Jeff was asked to write a guest post for Men in Romance. Men in Romance is a series of posts focusing on the various experiences and perspectives of men who write romance. Read more from this series. *** I’m both flattered and bemused by the opportunity to write a post
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Jeff Mann at Bear Weekend in Lexington KY
Jeff Mann will attend the North American Bear Weekend in Lexington, KY February 2-5, 2017 where he will read from his new novel, Country, on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 1:00 PM in the Saxony Room. Jeff will also offer a sneak peak at his new graphic novel, Wolf Moon/Hunger
Read moreEquality: What Do You Think About When You Think of Equality
Several years ago, I responded to a call for submissions and wrote “Thomas,” an essay that appeared in The Other Man: 21 Writers Speak Candidly About Sex, Love, Infidelity, and Moving On. It was edited by Paul Alan Fahey and published by JMS Books (Glen Allen, Virginia) in 2013. Working
Read moreRinging in the New Year with Consent
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
Read moreSouthern 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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