About Lethe Press Lethe Press is an independent publishing house specializing in speculative fiction, books of gay interest, poetry, spirituality, as well as classic works of the occult & supernatural. Named after the Greek river of memory and forgetfulness (and pronounced Lee-Thee), Lethe Press is devoted to ideas that are often neglected or forgotten by mainstream publishers. Founded in 2001 by author Steve Berman, Lethe Press has grown steadily in its first few years. Our books have been finalists for, and in cases won, such awards as the Andre Norton, Gaylactic Spectrum, Golden Crown Literary, and Lambda Literary Awards. Our anthologies have featured the works of many acclaimed and New York Times best-selling authors.
Lethe Books are distributed by several wholesalers, including Baker & Taylor, Bookazine, and Ingram. Our books are easily ordered by libraries and all booksellers, both online and brick-and-mortar. We especially encourage our readers to patronize their local bookstores, in particular their local gay bookstores. It's worth the extra effort to support a community institution run by your neighbors!
Steve Berman has been on staff at Giovanni's Room in Philadelphia; for that reason we've linked most of our books to their site. You can search for gay and lesbian bookstores on the Gayellow Pages site (search by PLACE, then look through the list for your closest city and then for "Bookstores").
The staff at Lethe Press:
- Steve Berman, owner and publisher
- Toby Johnson, acquisitions and production
- Dan Kravitz, promotions
- Sky Schneider, intern
- Ron Suresha, Bear Bones Books imprint editor
- Bo Young, White Crane Books imprint editor
- Thanks to Jay Michaelson
for setting up our website
Click here for our submission guidelines.
