Lethe Press | |
Founded: | 2001 |
Founder: | Steve Berman |
Country: | United States |
Headquarters: | Amherst, Massachusetts |
Publications: | Books |
Genre: | LGBT literature |
Imprints: | Tincture |
Lethe Press is an American book publishing company based in Western Massachusetts.[1] Launched in 2001 by Steve Berman, a writer and a former employee of Giovanni's Room Bookstore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company was originally launched to publish speculative fiction, primarily LGBT-themed, as well as rereleasing out of print titles from other LGBT publishers.[2] In recent years, with numerous LGBT-oriented publishing companies folding, the company has also expanded its line to include new LGBT-themed non-fiction, poetry, and anthology titles.[3]
The company also Tincture, a separate imprint for LGBT people of color.[4]
In 2012, The Advocate published a piece by Berman criticizing the structure and organization of the Lambda Literary Awards.[5] His criticism included the fact that while many categories have separate awards for gay men and lesbians, the award offers no transparency in its judging and maintains only a single gender-neutral category for both speculative fiction and anthologies.