen as book club selections, two have been #1 Amazon on the Gay & Lesbian best-seller list, and Riverdale Avenue Books is the first hybrid publisher to launch a line of pop culture books.

“It's been an amazing year to launch a hybrid press," said Lori Perkins, Publisher of Riverdale Avenue Books. “Our readers continue to have a voracious appetite for erotic romance, popular culture and genre fiction and Magnus, our LGBT imprint, has shown that gay content works well in the new digital space. Next year should be even bigger."

About Riverdale Avenue Books
Riverdale Avenue Books publishes e-books, print, and audio books under seven imprints: Riverdale Pop a pop culture imprint; Riverdale/Magnus an award-winning publisher of LGBT titles; RAB HSF, a horror, science fiction and fantasy line; RAB Truth an erotic memoir line; RAB Desire an erotica and erotic romance imprint; and RAB Sports and RAB Gaming featuring sports and gaming titles. Visit us at www.RiverdaleAveBooks

The Hunger Gays Just Pubbed By RAB

Riverdale Avenue Books’ Releases The Hunger Gays

The Hunger Gays by Nathan Alexander is a Takeoff of the Blockbuster Movie, The Hunger Games


Riverdale, NY – December 11th, 2013 – With box office receipts in the hundred million dollar range for the blockbuster movie “The Hunger Games,” fans of erotic romance will be anxious to read Nathan Alexander’s interpretation of this popular movie in “The Hunger Gays”, now on sale at Riverdale Avenue Books.

“We expect this title to make the Amazon gay and lesbian best seller list just like our previous pop culture sensation, 50 Shades of Gay,” said publisher Lori Perkins. “I am so pleased that a M/M novel can break through as an homage as part of a pop culture sensation and not be a niche title because both men and women love these books.”

The Hunger Gays explores a world where men are the objectified gender. This allows readers to see what it’s like to be a man, coming of age in a world where women are dominate.

The book ultimately calls into question what defines masculinity, using traditional elements of erotica to explore masculinity, blurring the lines between what separates a man from being straight or gay.

The Hunger Gays forces its participants to choose a position when they enter the competition: top or bottom. The position determines their fighting method. Our main character, Aspen, is 19 years and not entirely sure what he wants. A central struggle of this story is Aspen forcing himself into the role of a bottom because that’s what he thinks he is. Readers will slowly see that Aspen has top tendencies and sports a very dominant personality.

Just because the main character is young doesn’t mean the rest of the cast is. The best part of the Hunger Gays saga is that it opens up the door to different types of gay men- bears, twinks, skinny, fit, silver fox, and husky. Each character participating in the competition will be a unique archetype of the kind of real men you find out in life. There are no cookie cutter types.The Hunger Gays

NaNoWriMo Contest Deadline Extended to Dec. 15th

Riverdale Avenue Books Extends the Deadline for NaNoWriMo Contest

Riverdale, NY – December 1, 2013 – Innovative New York publisher Riverdale Avenue Books has extended the deadline to December 15th for their first annual NaNoWriMo publishing contest, with a chance to win a book contract.

“One of our prospective contestants wrote me a note explaining that she would have to miss the deadline this year because she was working retail all through the Thanksgiving weekend,” explained Lori Perkins, Publisher of Riverdale Avenue Books. “I was so inspired by this writer’s passion to juggle her work and her writing that I realized we needed to extend the deadline. No one should have to choose between paying the bills and following their dreams.”

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is a month to encourage aspiring writers to begin the novel they have always wanted to write. Participants start writing their 50,000 word novel at midnight on November 1st and they have the whole month of November to complete it. “I see the people who participate in NaNoWriMo as artists and athletes, and I know that the work that is produced becomes some of our cultures' best and brightest,” said Perkins. “I want to give those writers an opportunity to share their best work, and I'm a big believer in immediate gratification, so publication within 12 months should be a nice carrot on the stick."

