The Latest goings-on!
Nathan is a featured speaker at this year's SAS Literary Festival!
Join Nathan James in New Orleans' historic French Quarter for the 2008 Saints And Sinners Literary Festival! Known as one of the largest alternative (LGBT) literary events in the US, Nathan is proud to participate as a Featured Speaker! There will be literary panels, discussion groups, workshops, theatrical performances, and, of course, food, fun and partying in the Big Easy! It's a truly special event in a precious American city.
Check out all the info on Saints And Sinners at: http://www.sasfest.org/ where you'll find all you need to be a part of this fantastic weekend! See you on Bourbon street!
This is your captain speaking...
Ready for boarding NOW! A Fictionwise Bestseller!
Airline pilot Gilbert Savage is in the hangar one bright, clear morning when his friend and fellow pilot Mario Freeman comes in with a surprise for Gil. He shows Gil the company’s brand new 727 party jet. Inviting Gil for an orientation flight, or “check ride”, the two pilots are soaring among the clouds and having fun, until a hair-raising near-miss with a light plane while coming in for a landing. The frightening brush with death reveals hidden passions between the two pilots, and soon their feelings for each other bring stratospheric levels of intimacy.
Even as the two pilots take their attraction for each other to new heights, storm clouds are brewing. The pilot of the light plane which cut them off on the runway is the son of the airline’s CEO, and he has a social agenda. Determined to use the incident to rid AirEast of the two gay pilots, the errant heir tries his best to make the lovers’ careers crash and burn...
Book your flight today at www.forbiddenpublications.com or www.fictionwise.com !
With DJ Baker of Da Doo Dirty Show. Photo by Maurice Runea
Nathan is now at KuttinEdge!
kuttinedgeonline is the hottest new destination on the Web for and about LGBT people of color. Featuring articles of interest on a wide range of topics, shopping, entertainment, and lifestyle info, it's the "kuttinedge" site you need to see! Nathan is proud to be featured alongside such luminaries as Stanley Bennett Clay and Nathan Scott. Check it out at: www.kuttinedgeonline.com. Registration is free.
DC Antiwar Protest: Nathan Speaks
Why I March, Why I Speak
© 2007 By Nathan James
As America enters her fifth year of war in Iraq, it seems overwhelmingly clear that the will of her people is being disregarded by their government. That such a sanguinary conflict should have continued for so long is an affront to the very ideals of American life. A war embarked upon under false pretenses, and prosecuted by a government which holds little regard for the long-established rules and codes of war, at that, is at best a black mark upon the historical record of the United States. When the season came upon us to lift our voices in deliberate protest against this tragic waste of young lives and untold billions of dollars, I felt it was high time to add my voice to the “chorus of dissent”. In this season of our outrage, I felt it my duty as an American, to invoke the principles of our Constitution and seek redress from our government.
I seek to make plain my distress at the conduct of our leaders in the place where our leaders congregate, in Washington, DC. The activist group Troops Out Now has been encamped on Capitol Hill every day this week. The Encampment culminates on Saturday with a massive march from the Capitol to the White House. There, I will join many other artists, public officials, and ordinary Americans who “want to see the killing stopped”. I will speak my mind before those assembled, and before the world. An indifferent President and an unwilling Congress must be reminded, well and truly, that their authority derives from the people. The people do not want these wars of conquest to continue. I will speak peace to those who advocate war. I will speak nonviolence to those who encourage killing. I will speak vigilance to those who demand we remain ignorant of the actions our government performs in our name.
Vigilance is the cornerstone of our democracy. We are implored by our Constitution to keep a watchful eye on our government, lest it becomes an overarching, totalitarian autocracy of the kind our forefathers fought the American Revolution to escape. We are warned that we stand mute at our peril. We are not prepared to permit our cherished Constitution and the freedom it grants to die in our time. This is the season in which we decide to re-establish government by the consent of the governed. Can we really be content in the knowledge that others will do this for us?
It is, to be candid, completely up to us whether this war continues or ends. When we raise our voices and say with passion, that further bloodshed is unacceptable, we begin to turn the wheels of change. When we exercise our right to protest, and expect that this expression of our will be respected, not suppressed, then we are reaffirming the very core of what it is to be Americans. It is time to march, and to speak, and to be heard. I hope you’ll join me in the season of protest which is now upon us.
Summer 2007 Tour: Coast To Coast!
It was a fun-filled summer season as Nathan traveled from coast to coast speaking, meeting fans and luminaries from everywhere, and enjoying the hospitality of organizations, bookstores and community events!
The 2007 Tour began with DC Black Pride over the Memorial Day weekend. With events galore, this trip did not disappoint. Nathan had the opportunity to meet with Lee Hayes, bestselling author of Passion Marks I & II and Messiah. Look for Nathan's short story Thickness in Lee's upcoming anthology Flesh To Flesh, due out early next year.
There were many visitors to Nathan's table at the DC Black Pride Expo...
