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'''Riverdale Avenue Books''', located in [[Riverdale, Bronx]], New York, was founded in 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/55047-new-e-book-house-riverdale-avenue-books-to-launch-in-december.html|title=New E-book House, Riverdale Avenue Books, to Launch in December|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=December 7, 2012|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]|accessdate=January 1, 2015}}</ref> by [[Lori Perkins]].
'''Riverdale Avenue Books''', located in [[Riverdale, Bronx]], New York, is a publisher of e-books, print books on demand and audiobooks founded in 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/55047-new-e-book-house-riverdale-avenue-books-to-launch-in-december.html|title=New E-book House, Riverdale Avenue Books, to Launch in December|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=December 7, 2012|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]|accessdate=January 1, 2015}}</ref> by [[Lori Perkins]]. Riverdale is a member of the [[American Association of Publishers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publishers.org/about/member-list#R|title=Member List - AAP|website=publishers.org|accessdate=January 18, 2018|archive-date=May 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502173500/http://publishers.org/about/member-list#R|url-status=dead}}</ref> and publishes between 50 and 75 books a year.


==Awards==
Riverdale is a leading hybrid publisher of e-books and print on demand (POD) books. E-books are sold on digital sites such as [[Amazon.com|Amazon]], Kobo, Nook, [[iBooks]], and 95 other e-vendor sites. Riverdale POD books are available on [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] and [[Nook]] and 5 other POD sites.
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In 2014, Riverdale Avenue Books was named "Bisexual Publisher of the Year" by the [[Bi Writers Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biwriters.org/book-award-finalists-winners/ |title=The Bi Writers Association - Book Award Finalists & Winners |accessdate=April 9, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230092846/http://www.biwriters.org/book-award-finalists-winners/ |archivedate=December 30, 2016 }}</ref>


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In addition to hitting Amazon's bestsellers lists, Riverdale's books and authors have won numerous awards. In 2017 ''Outside the XY: Queer Black and Brown Masculinity'', edited by [http://bklynboihood.com/blog/ Morgan Mann Willis] won an [[IPPY]] Gold Medal in the Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Non-Fiction category and Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Violence Movement, by [http://queeringsexualviolence.com Jennifer Patterson] won an IPPY Silver Medal in the same category.<ref name="independentpublisher.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=2172|title=2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards National Medalists|website=Independent Publisher - feature|accessdate=January 18, 2018}}</ref> In addition, ''Juliet Takes a Breath'' by [https://gabbyrivera.com Gabby Rivera] won an IPPY Silver Medal in the Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Fiction category.<ref name="independentpublisher.com"/> In 2016, ''Menage a Musketeer: A Novel of Swords and Debauchery''<ref>{{cite web|title=Menage A Musketeer|url=http://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5212/menage-a-musketeer-a-novel-of-sword-and-debauchery|publisher=Riverdale Avenue Books}}</ref> by [[USA Today]]'s Best Selling Author [[Lissa Trevor]] won the IPPY Gold Medal Award for Erotica<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=2045|title=2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results|website=Independent Publisher}}</ref> and ''Finding Maculinity — Female to Male Transition in Adulthood''<ref>{{cite web|title=Books - Finding Masculinity|url=http://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5196/finding-masculinity-female-to-male-transition-in-adulthood|website=Riverdale Avenue Books}}</ref> by Alexander Walker and Emmett J. P. Lundberg won the IPPY Silver Medal for Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Non-Fiction.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results|url=http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=2045|website=Independent Publisher}}</ref> In 2017 ''Juliet Takes a Breath'' was selected by the [[Amelia Bloomer Project]] Committee of the [[American Library Association]] (ALA) for the 2017 Amelia Bloomer List,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/2017/01/26/2017-amelia-bloomer-list/|title=2017 Amelia Bloomer List|date=January 26, 2017|website=wordpress.com|accessdate=January 18, 2018}}</ref> which features the books with significant feminist content published in the previous 18 months that appeal to young readers. The Amelia Bloomer Project is part of the ALA, Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) Feminist Task Force. [http://bklynboihood.com/outside-the-xy/ Outside the XY: Black and Brown Queer Masculinity] by [http://www.thelgbtupdate.com/tag/morgan-mann-willis/ Morgan Mann Willis] was nominated as a Lambda Literary Award Finalist in the Transgender Nonfiction category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/news/03/14/29th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists-announced/|title=29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced|first=Edit|last=Team|date=14 March 2017|website=lambdaliterary.org|accessdate= January 18, 2018}}</ref>
Riverdale publishes e-books, print on demand (POD) books and audio books under 11 imprints: Desire, an erotica/erotic romance imprint; Riverdale/Magnus the award-winning imprint of LGBT titles; Pop featuring pop culture titles; Afraid, a horror line; SFF, a science fiction fantasy line; Truth, an erotic memoir line; Dagger, a mystery/thriller/suspense imprint; Verve featuring lifestyle titles; Hera featuring both the true and fictional lives and loves of women aged 35 and up; and Sports and Gaming featuring sports and gaming titles. Riverdale is a member of the American Association of Publishers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publishers.org/about/member-list#R|title=Member List - AAP|website=publishers.org|accessdate=18 January 2018}}</ref> and publishes between 50 and 75 books a year.


