B-Boy Blues

B-Boy Blues

Author: James Earl Hardy

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2022-12-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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1994. Years before "homo thug" and "down low" became infamous catchphrases, Omar Little put the "G" in Gangsta on HBO's The Wire, and Lil Nas X became a global pop star ... there was B-BOY BLUES. Revisit or experience for the first time the story that ushered in the Africentric gay fiction genre, and put Black-on-Black male love on both the map and the bestseller lists! SYNOPSIS: Mitchell Crawford always wished, hoped, and dreamed for a RUFFNECK - a hip-hop-lovin', street-struttin', cool posin', crazy crotch-grabbin' brotha. And he finally finds one in Raheim Rivers, who is a vision of lust: six feet tall and 215 pounds of mocha-chocolate muscle. Mitchell knows Raheim will take him for a walk on the wild side. But he doesn't count on getting behind Raheim's mask - and finding someone he can love. Praise for B-Boy Blues: "Hardy has successfully crafted the first gay hip hop love story. It sexily sizzles off the page." - E. Lynn Harris "Not since Terry McMillan's Disappearing Acts has it felt so good to be loved so bad. Grade: A-." - Entertainment Weekly "Hardy proves that Black love is just as dizzying and gratifying when boy meets boy." - Vibe "A masterpiece of both Black and gay literature." - Booklist Cover image: Alyxandria Fabrega @artbyalyx Cover models: Timothy Richardson & Thomas Mackie aka Mitchell & Raheim from @bboybluesthefilm (currently streaming on @betplus) Cover design: Tony Dobson @hallsongraphics


Men of the House: A B-Boy Blues Novel

Men of the House: A B-Boy Blues Novel

Author: James Earl Hardy

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2018-12-04

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9781719937900

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Things are definitely "jood" (better than good) for 15-year-old Raheim Errol Rivers, III. A senior at Brooklyn Technical High School, he's on track to become salutatorian of his graduating class. He's juggling early admissions offers from Yale, Harvard, and MIT. He's dating an "older woman": 19-year-old New York University sophomore Maxine "Max" Edgewood. But the chocolate icing on his yellow layer cake is his father, Raheim Errol Rivers, Jr., and godfather, Mitchell Crawford, reuniting after four years. Errol is ecstatic when Raheim moves back in with he, Mitchell, and Mitchell's five-year-old daughter, Destiny. But he soon discovers that making room for another Rivers man in their home is easier said than done.


Love the One You're With

Love the One You're With

Author: James Earl Hardy

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2003-06-03

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0060512393

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Do men and monogamy mix? It's not a question Mitchell "Little Bit" Crawford gave much thought to until his beaufriend of almost two years, Raheim "Pooquie" Rivers, an All-American jeans model, heads to Hollywood to make his first feature film. As Mitchell soon discovers, the temptation to cheat is very real . . . and it seems to be everywhere. An ex even pops up hoping to pick up where they left -- and got -- off. While intrigued, Mitchell chalks all the attention up to "the married man" syndrome: one is much more desirable when he's attached to someone else. But as he continues to run into bisexual musician Montgomery "Montee" Simms, the look-but-don't-touch rule is put to the test. As he and Montee get closer, Mitchell's idealistic beliefs about commitment are challenged. Will he love the one he's with because he can't be with the one he loves?


If Only for One Nite

If Only for One Nite

Author: James Earl Hardy

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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At his ten-year high school class reunion, Mitchell Crawford confronts his first love, his gymnastics coach Warren Reid.


Stone Butch Blues

Stone Butch Blues

Author: Leslie Feinberg

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 1459608453

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Published in 1993, this brave, original novel is considered to be the finest account ever written of the complexities of a transgendered existence. Woman or man? Thats the question that rages like a storm around Jess Goldberg, clouding her life and her identity. Growing up differently gendered in a blue--collar town in the 1950s, coming out as a butch in the bars and factories of the prefeminist 60s, deciding to pass as a man in order to survive when she is left without work or a community in the early 70s. This powerful, provocative and deeply moving novel sees Jess coming full circle, she learns to accept the complexities of being a transgendered person in a world demanding simple explanations: a he-she emerging whole, weathering the turbulence.


The Wild Blue

The Wild Blue

Author: Stephen E. Ambrose

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2002-05-07

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0743223098

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The story of the men chosen by the Army Air Forces to man the B-24 bombers which made a vital contribution to the Allied victory.


The Day Eazy-E Died

The Day Eazy-E Died

Author: James Earl Hardy

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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This addition to the B-Boy Blues series about the developing love of Raheim Rivers and Mitchell Crawford shows how their relationship is tested by the specter of AIDS. Ribers' complacency is shattered when he learns that his idol Eazy-E has AIDS. Rivers gets tested and the narrative concerns the long waiting period until he learns his test result - a period when his own fear and the stigma of the disease push him towards conflicting decisions. The previous three books have sold well over 100,000 copies


The AB Real Book

The AB Real Book

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 9781860963162

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An impressive range of jazz styles, from New Orleans to contemporary. All tunes suitable for less experienced players, with pitch range, chords and technical level carefully considered. Tunes in their most commonly played keys, with reliable melodies and chord changes. Comes in B flat, E flat, C Treble-clef and C Bass-clef editions.


Yes I Can!

Yes I Can!

Author: Kendra J. Barrett

Publisher: Magination Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781433828690

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"Carolyn is in a wheelchair, but she doesn't let that stop her! She can do almost everything the other kids can, even if sometimes she has to do it a little differently"--


All Boys Aren't Blue

All Boys Aren't Blue

Author: George M. Johnson

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 2020-04-28

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0374312729

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In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson's All Boys Aren't Blue explores their childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. A New York Times Bestseller! Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, Today Show, and MSNBC feature stories From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys. Both a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren't Blue covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy. Johnson's emotionally frank style of writing will appeal directly to young adults. (Johnson used he/him pronouns at the time of publication.) Velshi Banned Book Club Indie Bestseller Teen Vogue Recommended Read Buzzfeed Recommended Read People Magazine Best Book of the Summer A New York Library Best Book of 2020 A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020 ... and more!