HotNote Books has been acquired by Bella Distribution, based in Tallahassee. Their commitment to LGBT literature is already well established, and we are enthused about the range and selection they will be able to provide.

On January 1, 2012 you will be able to contact Bella Distribution

By telephone at: 800 533-1973, by fax at: 850 576-3498 and by email at: orders@belladist.com or orders@hotnote-books.com

Our  "orders at hotnote-books" email box will remain active through this transition, but our 800 number will cease to function on January 1.

It's  been a great pleasure for us to work with you over HotNote's short  lifespan and we have every confidence that Linda Hill and her colleagues at Bella will provide you with more comprehensive service than we ever could. You can expect to receive an email from the new team before the  end of the year.

We wish you every success in the coming new year -- and beyond!

FOG, by Jeff Mann. From the Lambda Literary Award winning author of A History of Barbed Wire comes an erotic BDSM thriller that will raise more than a few goosebumps! Outside an isolated cabin,winter fog caresses spruce trees. Inside, two men, lovers, have enacted a plan of revenge, kidnapping the handsome son of the man who wronged one of them. Al, the accomplice, has stalked Rob for weeks,and his infatuation for the young man has grown deeper than he ever anticipated. So much so that he finds himself drawn to protect Rob from the rage and vengeance burning away his partner Jay's insides. Caring for their bound and gagged captive,with each passing day Al finds his power over Rob a potent and irresistible aphrodisiac and his heart dangerously moved. But Jay has no intention of ever allowing the young man to escape. ISBN: 9781590213599 / 228 pages / paper / 15.00 / Bear Bones Books - Lethe Press

WHO'S YOUR DADDY? Eric Summers, ed. If you don’t have gray, you don’t get to play! Eric Summers gives us the men you want to call Daddy and the boys who are the lucky ones in a collection by the most popular writers in gay erotica. The mature man knows how to make love – slow and steady wins the race. Do you want to be wined and dined? Do you want to be dominated by a hot man with graying temples? Do you like a real man? Do you have daddy fantasies? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then what are you waiting for? Open these pages and live out your fantasies through the eyes of the hottest boys and their even hotter daddies. Summers proves once again why he is the hottest editor in gay erotica today as he pulls together the cream of the crop to give you the men you crave in Who’s Your Daddy? ISBN: 9781934187906 / 275 pages / paper / 18.95 / STARbooks Press.

THE THIRD BUDDHA, by Jameson Currier. Richly detailed storytelling weaves together international stories of the search for a missing journalist in the Bamiyan region of Afghanistan with a young man’s search for his older brother in Manhattan in the aftermath of 9-11 into a sweeping, multi-cultural novel of what it means to be a gay citizen of the world. ISBN: 9780984470723 / paper / 328 pages / 20.00 / Chelsea Station Editions. Due in August.

DIRTY ONE, stories by Michael Graves. Set in the 1980’s, Dirty One follows a pack of adolescent characters who live in the acid-drenched, suburban town known as Leominster, Massachusetts—the plastics capital of America, as well as the birthplace of Johnny Appleseed. In the story, “From Kissing,” a sixth-grader named Butch has his first homosexual tongue kiss during a monster truck show and, after a bout of the flu, he is convinced he has somehow contracted AIDS. With “Curls and Curls,” nine-year-old Lee hates his kinky, brown head of hair and is seemingly possessed with magic, casting spells to unfurl his evil tresses. In “A Snow Day,” eleven-year-old Cassidy longs to be the next mega-watt, teen pop star, but is forced to deal with her crazy classmates, her gay father, and her dog that continually vomits in the driveway. “Do It” follows a tween named Denise as she seeks her first sexual experience with a boyfriend who can never remain erect. Denise strives for high school greatness while her gay best friend is crowned king of all local paper routes. These selections join five more, constructing the remarkable world of Dirty One. ISBN: 9780983285106 / Paper / 152 pages / 16.00 Chelsea Station Editions. Due in September.

THE GAY MAN'S GUIDE TO TIMELESS MANNERS AND PROPER ETIQUETTE, by Corey Rosenberg. A lively, witty, and notable collection of advice, facts, opinions, and tips on how to be a proper gay man. ISBN: 9780983285144 / 120 pages / Paper / 15.00 / Chelsea Station Editions. Due in September.

TELENY AND CAMILLE, story by Oscar Wilde and friends, art by Jon Macy. An erotic Victorian tale told in a modern graphic novel! The sinuous prose of Wilde and friends (writing as "Anonymous"), so full of longing and repression, partnered with stylish and understanding artwork. Check out the story of its creation - no wonder it won the 2010 Lambda Literary Foundation's award in the Erotica category! Teleny is the haunted musical genius that everyone desires but no one has truly touched... until the fateful night that he senses Camille's presence in the audience. The wealthy young man is instantly seduced by Teleny's dark beauty and smoldering melancholy. This groundbreaking and powerful early gay novel, written in secret by Oscar Wilde and his anonymous circle of writers, is now re-interpreted as a graphic novel, in all its lush, pansexual excess. ISBN: 9780984594009 / 248 pages / paper / 29.99 / Northwest Press.

RAINY DAY RECESS: The Complete Steven's Comics, by David Kelly, foreword by Dan Savage. Collects the complete comic strip, exploring the world of a sensitive boy coming of age in the seventies, with all its joys, quirks, and heartbreaks. Includes rare comics and art and eight brand new Steven strips! Northwest Press will be making a donation to the It Gets Better Project with every copy sold. ISBN: 9780984594023 / 120 pages / paper / 19.99 / Northwest Press.