David A. Bailey

"Passions run high when a beautiful woman wanders out of an abandoned subway tunnel. With no memory of who she is or how she got there, Veil must figure out who to trust and what she is--an object of desire or a force to be reckoned with--as her past is revealed" -- Amazon.com.

"Back to Black traces the long and eminent history of Black radical politics. Born out of resistance to slavery and colonialism, its rich past encompasses figures such as Marcus Garvey, Angela Davis, the Black Panthers and the Black Lives Matter activists of today. At its core it argues that racism is inexorably embedded in the fabric of society, and that it can never be overcome unless by enacting change outside of this suffocating system. Yet this Black radical tradition has been diluted and moderated over time; wilfully misrepresented and caricatured by others; divested of its legacy, potency, inclusivity and force for global change. Kehinde Andrews explores the true roots of this tradition, and connects the dots to today's struggles by showing what a renewed politics of Black radicalism might look like in the 21st century."--Publisher's website.

Rhapsodies in Black takes a fresh look at the Harlem Renaissance, contesting narrow interpretations of it as an isolated phenomenon confined to artists of color inhabiting a few square miles of Manhattan and, instead, recognizing it as a historical moment of global significance, with connections to Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, and other parts of the United States, in particular Chicago and the Deep South. Like jazz musicians, the artists of the Harlem Renaissance era traveled and interacted, and their art was cosmopolitan, inspired by European modernism as well as the cultural and artistic groundswell of black America. Two influences dominated in the art of early modernism: African art and the vitality of big city life. In Harlem, as in Paris and Berlin, artists were inspired to seek new forms and to collaborate on performances, films, and publications. Rhapsodies in Black speaks across the arts, reaching out from an exploration of the painters and sculptors of the time to consider film, theater, and dance. With contributions by distinguished authors from both sides of the Atlantic, it offers a kaleidoscope of provocative readings, showing that the issues and ideas of the Harlem Renaissance still resonate today.

First Book in the Mirage Trilogy A gay “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” Mirage is the story of two men on the primitive tribal planet Ki, the impulsive hunter Greeland and his younger partner Enkidu, who have been promised to each other in the ancient ways of the tiny planet for a lifetime. But a brutal murder and the events that unfold after it have made both of them seek asylum on Earth, the planet they will use in the bodies of two lovers, Alan Kostenbaum and Wright Smith, two men whose identities and souls Greeland and Enkidu will occupy and who will be sacrificed to their needs. Mirage combines relentless action, adventure, suspense, and political savvy—published in 1991, during the height of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S., and all the paranoia and hostility around the spread of this “gay disease,” as so many homophobes called it—and the newly open and expressed romantic feelings among gay men. It is a precursor to many gay romantic novels that came after it, that deal with issues of gay fidelity and same-sex marriage, even though it is in the form of a gay science fiction novel. As Enkidu, the young man from the planet Ki learns in the body of Alan Kostenbaum: “As they said here on Earth, money made the world go round. But I knew that only love could change things.” In truth, Mirage is a deeper psychological novel than most science fiction, and its theme of four men occupying two bodies is beautifully realized with all the conflicts and romantic energy natural to this kind of tale. Whether you read Mirage for its exciting plot, or for its candor about gay sexuality or its warm romanticism, you will find that this book more than rewards your time with its intense beauty and mystery.