'Nathan Burgoine's Reviews
Reviews of Nathan’s Work
Mar.03.2013
Published by Elisa Reviews
Sure there is a bittersweet aftertaste all along the anthology, something that, truth be told, I have always found when reading stories related to trains… there has to be some...
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Feb.04.2013
Published by Out in Print Book Review
You can’t do better than Jewelle Gomez with one of her classic Gilda vampire stories, “Saint Louis 1990,” or ‘Nathan Burgoine’s deliciously disturbed “Filth,” or the homophobic...
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Jun.04.2012
Published by Out in Print Queer Book Reviews
My introduction to gay YA fiction was Steve Berman’s masterful novel Vintage, a deft combination of love story and ghost story. So I had high expectations of The Boys of Summer,...
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May.19.2012
Published by Impressions of a Reader
Last year I read and loved Steve Berman's young adult anthology Speaking Out: LGBTQ Youth Stand Up. This year I knew that as soon as the Boys of Summer ...
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Jun.11.2012
Published by Impressions of a Reader
There's loving of one sort or another in all the stories, but some are about that second chance at love or lost love. 'Nathan Burgoine's Time and Tide mixes up old Naiad myths...
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Jul.02.2012
Published by Out in Print Queer Book Reviews
The eleven stories that comprise The Touch of the Sea take full advantage of not only locations but the ocean’s mysterious elements as well. Sea creatures abound, interacting with...
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Apr.11.2012
Published by Icarus: The Magazine of Gay Speculative Fiction, Issue 12
The collection starts off with "Possession," a strong entry from 'Nathan Burgoine, continuing the saga of Luc, Anders and Curtis - I first encountered these characters in a story...
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Apr.02.2012
Published by Circlet Press
The first story, “Possession” by ‘Nathan Burgoine, is one of the strongest in the entire book. Engaging from the first page, logical in the plot’s progression, and hot in...
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Oct.11.2011
Published by ARKETIPO 187
Cam has a special gift, which helps him save Johnny’s life, even before they exchange names. Johnny’s boyfriend, Bill, shares an apartment with a friend, Tate. They are both in...
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Oct.05.2011
Published by Icarus: The Magazine of Gay Speculative Fiction, Issue 10
'Nathan Burgoine's "Three" starts out in a bar, leads to a three-way that includes two virtually (im)mortal enemies...and just as the sex heats up, the author throws a twist that...
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Aug.18.2011
Published by GLBT Bookshelf
If you asked me which of these short stories was my favorite, I don’t believe that I would be able to give you an answer. Each touched me in a different way: ‘Nathan Burgoine’s...
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Jul.28.2011
Published by Out in Print
Take the powerhouse trio that opens this collection as an example: ‘Nathan Burgoine’s “Keeping the Faith” is an incredibly successful foray into hard-boiled religious philosophy...
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Published by Insightout Books
This is the world of tough guys who take a no-nonsense approach to fighting crime and guzzling bourbon. Hardboiled and hard drinking, these amoral tough guys are given an...
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Sep.04.2011
Published by Joyfully Reviewed
Babysitting an almost-teenager is difficult enough without adding the fact that it’s your boyfriend’s daughter and she doesn’t seem to like you too much. But Charles is up to the...
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Jan.04.2011
Published by Erotica Revealed
In several of these stories, the appeal of circus performers for audience members and humble handymen is a source of erotic tension. In “Aiming to Please” by Nathan Burgoine, a...
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Reviews by Nathan
08.Nov.2011
'Nathan Burgoine reviews
by jeffrey-ricker
I bumped into Jeffrey Ricker for the first time when I read his short story "At the End of the Leash." It was a charming story,...
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Burgoine’s characters are as sharp as the points on their teeth and their dialogue snaps like breaking spines.”
—Out in Print Queer Book Reviews
About Nathan
‘Nathan Burgoine grew up a reader and studied literature in university while making a living as a bookseller—a job he still does, and still loves. His first published short story was “Heart” in the collection Fool for Love: New Gay Fiction. Since then, he has...
Connections
Nathan’s Favorite Books
It Had To Be You (Timothy James Beck), Straight Lies (Rob Byrnes), A Coventry Christmas (Becky Cochrane), Murder in the Rue Ursulines (Greg Herren), Practical...