{"product_id":"a-house-on-the-ocean-a-house-on-the-bay-paperback","title":"A House on the Ocean, A House on the Bay - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFelice Picano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the smoky salons of 1970s New York to the vibrant heart of New Orleans' French Quarter, Felice Picano blazed a trail through the cultural frontier, reshaping the landscape of queer literature with wit, courage, and unflinching truth. Felice's writing and life were a love letter to community, to mentorship, and to the enduring power of story (and he loved to tell a good, dishy story!). Felice was a frequent attendee at the Saints \u0026amp; Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival in New Orleans. Through panels, readings, and late-night conversations, he played a crucial role in shaping an environment where queer writers could gather, grow, and be recognized.\" -Sven Davisson, Rebel Satori publisher, author of \u003cem\u003ePuck You!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBreeding Devils in Chaos\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe United Rite\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I've long delighted in Felice Picano's boundless curiosity, his eidetic observations, his digressions inward and social, but \u003cem\u003eA House on the Ocean, A House on the Bay\u003c\/em\u003e gives us all of his genius. It's in our tongue, mother: barbed, quick, camp. Picano's voice pilots readers through triumphs and heartbreak, offering a perspective on ourselves from a post in gay paradise-the sparkling, \"irretrievable moment of glory\" that was Fire Island before the devastation. \u003cem\u003eA House on the Ocean, A House on the Bay\u003c\/em\u003e is intimate, enchanting, and trenchant session from a legendary raconteur. -Dale Corvino, author of \u003cem\u003eAfterlife of a Kept Boy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBonds \u0026amp; Boundaries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Felice Picano's \u003cem\u003eA House on the Ocean, A House on the Bay\u003c\/em\u003e is a lush Fire Island seascape that revels as much in its cool, humid breeze as it does the people around whom it whirls. Picano builds sandcastles for his friends, lovers, and acquaintances and moves them through his recollections, never losing track of the architecture of their memories-a deeply moving achievement as illustrative of when it was written as when it happened to him.\" -Jerry Wheeler, author of the BookFest award-winning novel, \u003cem\u003eMercedes General\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In his love letter to the Fire Island of the 70's and 80's, Picano brings us back to a moment in queer history, when gay men created a refuge within a natural refuge. Although the men are mostly gone and Fire Island is gentrified, with Picano's words, we can still feel the wind and hear the voices of men who came to freely live, love, and create community in an otherwise hostile world.\" -Alan Lessik, author of \u003cem\u003eMake the Dark Night Shine \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelice Picano (1944-2025) was a central figure in queer letters. A member of the Violet Quill, he founded SeaHorse Press in 1977 and, in 1981, co-founded The Gay Presses of New York, serving as its editor-in-chief. Remarkably prolific, Picano published fiction, memoir, poetry, nonfiction, and drama, with work appearing in countless anthologies and magazines. Widely honored with literary awards, he was also a generous mentor and true friend to innumerable writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53376954302771,"sku":"9781608644032","price":42.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ec-C1ZAuGP9781608644032.webp?v=1779310551","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-house-on-the-ocean-a-house-on-the-bay-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}