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Burly Tales

Fairy Tales for the Hirsute and Hefty Gay Man

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What has been missing from the daring tales of fairy tale heroes is quite simply some heft. In Burly Tales, Lambda Literary Award-winning editor Steve Berman has gathered a dozen stories of whimsy and romance that feature gay men with plenty of curves and fur. Run away with us to enchanted woods, where the cubs and bears are not going to eat you (not without informed, enthusiastic consent), where no one will judge if you take up residence in a house with seven bearded men and only one bed, and where if you fall in love with a large, hairy man with a forbidding castle and a well-stocked library, he'll still be that way after you kiss him. Featuring an introduction by Matthew Bright and an afterword by award-winning ursine author Jeff Mann.

"This anthology of romances, adapted from fairy tales and fables, runs the gamut: from short stories to poetry, from contemporary settings to fantasy, from humorous to serious; all of them celebrate the beauty of large, hairy men." - Library Journal, starred review

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      Starred review from August 1, 2021

      This anthology of romances, adapted from fairy tales and fables, runs the gamut: from short stories to poetry, from contemporary settings to fantasy, from humorous to serious; all of them celebrate the beauty of large, hairy men. In "A Giant Problem," by Charles Payseur, little human pests invade the cloud home of a vegetarian giant who needs a catch-and-release exterminator to be his hero. Alysha MacDonald's "The Man Who Drew Cats" features a solitary monk, obsessed with drawing cats, who falls for the tengu (a bird-like demon) in the woods. In "El Muerto's Godson," by Evey Brett, a local curandero who grew up in Death's shadow must choose between life and love. Other tales are from B. J. Fry, John T. Fuller, John Linwood Grant, Jonathan Harper, James K. Moran, Rob Rosen, Mark Ward, M. Yuan-Innes, and Ann Zeddies. They reimagine "Three Billy Goats Gruff"; "The Twelve Dancing Princesses"; "Bluebeard"; "The Three Little Pigs"; "Snow-White and Rose-Red"; "The Emperor's New Clothes"; "Rapunzel"; "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"; and "East of the Sun and West of the Moon." Lambda Award winner Berman edits the wide-ranging, body-positive anthology. The heat level is low to moderate, and the depictions are less graphic than the fairy tales that inspired them; two stories allude to nonconsensual encounters. VERDICT Highly recommended for all public libraries.--Melanie C. Duncan, Washington Memorial Lib., Macon, GA

      Copyright 2021 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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