Kewl. Here's an email forwarded by Michael Bronski.
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From: John C. DeSantis
Date: 02 Jun 2004 14:40:29 EDT
Subject: Borders GLBT reading group: June
The Borders GLBT Reading Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month.
Please join us on Tuesday, June 15 at 7:00 in the Borders Cafe in W. Lebanon, when we will be discussing the book _Bears on Bears: Interviews and Discussions_ by Ron Jackson Suresha.
The book is available for purchase at Borders at a 20% discount.
Ron Suresha is a writer and editor living in Providence, Rhode Island. His writing has appeared in The Gay and Lesbian Review, Lambda Book Report, American Bear, Gay Community News, White Crane Journal, Art & Understanding, Southern Voice, In Newsweekly, Darshan, and Visionary, and the anthologies The Bear Book, The Bear Book 2, My First Time 2, Bar Stories, Quickies 2, and Tales from the Bear Cult. He is also the editor of an anthology of Bear-themed fiction, Bearotica, published by Alyson Publications in April 2002. For more information, visit: www.ronsuresha.com
Book Description:
Bears, for the uninitiated, are gay men who defiantly challenge society's ideal of physical appearance, who celebrate the fact that they are often large, hairy, and don't give a hoot about what fashions are parading down the runway. Ron Suresha's thought-provoking, humorous long-form interviews with men, including editor David Bergman, cartoonist Tim Barela, and comedian and writer Bruce Vilanch examine questions of gay male stereotyping, commodification of the human body, the oppressiveness of the “physical ideal,” and how body image affects personal growth.
In 25 candid discussions, Bears on Bears brings together 57 contributors from around the world, from a rich variety of perspectives and backgrounds. With lighthearted playfulness as well as serious analysis, these Bears (as well as some nonbearish Bear-lovers) describe themselves, their lives and loves, their sense of masculinity, and their flourishing community-cum-culture. Widely excerpted in the gay media, Bears on Bears is the first interview book ever (gay-themed or otherwise) compiled primarily from online interactions. This groundbreaking collection of voices gathered from in and around the edge of this unique culture is both entertaining and enlightening.