DC Black Pride was a fine beginning to the Summer tour. Patti LaBelle and Jennifer Hudson were a great ending to a fantastic weekend. Back home in New York city, there were Pride events galore, including Queens Pride, staten Island Pride and Brooklyn Pride.
Leaving NYC at the beginning of July, it was time to fly to LA for At The Beach LA, a premier Pride gathering where Nathan appeared as part of Soulful Salon's Writers' Panel!
Nathan and Carlton Wilborn (Front And Center)
Nathan and Dale Guy Madison (Dreamboy)
At The Beach LA was held in early July at the LA Airport Marriott. Nathan had the privilege to share the spotlight with distinguished authors, such as Carlton Wilborn, Frankie Lennon, Timothy Kelley, and Frederick Smith. The panel was moderated by Stanley Bennett Clay. Nathan participated in the Panel on July 5 and 6, and was well received! Special thanks to Soulful Salon, for making this event such a success!
Flying back home for Pride In The City's Blackout Arts Series, Nathan was ready for the hometown crowd.
Nathan and Maurice Jamal (Dirty Laundry)
Nathan and Patrik Ian Polk (Noah's Arc)
Coming home to NYC for the Blackout Arts Series was the highlight of Nathan's tour! Nathan performed on August 3 at the Brooklyn Marriott. Diedra "Deepa Soul" Meredith was the MC, and Nathan was in fine company! (All the performers and their bios are at www.prideinthecity.com/events.htm). POCC did a fantastic job with this important event.
Talking with Tango TV!
Signing books at Blackout Arts Series
Proud performers!
Nathan enjoyed the privilege of meeting fellow author Jolie DuPre (Iridescence) at NYC's Bluestockings bookstore. She kindly introduced Nathan to the fans who came to see her book promo!
The Devil's Details now available at Barnes & Noble bookstores, and in Europe!
The Devil's Details
Come along for a steamy, erotic ride into the supernatural with Joshua Dolan, who wakes up one fine summer morning and finds the Devil sitting at the foot of his bed. A whirlwind journey through time follows, with Josh discovering the depths of hatred and the power of love. Along the way, he and his lover, Jeremy, have some of the most awesome sexual encounters of their young lives, and learn some priceless life lessons, too! Angels soar and the Devil really is in the Details! Available from www.barnesandnoble.com, www.amazon.com, http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk (for readers in Europe) and wherever books are sold.
In His Court does it again at Forbidden, Fictionwise!
My e-book, In His Court, is on Forbidden Publications' Bestseller list for the 2nd quarter of 2007! It's been a Forbidden bestseller for ten consecutive months. Also, it's on Fictionwise.com (www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/ForbiddenPublicationseBooks.htm) as well! Join Dale, a young, hunky NYPD cop who reconnects with his old friend Alvin, and finds that his crush isn't unrequited after all! Steamy and sensual, In His Court has captured readers' fancy five months running. You'll have the right to remain ravished at www.forbiddenpublications.com/book_pages/in_his_court.htm , where you'll find this and many other erotic tales sure to titillate and delight!
Four Angels for "In His Court" from Fallen Angel!
Fallen Angel reviews has awarded In His Court four angels! Teresa, the reviewer, even asked for a sequel. You can read the review at www.fallenangelreviews.com/2006/October/Teresa-InHisCourt.htm
I'm so tickled! Yes, there will be a sequel, with the further escapades of Dale and Alvin.
Nathan in Muscle Worshipers from STARbooks Press!
STARbooks press (www.starbookspress.com) has released the Muscle Worshipers anthology, featuring my new short story, Enchanted Morning. It's available online at www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, and in Europe at http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk, or wherever books are sold. Enjoy this and other stories from some of today's hottest writers of m/m erotica!
Available NOW from STARbooks Press!
"Love In A Lock Up" is an anthology including my short story Ten Days, plus sizzling tales from some of today's hottest m/m authors! Ten Days tells the story of a young man who finds himself behind bars for unpaid traffic tickets. He meets his big, dark, hunky cellmate, and they discover mutual attraction. They find that sometimes life throws you lemons, and all you can do is make lemonade. Rikers Island may be cold and forbidding, but time and passion make things hot and sexy! After the long, cold winter, go behind the walls for those juicy jailhouse romps! It's available NOW from www.starbookspress.com, online, or at bookstores everywhere!
In The Pipeline
Flesh To Flesh anthology
Nathan's stories will appear in Flesh To Flesh, an erotic anthology presented by Zane and edited by Lee Hayes. Featuring stories about men of color from some of today's best writers, Flesh To Flesh will fill you with passion and take you to new levels of hotness! Coming May 20 from Strebor/Simon & Schuster.
Archipelago
New York City is an archipelago, a cluster of many islands. Like the city's unique geography, the lives of six New Yorkers are similarly isolated, until bridges form between them. Join Nathan James on an urban odyssey through the archipelago of the city, and see how the islands of our lives become connected. Archipelago explores passions and dreams as varied and diverse as the islands of the city, with a few surprises thrown in! Coming in 2008.