Submit your 50,000-80,000 word novel in the genres of erotica, erotic romance, horror, science fiction, fantasy, and LGBT fiction to Riverdale Avenue Books by December 15th, 2013 for consideration. Riverdale Avenue Books’ team of editors will evaluate the submissions and choose first place winners, as well as honorable mentions, from each genre for publication by Riverdale Avenue Books.

Winners will be notified by email by February 1, 2014. Each book chosen will be eligible for standard contract terms, including publication as both print and ebook. The winning books will be published in 2014.

Please submit completed novels in a word document format with a brief author bio and book synopsis to submissions@riverdaleavebooks.com.

About Riverdale Ave. Books
Riverdale Avenue Books (RAB) is at the leading edge of the changes in the publishing industry. RAB publishes ebooks and audio books monthly under six imprints: Riverdale Pop, pop culture titles; Riverdale/Magnus Books, a joint venture with award-winning publisher Magnus Books, LGBT titles; Riverdale HSF, a horror, science fiction and fantasy line; Riverdale Truth, an erotic memoir line; Riverdale Desire, an erotica and erotic romance imprint and Riverdale Sports.

RAB Black Friday Sale Extended

The Innovative Hybrid Publisher Will Offer 25% of Select Titles for Black Friday to Cyber Monday

Riverdale, New York – November 30, 2013 – Black Friday sales of Riverdale Avenue Books titles were so successful that the innovative hybrid publisher has decided to offer the 25% off discount of ebook titles through Cyber Monday. Shoppers will be able to purchase their holiday gifts and on Amazon, Barnes and Nobles, and Riverdale Avenue Books website, riverdaleavebooks.com

The deals started after midnight on Black Friday and will last until the end of the day on Cyber Monday. This offer applies to books priced over $2.99. Books included in the deal are the Amazon best sellers, In Bed with Gore Vidal and 50 Shades of Gay, and the critically acclaimed Spank Me, Mr. Darcy, as well as all titles by popular best-selling authors such as Trinity Blacio, Livia Ellis and Marc Shapiro. Surprise Black Friday best-sellers included Fangsters, a M/M vampire mafia tale by Ryan Field and Mordred and the King, a M/M Arthurian Fantasy by John Michael Curlovich.

Riverdale Avenue Books publishes ebooks under seven imprints: Riverdale Pop, pop culture titles; Riverdale/Magnus Books, a joint venture with award-winning publisher Magnus Books, LGBT titles; Riverdale HSF, a horror, science fiction and fantasy line; Riverdale Truth, an erotic memoir line; and Riverdale Desire, an erotica and erotic romance imprint and Riverdale Sports.

“If you ever wanted to check out our books, this is a great opportunity,” said RAB Publisher Lori Perkins. “And everyone loves a gifted ebook! It’s a great way to give a ’stocking stuffer’ miles away."

Riverdale Avenue Books 25% OFF for Black Friday

The Innovative Hybrid Publisher Will Offer 25% off Select Titles for 24 Hours on Black Friday

Riverdale, New York – November 27, 2013 – Riverdale Avenue Books, the innovative hybrid publisher will offer 25% off of ebook titles starting at midnight on Thanksgiving for Black Friday. Shoppers will be able to purchase their holiday gifts on Amazon, Barnes and Nobles, and the Riverdale Avenue Books website, riverdalevebooks.com

Deals will start after midnight on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28th and will last for 24 hours on Black Friday. This offer will apply to all books priced over $2.99. Books included in the deal are the Amazon best sellers, In Bed with Gore Vidal and 50 Shades of Gay, and the critically acclaimed Spank Me, Mr. Darcy, as well as all titles by popular best-selling authors such as Trinity Blacio, Livia Ellis and Marc Shapiro.

