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Maitland’s Vintage Gay Books Newsletter

Maitland McDonagh

Everything you wanted to know about vintage gay adult novels — the good, the bad and the wildly entertaining — and things you never even knew you wanted to know.

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The Beefcake Boys

Aaron Thomas, Nightstand Books / Corinth Publications, 1967

Here is an exceptionally misleading cover and title: I cannot imagine spotting it in an adult bookstore and not assuming it was about the business of, well, beefcake photography....

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Queer Hustler

Author Maitland McDonagh's review and essay for "Queer Hustler" by Joe Caruso (Playtime Books, 1965)

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    Author, critic. Former Senior Film Ed., TV GUIDE. Books include THE 50 MOST EROTIC FILMS OF ALL TIME and the Dario Argento study BROKEN MIRRORS/BROKEN MINDS. Founded 120 Days Books to republish vintage gay adult fiction.

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