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 testosterone, vigor, and seminal fluids. But the author’s favorite trophies do not hang on the
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Southern Charm
The very kind folks at WROTE (Thanks, SA Collins and Vance Bastian!) recently interviewed me for their podcast. We all had great fun. Move over, Trae Crowder, there’s another liberal redneck in town! Click here to listen!
Read moreWRITING ABOUT HERCULES
Earlier this year, in response to a call for submissions, I wrote “Eromenoi Herakleos,” a short story about the Greek hero Hercules. A classics professor at Virginia Tech helped me with the title: it’s Greek for “Hercules’ boyfriends.” In such relationships in classical Greece, the eromenos (“the beloved”) was the
Read moreCOUNTRY in LenaR’s Top 10 Books for 2016 at Gay Book Reviews
Jeff’s book, Country, made LenaR’s Top 10 Books for 2016 over at Gay Book Reviews! Gay Book Reviews is a well known”M/M themed book review site that was started in 2008.” Lena Ribka is a “passionate reader from Germany” for Gay Book Reviews. She says, “I learned to read at
Read moreREADING AT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH CONVENTION
On November 18, armed with many country-music CD’s (Dierks Bentley, Brett Eldredge, Jason Aldean, Charles Kelley, etc.), I climbed into my pickup truck and made the long drive to Atlanta, Georgia, to read at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English. I hate long drives alone,
Read moreDesire and Devour on sale!
Let that post holiday shopping frenzy continue! You can follow the story of Jeff Mann’s vampire, Derek, throughout history in this collection, Desire and Devour, published by Lethe Press. ON SALE FOR AS LOW AS .99! Grab yours now! Award-winning author Jeff Mann has collected his erotic and powerful
Read moreHonorable Mention at Rainbow Book Awards
Congratulations are in order to Jeff and the other contributing authors for the anthology The Biggest Lover. It is an anthology which features stories that center on the loves and lives of chubbies, bears, and their chasers. The Biggest Lover received an Honorable Mention in this year’s Rainbow Book Awards!
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LITERARY FESTIVALS IN 2016: COLUMBIA, CHARLOTTESVILLE, AND NEW ORLEANS I spoke at three enjoyable literary festivals in the first half of 2016. In February, I drove down to Columbia, South Carolina, for the inaugural Deckle Edge Literary Festival. On the 20th, I spoke on two panels. In one, “War Stories,”
Read moreCountry mentioned in Ty Herndon Interview
Greg Shapiro, in Houston’s LGBT monthly magazine Out Smart, interviewed country singer Ty Herndon. Herndon just released a new album, House on Fire (BFD/Red), the first full-length album he has released since coming out in November 2014. In the course of the interview, Mr. Shapiro mentioned Jeff’s book Country –
Read moreAND WE HAVE WINNERS
In October, Jeff released his novel Country, and as a part of that release he is giving away: An autographed copy of Country A non-autographed copy of Cub One of Jeff’s books on Audible.com The contest officially ended October 31, 2016. Entrants registered here, on Jeff’s website, and then entered
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