Stan Leventhal

Stan Leventhal (May 24, 1951 – January 15, 1995) was an American writer and magazine editor. Primarily known as the editor in chief of Heat Publications, a publisher of gay erotic magazines including Mandate, Torso and Inches,^[1] he also wrote and published several works of LGBT literature in the 1980s and 1990s.^[2] He published three novels and two short story collections during his lifetime; two additional novels were published following his death of AIDS in 1995.

Stan Leventhal
Born	(1951-05-24)May 24, 1951
Died	January 15, 1995(1995-01-15) (aged 43)
Nationality	American
Period	1980s–1990s
Genre	LGBT literature
Notable works	Mountain Climbing in Sheridan Square, Fault Lines, Black Marble Pool

In addition he founded Amethyst Press, a now-defunct publishing company which specialized in LGBT books,^[2] including his own books and titles by Dennis Cooper, Bo Huston, Steve Abbott, Kevin Killian, Patrick Moore and Mark Ameen.^[2]

He garnered three Lambda Literary Award nominations, in 1989 for Mountain Climbing in Sheridan Square, in 1990 for Fault Lines and in 1991 for Black Marble Pool.

Works

Novels

• Mountain Climbing in Sheridan Square (1988, ISBN 978-0934411080)
• Fault Lines (1989, ISBN 978-0934411264)
• Black Marble Pool (1990, ISBN 978-0927200059)
• Skydiving on Christopher Street (1995, ISBN 978-1563332876)
• Barbie in Bondage (1996, ISBN 978-1563334153)

Short stories

• A Herd of Tiny Elephants (1988, ISBN 978-0934411134)
• Candy Holidays and Other Short Fictions (1991, ISBN 978-0934411516)