David Pratt, Author

David Pratt, Author

It's what I'm puttin' out there.

06/05/2021

And here, as promised, is the link for tonight's presentation, "In the CABG Patch"... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82177721640

Photos from David Pratt, Author's post 12/02/2021

ZINE MADNESS. A look through Niki's and my first 11 bundles of darkness...

Photos from David Pratt, Author's post 30/07/2020

MAILING TODAY!!!

Photos from David Pratt, Author's post 27/06/2020

The new zines!! Designs by Niki Williams. Mailing now.

25/06/2020

READING TONIGHT at 7:00 pm EDT. Just Zoom over to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83347887964

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21/05/2020
3rd Fridays – Reading with David Pratt, Gary Eldon Peter and Lewis DeSimone 09/10/2019

MINNESOTA FANS (I'm sure I have at least a few!) This is coming next week. And AccuWeather promises it will be above freezing, so come on out!

3rd Fridays – Reading with David Pratt, Gary Eldon Peter and Lewis DeSimone Three gay fiction writers share the stage to read from new work. They write novels, short stories, essays and reviews. David Pratt, Gary Eldon Peter and Lewis DeSimone join forces for a free reading at Quatrefoil. There will be books for sale and signing, and refreshments.

Todd Sweeney: The Fiend of Fleet High 27/03/2019

Slash fiction. On sale now.

Todd Sweeney: The Fiend of Fleet High Every gay boy needs an ally who will kill for him. And no boy could have a better ally than Todd Sweeney. When Todd’s best friend, Toby Ragg, is threatened by homophobic guidance counselor Ashford Squeers, Todd swings into action. But he swings just a bit too hard. Enter best pal Nellie Lov...

06/02/2019

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04/02/2019

We're NUMBER ONE in new humorous gay fiction on Amazon!

Todd Sweeney: The Fiend of Fleet High 02/02/2019

Paperback and the ebook are now *both* available for pre-order!

Todd Sweeney: The Fiend of Fleet High Every gay boy needs an ally who will kill for him. And no boy could have a better ally than Todd Sweeney. When Todd's best friend, Toby Ragg, is threatened by homophobic guidance counselor Ashford Squeers, Todd swings into action. But he swings just a bit too hard. Enter best pal Nellie Lovett, w...

Explore 8 of The World's Only Remaining Gay Bookstores 19/09/2017

I have read at three of these: Milwaukee's cozy and well-stocked Outwords, the iconic Giovanni's Room in Philly, and the hip, fabulous, zine-filled BGSQD in NYC!

Explore 8 of The World's Only Remaining Gay Bookstores These bookshops stand the test of time.

Bob the Book 19/09/2017

Just letting you all know that the audio book is here--at long last!! Read by me!

Bob the Book Just what is a "gay book"? A book attracted to books of the same gender! Meet "Bob the Book", a gay book for sale in a Greenwich Village bookstore, where he falls in love with another book, Moishe. But a freak accident separates the young lovers. As Bob wends his way through used book bins, paper...

Bookstores Are Booming. Bookselling As a Second Career Is Too. 21/08/2017

Hmmm....worth considering, Except I already live in a town with more bookstores per capita than dry cleaners!

Bookstores Are Booming. Bookselling As a Second Career Is Too. A number of the nation's newest bookmongers have either transitioned out of highly lucrative careers or intend to do so. These are their stories.

Horse-Riding Librarians Were the Great Depression's Bookmobiles 18/08/2017

Okay, I want the musical theater rights to this story...

Horse-Riding Librarians Were the Great Depression's Bookmobiles During the Great Depression, a New Deal program brought books to Kentuckians living in remote areas

Be More Than A Bookstore: A Brick-And-Mortar Shop's Key To Success 17/08/2017

Well, here we go, then...

Be More Than A Bookstore: A Brick-And-Mortar Shop's Key To Success Barnes & Noble is experimenting with food, Amazon is replicating its online business and an indie shop aims to be part of the community. Ultimately, they all want to sell more books.

21 Harsh But Eye-Opening Writing Tips From Great Authors 15/08/2017

21 Harsh But Eye-Opening Writing Tips From Great Authors Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.

Le***an Is the First Letter in LGBTQ. So Why Does the Identity Feel Like It’s Fading Away? 14/08/2017

Remembering...

Le***an Is the First Letter in LGBTQ. So Why Does the Identity Feel Like It’s Fading Away? I came out in feminist bookstores. If you missed their heyday, they were like nerdy le***an bars without the booze. Among their crowded shelves and ove ...

Artist Uses 100,000 Banned Books To Build A Full-Size Parthenon At Historic N**i Book Burning Site 12/07/2017

I'd like to be banned. Sometime, somewhere.

Artist Uses 100,000 Banned Books To Build A Full-Size Parthenon At Historic N**i Book Burning Site Argentinian artist Marta Minujín, 74, has created a monumental replica of the Greek Parthenon from 100,000 copies of banned books. According to the artist, it symbolizes the resistance to political repression.

10 Things Only Hardcore Bookworms Do 04/07/2017

Been there, done all of it (almost)...

10 Things Only Hardcore Bookworms Do Readers come in all shapes and sizes, and hardcore bookworms are a wonderfully idiosyncratic group within that population.

08/06/2017

When I die...

Looking After Joey 03/06/2017

Officially (re)releasing today. Our boy is back!!

Looking After Joey Wouldn't it be great if a character from a p**n movie stepped right out of your television, into your life? Well, be careful what you wish for. Because that's how Calvin and Peachy end up looking after Joey. Then Peachy decides to make Joey the center of in a social-climbing scheme that will take...

03/06/2017

Even better, read one of mine!

Guest post: David Pratt – Wallaconia 23/05/2017

Lovely Lucy at Hearts on Fire has posted this beautiful layout for my blog tour...All about the audio book...

Guest post: David Pratt – Wallaconia By the time you read this I will have recorded half of the Wallaçonia audio book. It is Saturday morning the twentieth; my friend Niki, who is engineering for me, is due at nine. I have been rehear…

22/05/2017
Wallaçonia 14/05/2017

Folks: The Wallaçonia video! With lovely Delaney Hafener singing her original song...

Wallaçonia Trailer for my new novel, Wallaçonia, from Beautiful Dreamer Press. Please watch. And please read the book. Available from the publisher or from Amazon or…

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