May 14 – 17, 2009, in New Orleans, Louisiana

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  And speaking of pumping, don’t let the crunch at the pumps and on airlines catch you by surprise: make plans now to attend next year’s event, May 14-17, for which we have already confirmed four magnificent authors. Jess Wells is the acclaimed author of thirteen volumes, the latest of which is the novel The Mandrake Broom. She will share her wisdom and experience in panels and gatherings throughout the weekend, as will another fantastic writer, Radclyffe. The two-time Lambda Literary Award-winner, author of over thirty lesbian novels, including the forthcoming Night Call, is a retired surgeon and publisher of Bold Stroke Books, a prominent LGBTQ publishing house based in New York.
  
  Michael Thomas Ford is our third exciting offering for next year. His contributions to fiction are legion, and he has books on sex, health and spirituality, as well as the incredibly popular and Lammie award-winning My Queer Life nonfiction series. And finally, Ali Liebegott, author of the Lammie-winning debut, The Beautifully Worthless, and a Lammie-winning sophomore novel, The IHOP Papers, will join us as well. Perhaps we’ll get to hear more about her current project, The Crumb People, an illustrated novel about post-September 11th obsessive duck feeders. Keep them all in mind on your next trip to the bookstore! As always, we will have many more great names, a huge selection of informative and inspirational panels, and the best parties since Mardi Gras.
  
  Attendees to include:

  Ali Liebegott
  Ali Vali
  Amie M. Evans
  Amy King
  Andrew W. M. Beierle
  Andrews & Austin
  Anne Laughlin
  Anthony Bidulka
  Barb Johnson
  Barbara Lhota
  Becky Cochrane
  Benoit Denizet-Lewis
  Brad Richard
  Brane Mozetic
  C. Cleo Creech
  Carol Rosenfeld
  Charles Rice-Gonzalez
  Christopher Hennessy
  Clara Nipper
  Clifford Henderson
  Collin Kelley
  Dale Chase
  Danielle Downs
  David Puterbaugh
  David-Matthew Barnes
  Elana Dykewomon
  Ellen Hart
  Fay Jacobs
  G. Winston James
  Gary Zebrun
  Geneva St. James
  Greg Herren
  J. M. Redmann
  Jameson Currier
  Jeff Mann
  Jeffrey Ricker
  Jeffrey Round
  Jennifer Knight
  Jenny Lowery
  Jerry Wheeler
  Jess Wells
  Jim Duggins
  Jonathan Sudholt
  Justine Saracen
  Kelly Smith
  Laura Mullen
  Lewis DeSimone
  Linda Daniel
  Marianne K. Martin
  Mark G. Harris
  Martin Hyatt
  Megan A. Volpert
  Michael Gross
  Michael Lowenthal
  Michael Montlack
  Michael Thomas Ford
  Michele Karlsberg
  Nathan Burgoine
  Peter Dubé
  Radclyffe
  Rob Byrnes
  Robert Taylor
  Samiya Bashir
  Scott Heim
  Shawn Clements
  Steve Scott
  Sven Davisson
  Theresa Davis
  Thomas Keith
  Timothy J. Lambert
  Trebor Healey
  Vincent Diamond
  Wayne Courtois
  William Holden
   

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