Acquired Tastes XLIII: Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 209 - Golden Boy Books, Part 1 of 3

Acquired Tastes XLIII:

Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 209

Golden Boy Books

Part 1 of 3

Today we take a look at Golden Boy Books.

Golden Boy Books was an imprint published by Arena Publications, who operated out of a facility at 12011 Sherman Road in North Hollywood, California, 91605. They published a total of 27 titles under this imprint between 1978 and 1979. 

All the books feature colorful artwork by the same artist, done in a very soft, romance-novel type style, with the distinctive 'GB' logo adorning the center of the book's back cover. With few exceptions, the illustration is presented on a white background with a bold, colored title floating above it. 

Back Cover

These books sell for between $50-$189, though listings are somewhat rare.

Here are the first nine titles...  

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 Johnny Silver

 Author: Ward Michaels 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-101

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  Stocks and Bonds

 Author: Kyle Reich 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-102

Kyle Reich is a pseudonym used by Lambert Wilhelm.

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Flight Into Sodomy

 Author: Chad Stuart 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-103

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 Richard’s Brother

 Author: Lambert Wilhelm 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-104 

William J. Lambert, III (William Maltese) is an extremely prolific author who has written in a number of genres. His pseudonyms include Christopher Dane, Adriana DeBolt, Karl Klyne, Anna Lambert, Billy Lambert, W Lambert III, Willa Lambert, William Maltese, Lambert Wilhelm and several others. He's written gay-oriented novels for many imprints, including Greenleaf Classics, BlueBoy, HIS69 and Golden Boy Books. His most recent novel was published in 2019.

William J. Lampert III

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 Montana Bound 

Author: Chad Stuart

 Golden Boy Books 

1978

 GB-105 

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Silver Summer

  Author: Ward Michaels 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-106

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 Cop Out 

Author: Lambert Wilhelm

 Golden Boy Books 

1978

 GB-107 

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 Young Men of the Night 

Author: Raymond Lange

 Golden Boy Books 

1978

 GB-108 

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The Sweat Game

 Author: Lambert Wilhelm 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-109

  

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And that's all for now.

Next week: nine more tantalizing Golden Boy Books titles.

Until then...

Thanks for reading.

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Golden Boy - Bryce Fox