James Earl Hardy

James Earl Hardy (born 1966 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York) is an American playwright, novelist, and journalist.[1] Generally considered the first to depict same-sex love stories that take place within the hip-hop community, his writing is largely characterized by its exploration of the African-American LGBTQ experience.[2] Hardy's best-known work is the B-Boy Blues series. The B-Boys Blues series comprises six novels and one short story.[3]

Hardy attended undergraduate school at St. John's University and afterward went on to graduate from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in 1993.[4][1] From 1992 to 1994, he wrote for Entertainment Weekly as a music journalist.[5]

Bibliography
  • B-Boy Blues (2013) (play), Downtown Urban Theater Festival "Audience Award " winner
  • Can You Feel What I'm Saying?: An Erotic Anthology (2012), Rainbow Award Finalist for Best LGBT Erotica
  • "Pride" (short story), in For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home (2012)
  • “Is It Still Jood To Ya?” (short story), in Visible Lives: A Tribute To E. Lynn Harris by Stanley Bennett Clay and Terrance Dean (2010), African American Literary Award nominee
  • Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star (2010) (play), Downtown Urban Theater Festival "Best Dramatic Short" winner
  • A House Is Not a Home: A B-Boy Blues Novel (2005)
  • Love the One You're With: A B-Boy Blues Novel (2002)
  • The Day Eazy-E Died: A B-Boy Novel (2001)
  • Fag Gags: Reads By, For & About The Children (2000) (satire)
  • If Only for One Nite (1998) (novel), American Library Association LGBT Caucus Honoree
  • Back 2 Back: An Anthology Featuring the Best-Sellers: B-Boy Blues and 2nd Time Around (1997)
  • 2nd Time Around (1996) (novel)
  • Boyz II Men (1996) (biography)
  • "Take the 'A' train" (short story), in Shade: An Anthology of Fiction by Gay Men of African Descent (1996)
  • B-Boy Blues: A Seriously Sexy, Fiercely Funny, Black-on-Black Love Story (1994), Lambda Literary Award (Lammy) finalist for Best LGBT/Small Press Title
  • Spike Lee (1991) (biography)
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References
  1. Hardy, James Earl (2010-07-21). "James Earl Hardy Remembers E. Lynn Harris". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  2. Hawley, John C. (2008-11-30). LGBTQ America Today: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313339905.
  3. "James Earl Hardy, Author Info, Published Books, Bio, Photo, Video, and More". AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  4. Samuels, Wilfred D. (2015-04-22). Encyclopedia of African-American Literature. Infobase Learning. ISBN 9781438140599.
  5. "James Earl Hardy". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.


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