Acquired Tastes XLIII:
Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 217
Finland Books
Part 19 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, I found something for seven out of ten.
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Snowbunny
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1990
FIN-185
(Cover not found.)
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Hellfire Club
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1990
FIN-186
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Alex
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1990
FIN-187
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Swimteam Stud
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1990
FIN-188
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Boys in Trouble
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1991
FIN-189
According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about "friends who make trouble for a boy when they discover he is gay, so he runs away from home.
The actual author is Peter A. Neus.
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Cairo Nights
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1991
FIN-190
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Wild Stud
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1991
FIN-191
(Cover not found.)
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Scout Camp Initiation
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1991
FIN-192
(Cover not found.)
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Love is a Dance
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1991
FIN-193
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Lost-Brothers
Finland Books
Author: Anonymous
1991
FIN-194
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Next week: the final ten tantalizing titles from the Finland Books imprint.
Until then...
Thanks for reading.
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Life Is A Dance - Chaka Khan
