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Finalists for 19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Annouced

After months of anticipation, the Lambda Literary Foundation today announced the finalists in the 19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. Congratulations to all the finalists. Check out the full list of finalists here. Some of my personal favorites include:

Alternatives to Sex by Stephen McCauley (Simon & Schuster)

Tale of Two Summers by Brian Sloan (Simon & Schuster)

My Lucky Star by Joe Keenan (Little Brown)

Surf 'N Turf by Scott & Scott (Romentics)

Going Down in La-La Land by Andy Zeffer (Harrington Park Press)

The Zookeeper by Alex MacLennan (Alyson)

The winners will be announced May 31 at the annual gala awards ceremony in New York City.

Record Number of Nominations

Looks like it is a another big year for LGBTQ publishing. The Lambda Literary Awards received a record number of nominations for books published during 2006 (including "Column Inches" by yours truly in two categories). Each year, the organization honors the best LGBTQ writers and books during Book Expo America, the annual booksellers convention. This will be the 19th annual presentation of awards.                    

In all, 147 publishers nominated 381 titles for awards in 25 categories. Click here to see the full list of nominees.

Keep your fingers crossed for all of us. The finalists in each category will be announced this Thursday, March 1. Readings by the finalists will take place in San Francisco on April 12 and in New York on April 17. More readings will be announced shortly.                    

Winners will be announced on Thursday, May 31, at a gala awards ceremony in New York City.