Acquired Tastes XLIII: Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 180 - Pyramid Books

Acquired Tastes XLIII: 

 Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 180

Pyramid Books

Pyramid Books was an American paperback imprint, founded as an independent publishing house in 1949 by Almat Magazine Publishers. The company was sold to the Walter Reade Organization in the late 1960's and then acquired in 1974 by Harcourt Brace which renamed it as Jove in 1977, continuing the line as an imprint. In 1979, they sold it to The Putnam Berkley Group, which is now part of the Penguin Group.

Phil Hirsch was vice president of Pyramid Books from 1955-1975 and had his name as author or editor on many of Pyramid's books, which included: anthologies of jokes, cartoons and humor, westerns, murder mysteries, war combat, biographies, television program tie-ins, games, romance, and adult fiction. While not the most prolific publisher of science fiction and fantasy, Pyramid did offer some notable original titles. 

Many of their early gay pulps were reissues of literary novels with gay themes. They, along with titles from the other genres, were frequently republished, given a new cover and remarketed.

The seven titles below represent their gay male output (though there may be more). I've included their alternative covers and back covers when possible.

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Twilight Men

Author:  Andre Tellier

Pyramid Books

G262

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Never The Same Again

Author: Gerald Tesch

Pyramid Books

X342

Back Cover

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The Divided Path

Author: Nial Kent

Pyramid Books

X-452

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Two

Author: Eric Jourdan

Pyramid Books

R-877

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The Heart In Exile

Author: Rodney Garland

Pyramid Books

X-1344

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Sam

Author: Lonnie Coleman

Pyramid Books

F-711

G479

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Bitter Love

Author: Dyson Taylor

Pyramid Books

G60

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And that's all for now.

Until next time...

Thanks for reading!

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