Blueboy and Mandate were not only stuffed with sexy photos of naked men, but were dripping with steamy tales, the best of which contained strong doses of gritty nightlife and nearly forgotten gay culture. "Kerouac at the Everard" and "Fire Island Threesome" deliver the goods while capturing the palpable energy of places vital to gay history. The titillating title story puts the reader front and center cruising the Big Easy, a region not often depicted in the coast-focused fiction of the time. We are extremely fortunate to have JR's take on magazine publishing in this heady period as an afterword, an enjoyable romp into the office life of pornography.

Introducing the book is Matthew Rettenmund's (Encyclopedia Madonnica, Boy Culture) overview of such publications. While the internet may have extinguished this carnal epoch, The Library of Homosexual Congress is proud to revive this sensual compendium of literary sleaze at its finest.