Riverdale Avenue Books publishes ebooks under six imprints: Riverdale Pop, pop culture titles; Riverdale/Magnus Books, a joint venture with award-winning publisher Magnus Books, LGBT titles; Riverdale HSF, a horror, science fiction and fantasy line; Riverdale Truth, an erotic memoir line; Riverdale Desire, an erotica and erotic romance imprint and Riverdale Sports.

“If you ever wanted to check out our books, this is a great opportunity,” said RAB Publisher Lori Perkins. “And everyone loves a gifted ebook! It’s a great way to give a ’stocking stuffer’ miles away."

About Riverdale Avenue Books

Riverdale Avenue Books publishes e-books and print books under seven imprints: Riverdale Pop, a pop culture imprint; Riverdale/Magnus an award-winning publisher of LGBT titles; RAB HSF, a horror, science fiction and fantasy line; RAB Truth an erotic memoir line; RAB Desire an erotica and erotic romance imprint; and RAB Sports and RAB Gaming featuring sports and gaming titles. Visit us at www.RiverdaleAveBooks.com or call us at 212-279-6418.

Publish Your NaNoWriMo Novel - 7 Categories Available

Win a Book Contract for Your NaNoWriMo Novel with Riverdale Avenue Books


Riverdale, NY – November 1, 2013 – Innovative New York publisher Riverdale Avenue Books is holding a NaNoWriMo publishing contest with a chance to win a book contract.

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is an annual event that takes place in November where aspiring writers are challenged to begin the novel they have always wanted to write. Participants start writing their 50,000 word novel at midnight on November 1st and they have the whole month to complete it.

“I think it’s amazing that we have a national month devoted to encouraging writing,” said Lori Perkins, Publisher of Riverdale Avenue Books. “I see NaNoWriMo writers as artists and athletes, and I know that the work they produce becomes some of our cultures' best and brightest. I wanted to give those writers an opportunity to share their best work. I'm a big believer in immediate gratification, so publication within 12 months should be a nice carrot on the stick."

Submit your 50,000-80,000 word novel in the genres of erotica, erotic romance, horror, science fiction, fantasy, and LGBT fiction to Riverdale Avenue Books by December 1, 2013 for consideration. Riverdale Avenue Books’ team of editors will evaluate the submissions and choose first place winners, as well as honorable mentions, from each genre for publication by Riverdale Avenue Books.

Winners will be notified by email by February 1, 2014. Each book chosen will be eligible for standard contract terms, including publication as both print and ebook. The winning books will be published in 2014.

Please submit completed novels in a word document format with a brief author bio and book synopsis to submissions@riverdaleavebooks.com.

Memoirs of a Gigolo, Volumes 1-4, Delightfully Dirty

I love these books. I love reading about the sexual adventures of this contemporary rake. He is so much fun.

So, I am personallythrilled to announce that RAB has just pubished the print and ebook edition of the best-selling MEMOIRS OF A GIGOLO Omnibus, Vol 1-4, by Livia Ellis.

In the first Omnibus Edition of the sexual adventures of titled British Lord Oliver Adair, we read as he becomes a high-end male escort and travels the globe (Tokyo, Bangkok, etc.) bedding a Latin pop star, two princesses, and a beautiful Russian fellow escort as charming and duplicitous as himself.

"Once you start following these adventures, you won't be able to stop reading and will be waiting breathlessly for the next installment about this contemporary rake. And you might find yourself wishing you could afford his attentions,” said RAB publisher Lori Perkins.

Said author Livia Ellis about working with RAB, “I'm thrilled to be working with Lori Perkins and RAB. Publishing is in flux. Teaming up with a publisher at the nexus of this rapidly changing industry is just the push I need to take the next step in my writing career."

Livia Ellis claims to be a perpetual student currently at Trinity College, Dublin. She has a vivid imagination and is sexually adventurous but only on paper. She is a Californian at heart while living in Europe for more than a decade. She is a fluent French speaker and she seeks readers who enjoy what she writes.

