I’m very grateful to Keith John Glaeske for his very positive review of my latest book, Consent. Thanks too to Jerry L. Wheeler and Out in Print: Queer Book Reviews for posting it.
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Brandy Renee McCann Reviews Country
Thanks to Brandy Renee McCann for an excellent review of Country. I must preface this review by stating that I first met Jeff Mann while a student in his undergraduate Appalachian literature class. He endeared himself to me when on one of the first days of class we discussed regionalisms
Read moreAnother “Gay Redneck” Poem Published
Thanks to Jameson Currier for publishing a poem from my “Gay Redneck” series in Chelsea Station Magazine! I’ve written several in this series (and, I should note, I started it before sexy Trae Crowder appeared on the Internet as the “liberal redneck”), and I’m hoping to incorporate it into a
Read moreTraining the Enemy
A poem of Jeff’s, “Training the Enemy,” was just accepted for publication in Pine Mountain Sand and Gravel volume 20, Appalachia: Stay or Go? Pine Mountain Sand and Gravel is a publication of the Southern Appalachian Writers’ Cooperative (SAWC). SAWC has met (almost) annually since 1974. Through its annual October
Read moreUNBROKEN CIRCLE: STORIES OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE SOUTH
Unbroken Circle: Stories of Cultural Diversity in the South, an anthology edited by Julia Watts and Larry Smith, is officially released today. One of the goals of Unbroken Circle is to subvert stereotypes—to show that Southern people are not simply shoeless rural white people. We are a people as varied
Read moreAbout Consent
Anxious to know a little more about Jeff’s new book, Consent? Here is what Jeff had to say about it. What is Consent about? Consent is a collection of BDSM erotic fiction. Some of the book is composed of short stories I’ve published in erotic anthologies in the past. “Carpetbagger,”
Read moreARE YOU READY TO GET NAUGHTY??
Jeff has a brand new book out!! Are you ready to get naughty? According to the third edition of The Mann Dictionary of Savage Intimacy, consent is defined as “compliance in expectation of being ravished while bound.” Lauded by both the National Leather Association-International and Lambda Literary Awards, Mann writes stories—perhaps even true tales—that produce dangerous levels of
Read moreSPRING 2017 READING IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Various organizations at West Virginia University, including the Office of Multicultural Programs and the West Virginia and Regional History Center, sponsored my recent reading at WVU. Thanks to a few MFA students and colleagues who were willing to handle my classes at Virginia Tech, I was able to spend several
Read moreSPRING 2017 READING IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Several months ago, following the release of my latest novel, Country, I scheduled a reading at Malaprop’s Books/Café in Asheville, North Carolina, set to occur on Saturday, April 8th: “Gay Romance Lit Night with Jeff Mann, N.S. Beranek, and Steve Berman.” On April 6th, Steve (the publisher of Lethe Press,
Read moreEvent Reminder – Jeff at WVU on APR 12
Don’t forget that Jeff will be reading at West Virgina University on April 12, 2017 at 6:00 PM in WVU Wise Library in Morgantown, WV. If you are in the area, be sure and stop by and support the event. Jeff would love to see you!
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