LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD (LAMMYS): Best LGBTQ+ in Mystery

The Lambda Literary Society, a champion of LGBTQ+ books and their authors, has announced the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards (aka the Lammys) finalists. 

There are many categories, but here are the finalists for: 

 Best LGBTQ+ Mystery 

Charlotte Illes is Not a Teacher // Katie Siegel. Kensington 

One of Us Knows // Alyssa Cole. William Morrow 

Rough Pages // Lev AC Rosen. Tor Publishing Group 

Rough Trade // Katrina Carrasco. MCD 

The Night of Baba Yaga // Akira Otani, Translated from Japanese by Sam Bett. Soho Crime

Winners will be announced on October 4.

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD: LGBTQ MYSTERY

Lambda Literary, the nation’s oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing LGBTQ literature, announced the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards aka the “Lammys.”

WINNERS: LGBTQ Mystery

The Savage Kind // John Copenhaver, Pegasus Books

All those nominated:

 

 

 

Lambda Literary Award Finalists: The Lammys!

Lambda Literary, the nation’s oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing LGBTQ literature, announced the finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards aka the “Lammys.”

Below are the Finalists in the Mystery Category. Congratulations to All! To see the Finalists in all categories, go HERE.

LGBTQ Mystery

• Bath Haus // P.J. Vernon, PRH/Doubleday
• Finding the Vein // Jennifer Hanlon Wilde, Ooligan Press
• Lies With Man // Michael Nava, Amble Press
• Murder Under Her Skin // Stephen Spotswood, PRH/Doubleday
• The Savage Kind // John Copenhaver, Pegasus Books

 

 

 

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD Finalists

Lambda Literary, the nation’s oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing LGBTQ literature, announced the finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards aka the “Lammys”

Below are the Finalists in the Lesbian and Gay Mystery categories. Congratulations to All!

LGBTQ Mystery

Death Before Dessert, A.E. Radley, Heartsome Publishing 

Find Me When I’m Lost, Cheryl A. Head, Bywater Books 

Fortune Favors the Dead, Stephen Spotswood, Doubleday 

 I Hope You’re Listening, Tom Ryan, Albert Whitman & Company 

Vera Kelly Is Not a Mystery, Rosalie Knecht, Tin House Books

To see the Finalists in other categories, go HERE.

Lambda Literary Award Finalists 2019: The Lammys!

Lambda Literary, the nation’s oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing LGBTQ literature, announced the finalists of the 31st Annual Lambda Literary Awards – or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known.

This year’s finalist were selected by a panel of over 60 literary professionals from over 1,000 book submissions from over 300 publishers. We’re excited to announce the finalists in 24 categories (including new for this year, Bisexual Poetry). Finalists will be celebrated and winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony and Gala the evening of Monday, June 3, 2019 in New York City.

Here's a link to all the finalists in the 24 categories. Congrats to all!

For the purposes of this blog, here are the finalists in the MYSTERY CATEGORY:

Lesbian Mystery
A Matter of Blood, Catherine Maiorisi, Bella Books
A Study in Honor: A Novel, Claire O’Dell, HarperCollins / HarperVoyager
A Whisper of Bones: A Jane Lawless Mystery, Ellen Hart, Minotaur Books
Alice Isn’t Dead: A Novel, Joseph Fink, Harper Perennial
Gnarled Hollow, Charlotte Greene, Bold Strokes Books
The Locket, Gerri Hill, Bella Books
Secrets of the Last Castle, A. Rose Mathieu, Bold Strokes Books
Stolen: A Kieran Yeats Mystery, Linda J. Wright, Cats Paw Books

Gay Mystery 
Black Diamond Fall, Joseph Olshan, Polis Books
Boystown 11: Heart’s Desire, Marshall Thornton, Kenmore Books
Death Checks In, David S. Pederson, Bold Strokes Books
Dodging and Burning: A Mystery, John Copenhaver, Pegasus Books
The God Game: A Dan Sharp Mystery, Jeffrey Round, Dundurn
Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery, Marshall Thornton, Kenmore Books
Somewhere Over Lorain Road, Bud Gundy, Bold Stroke Books
Survival Is a Dying Art: An Angus Green Novel, Neil S. Plakcy, Samwise Books

Lambda Literary Award Winners

The 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards–or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known announced the winners last week at a special ceremonyheld at the New York University Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan. There are many categories, but of most interest to this blog:

Best Lesbian Mystery:
• Pathogen, by Jessica L. Webb (Bold Strokes)

Best Gay Mystery: 
• Speakers of the Dead, by J. Aaron Sanders (Plume)

Hat Tip: The Rap Sheet
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Lambda Literary Award Finalists

The 28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards–or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known–kick off another record-breaking year with today’s announcement of the finalists. The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on Monday evening, June 6, 2016 in New York City.

Lesbian Mystery 
The Grave Soul, Ellen Hart, Minotaur Books
Illicit Artifacts, Stevie Mikayne, Bold Strokes Books
Ordinary Mayhem, Victoria Brownworth, Bold Strokes Books
No Good Reason, Cari Hunter, Bold Strokes Books
The Red Files, Lee Winter, Ylva Publishing
Relatively Rainey, R.E. Bradshaw, R.E. Bradshaw Books
Tarnished Gold, Ann Aptaker, Bold Strokes Books
The Tattered Heiress: Volume Two of the Charlotte Olmes Mystery Series, Debra Hyde, Riverdale Avenue Books

Gay Mystery 
After the Horses, Jeffrey Round, Dundurn
The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter, Tom Mendicino, Kensington Publishing
Boystown 7: Bloodlines, Marshall Thornton, Kenmore Books
Cheap as Beasts, Jon Wilson, Bold Strokes Books
Introducing Sunfish & Starfish: Tropical Drag Queen Detectives, Wallace Godfrey, Strand Hill Books
Murder and Mayhem, Rhys Ford, Dreamspinner Press
Orient, Christopher Bollen, Harper
The Swede, Robert Karjel, Harper

For Nominees in other categories, go here

Lambda Literary Award Winners

2015 Lambda Literary Award Winners--the “Lammys” honoring LGBT fiction. Winners in all Categories HERE.

Gay Mystery: Blackmail, My Love by Katie Gilmartin (Cleis Press)

Other Nominees
Boystown 6: From the Ashes by Marshall Thornton (MLR)
Calvin’s Head by David Swatling (Bold Strokes)
DeadFall by David Lennon (BlueSpike)
Fair Game by Josh Lanyon (Carina Press)
A Gathering Storm by Jameson Currier (Chelsea Station)
Moon Over Tangier by Janice Law (Open Road)
The Next by Rafe Haze (Wilde City Press)

Lesbian Mystery: The Old Deep and Dark by Ellen Hart (Minotaur)

Other Nominees
The Acquittal by Anne Laughlin (Bold Strokes)
Done to Death by Charles Atkins (Severn House)
Slash and Burn by Valerie Bronwen (Bold Strokes)
UnCatholic Conduct by Stevie Mikayne (Bold Strokes)

HT: The Rap Sheet

Lambda Literary Awards

2014 Lambda Literary Awards (The Lammys) for best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books of the year.  For all the categories and winners, go HERE.  For nominated books in Gay Mystery and Lesbian Mystery, go HERE.

Gay Mystery: The Prisoner of the Riviera, by Janice Law (Mysterious Press/Open Road)

Lesbian Mystery: High Desert, by Katherine V. Forrest (Spinsters Ink)

Congratulations to all!

HT: The Rap Sheet