Dru Pagliassotti
Personal Information
Description
Dru Pagliassotti writes horror and fantasy fiction and teaches in the communication department of California Lutheran University. As a professor, her current research interests are in the Western reception and development of boys’ love fiction from Japan and the rise of the male/male romance among female writers in the U.S. She has served as the editor in chief and publisher of ''The Harrow'' fantasy and horror magazine for 11 years, and runs The Harrow Press which publishes anthologies of horror fiction. She was born an Air Force brat and has lived in a variety of states: D.C., Alaska, Missouri, Utah, Illinois, and California. She spent most her high school years overseas in Naples, Italy, and has revisited Italy three times since then, mostly to stay in Venice. She loves to travel — it’s her No. 2 life priority, right after writing.
Books
Corsets & Clockwork
Dark, urban fantasies come to life in the newest collection of Steampunk stories, Corsets & Clockwork. Young heroes and heroines battle evils with the help of supernatural or super-technological powers, each individual story perfectly balancing historical and fantastical elements. Throw in epic romances that transcend time, and this trendy, engrossing anthology is sure to become another hit for the fast-growing Steampunk genre!
Day terrors
Brings you 21 tales of well-illuminated horror designed to keep you frightened all day.
The Mammoth Book Of Ghost Romance
Clockwork Heart
"A steampunkish romantic fantasy set in Ondinium, a city that beats to the ticking of a clockwork heart. Taya, a metal-winged courier, can travel freely across the city's sectors and mingle indiscriminately among its castes. A daring mid-air rescue leads to involvement with two scions of an upperclass family and entanglement in a web of terrorism, loyalty, murder, and secrets."
Boys' love manga
""Boys' love," a male-male homoerotic genre written primarily by women for women, enjoys global popularity and is one of the most rapidly growing publishing niches in the United States. This collection of 14 essays addresses boys' love as it has been received and modified by fans outside Japan as a commodity, controversy, and culture"--Provided by publisher.