Days of Love: Celebrating LGBT History One Story at a Time

A book chronicling 2,000 years of same-sex love stories, from Alexander the Great to the latest Literary Award winner, makes the perfect Valentine's Day gift. Days of Love, created and Edited by Elisa Rolle, makes inspiring reading and lays to rest the myth that LGBT couples are not capable of sustaining life-long relationships. Packed full of beautiful photos and illustrations it lovingly features the personal stories of LGBT couples from the dawn of history to the present day. Many of the contemporary couples share their stories on how they met and fell in love, as well as photos from when they married or of the families they have started together. Days of Love is also a great source of LGBT trivia and stories that have all-too-often been written out of history. For example, did you know that Sir Isaac Newton, who laid the foundation for modern physics, may have had a relationship with a Swiss mathematician, Nicolas Fatio de Duillier? That the British author of 2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke had a 13-year partnership with a male Sri Lankan teenager, and they are buried together? This is only a fraction of the fascinating facts that you can discover. What comes across is an alternative cultural history of LGBT people.

Queer Places: Retracing the steps of LGBTQ people around the world

“I've followed Elisa's blog, her exhaustive book on gay romance, Days of Love, and her Rainbow Awards, and this series adds immeasurably to her work as a passionate documentarian of queer life, history, iconography, and eye-popping esoterica. Inside the book is a link to google maps... where readers can find the sites listed within - notable addresses, locales, museums, bookstores and bars; homes of, and decorated by, Billy Haines, a star who abandoned acting to be with his life partner Jimmy Shields; the home of discreet gay silent star Ramon Novarro - where he was murdered by rent boys in 1968; George Cukor's notorious party pad; what remains of Rudy Valentino's retreat (subsumed by the 101 freeway); and so many of the graves, gossip and goings on of the famous, infamous, and forgotten gays and lesbians who created the California we know. Elisa unearths so much in this slim, eminently readable volume, you'll undoubtedly want to investigate her findings further - whether on foot, by car, on the web, or at the local archive. Queer California is an essential tool for anyone curious about the topic but also a grand jumping off point for researchers, thesis writers, historians, students, and amateur sleuths!” Jesse Archer on Amazon

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The world of Gene Marshall and Friends: A Collector's Guide

A list of all items produced in the Gene Marshall (and friends) universe: Dolls, Outfits and Accessories. With years, designers, conventions and prices (original and updated average selling price). “I purchased this book to find out more about my friends doll collection - I could not ask for a better reference guide, it has everything you need to know about Gene Marshall, her friends, outfits and accessories! Year they were released, designer and description and more!! - I was not disappointed! Highly recommended 5 stars!” Mrs Newbury on Amazon. "Bought this book as a surprise gift for my wife who collects Gene and Trent dolls and She loves it, has over 440 pages of pictures and details (clothing, accessories, release date, price etc.) along with some stories about the different types. She recommends it to any Gene doll colector." Colin Shallcross on Amazon