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Yuri Manga: Pre-order WORKS from ALC!

April 14th, 2006

ALC Publishing, the only all-Yuri publisher in North America is proud to offer a brand-new 2nd edition of WORKS, by veteran Japanese Yuri manga artist Eriko Tadeno for pre-order on the Yuricon Shop.

This wonderful 100% yuri manga contains four sexy and sweet stories about lesbian life and love – from a school crush to adult coming out to a May-December office romance. This volume includes several short gag comics and commentary from the author specially written for her English-language audience.

Pre-order WORKS today and save off the retail price!

ALC Publishing – where the girl always gets the girl. ;-)





Event: Yuricon at Sakuracon!

March 21st, 2006

Yuricon is on the road again! This week we’ll be visiting Seattle, Washington to attend Sakuracon.

Look for Yuricon and ALC Publishing at Table 147 in the marketplace, near the exit. You’ll be able to get yuri publications from ALC at *massive* discounts. We’re doing a special $5/$10 sale for Seattle.

And we’ll be holding Sakuracon’s first-ever yuri panel. Join us on Saturday, March 25 at 9PM in Panel Room 1 (Room 603 on the 6th floor).

I will be joined by several Yuricon friends and staffer for the weekend, so make sure you say hi to myself, the wife, staffers Donna and Serge and friends Bruce, Jen, Hillary and who knows who else? :-)

I’ll look forward to seeing you all – and don’t forget to check the Yuricon Events page regularly for an event or panel near you!

I’ve got a new laptop for travel and I *hope* to be connected during this trip, so check back for updates and pictures. But the rest of the Lamb’s Vacation synopsis will have to wait until I get some real time…





Yuri Monogatari 3 and Shoujoai ni Bouken on Amazon

March 17th, 2006

It is incumbent upon all authors to, from time to time, mention that their book is really worth buying. ^_^ My friend, physics writer Jennifer Ouellette, whose book is very much worth buying, puts it this way on her own blog, Cocktail Party Physics, “I have no shame. Help keep my cat in the manner to which she would like to become accustomed. BUY THIS BOOK NOW!” I just love the subtle sales pitch.

In that spirit, I thought today would be a good day to let you all know that my book, Shoujoai ni Bouken: The Adventures of Yuriko is not only worth buying, you can now get it on Amazon! So if you don’t have Paypal, don’t want to send a money order, don’t trust the USPS (and who could blame you for that?) you can still get the first volume of out, lesbian pop idol Yuriko’s adventures as she returns to high school as part of a television reality show. The book has been wonderfully illustrated by Kelli Nicely – I really enjoy the pictures she did for this volume. As of yet no one has told me that it sucks, so I’m going to assume that it doesn’t. Help me keep my wife in the lifestyle to which she’d like to become accustomed! Buy my book! LOL

Your support of ALC Publishing not only provides you with fun, original yuri publications – it allows Yuricon and ALC Publishing to do more publishing, events, contests, etc. So, you’re making a difference when you buy our books – showing your support for Yuri in a concrete way, and getting something good in return.

(Let’s see – I’ve got 1) the hard, “buy it now!” sell; 2) the softer “It doesn’t suck!” sell; 3) the wussy, “it’s makes a great add-on to an Amazon order” sell, and; 4) the guilt-based “you’re doing a good thing” sell. Did I miss anything…?)

Oh, and remember this – if you enjoy the adventures of lesbian pop idol Tachibana Julia in Hayashiya Shizuru’s Strawberry Shake Sweet, Yuriko and SnB came first!!





Yuricon News:: "Rica ‘tte Kanji!?" to be used in Brandeis University Anthropology curriculum.

February 14th, 2006

Professor Kerridwen Luis has chosen Rica ‘tte Kanji!? by Rica Takashima as a textbook for Anthropology 166B at Brandeis University, for the Spring 2006 semester.

Professor Luis describes the class: “This class will cover some (not all!) of the current ethnography dealing with non-heteronormative sexualities cross-culturally. Why “non-heteronormative” instead of “non-heterosexual?” Well, the divide between hetero- and homo- that Western culture tends to insist on may not exist in other cultures. Since sexuality is complex, it is difficult to apply our own assumptions and labels (such as “gay, lesbian, bisexual”) to the desires, loves, and sexual activity of other people– boundaries may be more fluid (or more rigid) and identities differently constructed. Sexuality may even impact gender and the body; the formation of identities in different cultural contexts may be a two-way street. This class will examine how those identities are created, some of the vast array of diverse human activity in this area, how the social sciences have handled this topic, and how different perspectives, race, class, culture, and ethnicity all influence how these matters are viewed.”

Keridwen N. Luis is a Ph.D. student in Anthropology at Brandeis University. Her study interests include folk conceptions of culture and culture theory, women’s studies, gender studies, nonheternormative sexualities, intentional communities, consciously created culture, ghost story narratives and belief, personhood, agency and identity.

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Yuricon News: ALC Starts the New Year with a Sale on Shoujoai!

January 3rd, 2006

ALC Publishing is starting the New Year off with a sale on shoujoai – as in Shoujoai ni Bouken: The Adventures of Yuriko, Volume 1! Or read it all online!

Along with our heavily discounted sale price, all purchases of our unique shoujo manga-style yuri serial SnB, with fantastic illustrations by Kelli Nicely, come with a free gift. So support Yuri, yuri and Shoujoai today by buying your own copy of the illustrated adventures of Yuricon’s hunky out lesbian pop idol mascot, Yuriko!