Buy the book here, http://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Gigolo-...Memoirs of A Gigolo: Omnibus Edition Volumes 1-4

Jockboys by Simon Sheppard - Postmodern Penis Play

Jockboys by Simon Sheppard

From acclaimed gay erotic writer (“Our erotica king”—San Francisco magazine) Simon Sheppard comes a suite of sexy stories about porn stars, queer politics, and postmodern penis play. Join Vin Stroker, Casey O’Toole and the rest of the well-hung, fun-loving gang for a smart, smutty romp guaranteed to make you wish you were one of the jockboys.

Says the author of his new collection, "I had a great time writing Jockboys. It's kind of meta-porn: full of literary devices, socio-political overtones, and funny I hope. But still loaded with balls-out sex."

Don Weise, Magnus Books editorial director, calls Sheppard “one of the best writers of hot, no-holds-barred gay erotica out there. That he’s been doing it as long as he has—and with such consistently high quality, makes Simon truly outstanding a crowded field of erotic literature.”

About the Author: Simon Sheppard is the author of Man on Man: The Best of Simon Sheppard, the novel The Dirty Boys Club, and of three previous short story collections: Sodomy!, In Deep, and Hotter Than Hell and Other Stories, winner of the Erotic Authors Association Award. His anthology Homosex: Sixty Years of Gay Erotica won the Lambda Literary Award. Sheppard’s work has appeared in well over 300 anthologies, including eighteen editions of the Best Gay Erotica series and several editions of the Best American Erotica. He lives in San Francisco and hangs out at www.simonsheppard.com.

Electro Deluxe - How & Why I Wrote My First Erotic Short Story

Electro Deluxe - My First Erotic Short story - By Lori perkins
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Riverdale Avenue Books just published Electro Deluxe, the first erotic short story I ever wrote. I wrote is over a decade ago and published it under a pseudonym, but here it is for the first time under my real name.

And here's the story behind it.

I now use this short story as an example of how even the silliest, fleeting erotic thought can be grist for the erotic writer mill inside your brain.

So, let me tell you my story about my story.

I have a good friend I went to NYU with. We were both journalists, but I had sold his literary novel when he was in his 20’s, and it was very smutty in a dick lit sort of way. When I turned 40, I asked him about how he felt about writing all that twenty-something smut, and he said he was proud of it, and glad he had put it down on paper when he did.

I fanned myself and said I could never have written anything like that.

And he said to me, “Lori, you have a kid. Your mother knows you’ve had sex. Go write me a dirty story.”

He double dog dared me. And I did.

Because there was no way he could do something that I couldn’t.

But it wasn’t easy – at first. Because I was trying to think about what other people might find exciting.

I was try to be Anais Nin and Henry Miller, which I was not.

You need to write what you know in your own words.

Or, use your own fantasies for inspiration.

So, I was trying to think of interesting sex stories about princesses and vampires, but I had just broken up with someone. And when I break up with someone, I clean my house.

Now I had also recently bought a very expensive vacuum cleaner with many attachments. And I had to watch a video to figure out how to put it together. My best friend came over with a pitcher full of margaritas to cheer me up, and I said t her, “You know for all the money I paid for this thing, it should get me off.”

And that was the inspiration for my short story “Electro Deluxe” about a very expensive vacuum cleaner with some marvelous attachments. I wrote it in a white hot flash, and sent it to Cecilia Tan (publisher of circlet.com, a science fiction, fantasy and horror erotic press). She told me if was one of the best pieces of smut she had ever read.

And I sold it.

And then I sold a whole bunch of other erotic short stories, all based on these barely memorable ideas that flashed through my head as a result of everyday life.

You know how there used to be this Playboy TV ad saying men had a sex thought every 6 seconds, when women who write and read smut have them just as often, and they are your ticket to a whole new world of smutty publication.

So, without further ado, here is Electro Deluxe:

http://www.amazon.com/Electro-DeLuxe-...