Ex Libris NLA - Living In Leather

This is a list of works that the NLA through LIL has either reviewed and awarded or that we recommend as reading for any new to lifestyle sink their teeth into. If you have a specific topic that you wish to learn more about, we always recommend that you contact the President of NLA or the Leather Archives and Museum for a resource.

The books will be broken up between academic vs. fiction. In some cases, we do have a bit of a reference to the content of the book. If the book is a LIL award winner, you would have a (*) beside the listing. That means the author will have a personal page to their work in our LIL Awards section.

Happy Reading, and if you want us to list a book, please send us a letter via the contact page to the President. We will review the work and determine whether to list it and let you know.

The beginner’s books- we recommend you search for used books or out of print works on Abebooks.com

Non-fiction:

Bannon, Race. Learning the Ropes: A Basic Guide to Safe and Fun S/M Lovemaking.

Los Angeles: Daedalus Publishing Company, 1993.

Baim, Tracy, and Owen Keehnen. Leatherman: The Legend of Chuck Renslow.

Chicago: Prairie Avenue Publications, 2011.

Baldwin, Guy. Ties That Bind: The SM/Leather/Fetish Erotic Style: Issues, Commentaries, and Advice. 2

Edition. Los Angeles: Daedalus Publishing Company, 1993.

Baldwin, Guy. SlaveCraft: Roadmaps for Erotic Servitude--Principles, Skills and Tools.

Los Angeles: Daedalus Publishing Company, 2002.

Bean, Joseph W. Leathersex: A Guide for the Curious Outsider and the Serious Player.

Los Angeles: Daedalus Publishing Company, 1994.

Bean, Joseph W. Leathersex Q&A: Questions About Leathersex and the Leather Lifestyles Answered.

Los Angeles: Daedalus Publishing Company, 1996.

Berube, Allan. Coming Out Under Fire. New York: Plume Publishing, 1991.

Brame, Gloria, Brame, William, and John Jacobs. Different Loving: The World of Sexual Dominance and Submission.

1st. New York: Villard Publishing, 1996.

Chauncery, George. Gay New York. Basic Books, 1995.

This book covers LGBT history in more detail from the 1800’s into the stonewall years.

De la Croix, St. Sukie. Chicago Whispers: A History of LGBT Chicago before Stonewall.

University of Wisconsin, 2012. Also covers 1800’s into the stone wall years.

Farren. The Black Leather Jacket: This is a history of leather jackets

*Fritscher, Jack. Eyewitness Drummer: See direct link to book below in the Awards list!

Haberman, Hardy. Soul of a Second Skin: The journey of a Christian Leatherman. 2007

Mains, Geoff. Urban Aboriginals: A Celebration of Leather Sexuality. San Francisco: Gay Sunshine Press, 1998.

Moser, Charles, and JJ Madeson. Bound to be Free: The SM Experience to Safe and Fun S/M Lovemaking

Stein, Steve. Twenty-five years of living in leather: National Leather Association International.

Palm Coast: Adynaton Publishing, 2012.

*Spring, Justin. Secret Historian. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. (see direct link below)

Thompson, Mark. Leatherfolk. Los Angeles, CA: Alyson Publications, 1991 and 2001.

Williams, Colin J., and Martin Weinberg. Homosexuality in the Military: A Study of Less Than Honorable Discharges. New York: Harper and Row, 1971.

A great insight book for academic junkies. It covers discharges, undesirable removal and reports and stats from WWII to the late 1970's.

Weeks, Jeffery; Porter, Kevin. Between the Acts: Lives of homosexual men 1885-1967.

A nice historical book and large read but full of good UK perspective to compare to our own US.

Zieher, Scott. Band of Bikers. Brooklyn, NY: Power House Books, 2010.

1970’s MC gay male Biker photos and history

Fiction:

Carney, William. The Real Thing. New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1968.

Published in 1968 originally prior to Townsend’s Leatherman’s handbook.

Fritscher, Jack. Leather Blues: The Adventures of Denny Sargent. San Francisco: Palm Drive Publishing, 2011.

Lee, Bill. Leather Rogues (Rouges Series, No 2). New York: Gib Publishing Corp, 1991.

Preston, John. Mr. Benson. Celis Press, 1979

Stein, David. Carried Away: An S/M Romance. Los Angeles: Daedalus Publishing Company, 2002.

Townsend, Larry. The Leatherman’s Handbook 25th Anniversary Edition, Los Angeles: L T Publications, 1997.

The following are a list of Living In Leather Writing Award winning books! We have teams of readers that literally comb through the books submitted for consideration. After almost six months of reading, they vote on their absolute favorite. The books are divided up based on the type of literature they were awarded under. If you are a writer, or know a writer that you feel should be considered for the Living In Leather writing awards, please use our LIL Awards Contact page to make a nomination!

Titles are direct links to purchase on Amazon

Pauline Reage Novel Award

Anneke Jacob - As She's Told

Claire Thompson - "SubmissionTimes Two"

Cherise Sinclair - "The Dom’s Dungeon"

Jeff Mann - "Fog: A Novel of Desire and Reprisal"

L. M. Somerton - "The Portrait"

Laura Antoniou - "The Killer Wore Leather"

Jeff Mann - "Salvation: A Novel of the Civil War"

J.A. Rock - "The Sub's Club"

Angela Hamm - "The Gambler's Lady"

L.A. Witt - "The Master Will Appear"