Acquired Tastes XLIII:
Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 217
Finland Books
Part 18 of 20
Today we take another look at the Finland Books imprint.
Brought to you by the good people at Star Distributors, LTD., the Finland Books imprint published 200 titles between 1980 -1991. Star Distributors, LTD. operated out of a P.O. Box at the Canal Street Station in New York City.
Publisher's Page
The cover design features a black and white/brown and yellow erotic illustration (pencil, charcoal, ink) on a yellow background with the title of the book in a bold, lower-cased black graphic font near the top. The art itself was done by a number of artists including Craig Esposito, Adam and Clemént. All the authors are anonymous and the book number would sometimes appear on the spine of the book, but not always.
Back Cover
The numbering system begins with FIN-001 and continues thusly.
And, as is the case for many of the Star Distributor's imprints, Finland Books would be republished, not only later in their own history, but as titles for other imprints held by Star Distributor's or Arena, such as Brutes!, New Male, Young Stallions, Man To Man, Macho Books, Jock Studs, Hot Male Readers, Hard Throbs, et. al.
These books are rather plentiful and typically can be acquired for between $15-55.
This week, we have a couple more quality-control items to point out and I found something for nine out of ten.
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The New Roommate
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1989
FIN-175
(Cover not found.)
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Hell’s Hardhats
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1989
FIN-176
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Street Punks
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1990
FIN-177
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook from Hommi Publishing.
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Beached Bums*
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1990
FIN-178
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook from Hommi Publishing.
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Billy's Sex Ship*
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1990
FIN-179
According to Drewey Wayne Gunn's Gay Male Sleuth in Print & Film, page 121 : these two titles (Beached Bums and Billy's Sex Ship) had their covers switched during publication. This book is actually a marvelous spoof of gay pulp mysteries according to Gunn and features California PI Shiv Buzzcock.
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook from Hommi Publishing.
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Cycle Studs
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1990
FIN-180
Malibu
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1990
FIN-181
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Page by Page
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1990
FIN-182
According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is written by gay porn star Lee Ryder, a man of surprising talents.
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook from Hommi Publishing.
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Mojave Heat
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1990
FIN-183
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook from Hommi Publishing.
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Hot-assed Coach
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1990
FIN-184
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook from Hommi Publishing.
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And that's all for now.
Next week: ten more tantalizing titles from the Finals Books imprint.
Until then...
Thanks for reading!
Malibu - Hole
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