Best Gay Stories 2011

by Peter Dubé (Editor)

In the 2011 edition of Best Gay Stories, editor Peter Dubé reminds gay men that when we step up to the proverbial microphone and tell our own stories, something monumental happens. This anthology of fourteen stories is a testament to all the voices, the power of storytelling, a chorus of narrative impulses.

208 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 20, 2011

Reviews

[Liam Ostermann · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really had a high opinion of this anthology when I read it in 2013 and I am giving it a three star rating until I can reread this collection when I am pretty sure I will up the rating and write a proper review.

[Jerry L. Wheeler · Rating 5 out of 5]

As edited by founder Steve Berman, Lethe Press’s Best Gay Stories collections are truly as advertised, almost all uniformly strong and solid. He has a knack for finding the right notes to strike, resulting in chords that reverberate. Now, his stewardship has passed to the gigantically talented Peter Dube, who shows himself to be just as keen and canny when it comes to selecting the finest gay fiction. From Sandra McDonald’s whimsy to the outright weirdness of Daniel Allen Cox’s “A Nose Commits Suicide” to the beautifully metaphoric “The Crow,” by Judas Garbah (Tanith Lee) to the breathless, restless journey of David Gerrold’s “Thirteen O’Clock,” Dube seeks to widen the scope of the possible narratives that shape and underlie our own individual queer philosophies, and in that, he succeeds without question. So, rest assured that even though Steve Berman may have passed the Best Gay Stories torch, Peter Dube is keeping the flame blazing. Carry on, boys. Full review at https://outinprintblog.wordpress.com/...

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

My full review of BEST GAY STORIES 2011 will appear in the debut issue of CHELSEA STATION magazine in November of 2011.