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At the onset of the [[Me Too movement]], Riverdale published an anthology of 26 essays edited by [[Lori Perkins]] titled [https://www.amazon.com/MeToo-Essays-About-Happened-Happens-ebook/dp/B0776BDX6K/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513721614&sr=1-1&keywords=%23MeToo%3A+Essays+About+How+and+Why+This+Happened%2C+What+It+Means+and+How+to+Make+Sure+It+Never+Happens+Again ''#MeToo: Essays About How and Why This Happened, What It Means and How to Make Sure It Never Happens Again''].<ref>Moustakas, Tiffany, [http://riverdalepress.com/stories/me-too-conversation-comes-to-riverdale,63918 "'Me too'’ conversation comes to Riverdale"], The Riverdale Press, November 3, 2017.</ref><ref>Jarema, Kerri, [https://www.bustle.com/p/woman-owned-publisher-riverdale-avenue-books-just-released-a-free-book-of-metoo-essays-6680703 "Woman-Owned Publisher Riverdale Avenue Books Just Released A Free Book of #MeToo Essays"], ''Bustle'', November 29, 2017.</ref> The digital version of the book rose to number 1 in Amazon's Kindle Store Nonfiction / Politics & Social Sciences / Women's Studies / Feminist Theory category and number 5 in Biographies & Memoirs / Leaders & Notable People / Political in the Kindle Top 100 Free Categories.
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In 2014, Riverdale was named the Bisexual Publisher of the Year by the [[Bi Writers Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biwriters.org/book-award-finalists-winners/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2017-04-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230092846/http://www.biwriters.org/book-award-finalists-winners/ |archivedate=2016-12-30 |df= }}</ref>


==Imprints==
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Riverdale's authors include [[Cecilia Tan]], [[Riki Wilchins]], Trinity Blacio, [[Lissa Trevor]], Marc Shapiro, [[Chris Shirley]]<ref>https://www.lambdaliterary.org/foundation-updates/from-the-board-foundation-updates/09/17/our-annual-open-call-for-lambda-literary-board-member-applicants/</ref>, [[Gabby Rivera]] and [[Andrew Grey]], among many others.
Riverdale publishes its curated books under 13 imprints.
* Desire: erotica/erotic romance titles
* Riverdale/Magnus: LGBT titles
* Afraid: horror titles
* SFF: science fiction fantasy titles
* 120 Days: LBTQ pulp fiction titles
* [[Circlet Press|Circlet]] : erotica/erotic romance titles
* Truth: erotic memoir titles
* Dagger: mystery/thriller/suspense titles
* Verve: lifestyle titles
* Hera: titles featuring true and fictional lives and loves of women aged 35 and up
* Pop: pop culture titles
* Sports and Gaming: sports and gaming titles.


==Authors==
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Riverdale's books and authors have won many awards. In 2017 Outside the XY: Queer Black and Brown Masculinity, edited by [http://bklynboihood.com/blog/ Morgan Mann Willis] won an IPPY Gold Medal in the Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Non-Fiction category and Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Violence Movement, by [http://queeringsexualviolence.com Jennifer Patterson] won an IPPY Silver Medal in the same category.<ref name="independentpublisher.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=2172|title=2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards National Medalists|website=Independent Publisher - feature|accessdate=18 January 2018}}</ref> In addition, Juliet Takes a Breath by [https://gabbyrivera.com Gabby Rivera] won an IPPY Silver Medal in the Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Fiction category.<ref name="independentpublisher.com"/> In 2016, ''Menage a Musketeer: A Novel of Swords and Debauchery''<ref>{{cite web|title=Menage A Musketeer|url=http://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5212/menage-a-musketeer-a-novel-of-sword-and-debauchery|publisher=Riverdale Avenue Books}}</ref> by USA Today's Best Selling Author [[Lissa Trevor]] won the IPPY Gold Medal Award for Erotica<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=2045|website=Independent Publisher}}</ref> and Finding Maculinity - Female to Male Transition in Adulthood<ref>{{cite web|title=Books - Finding Masculinity|url=http://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5196/finding-masculinity-female-to-male-transition-in-adulthood|website=Riverdale Avenue Books|publisher=Riverdale Avenue Books}}</ref> by Alexander Walker and Emmett J.P. Lundberg won the IPPY Silver Medal for Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Non-Fiction.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results|url=http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=2045|website=Independent Publisher}}</ref> In 2017 Juliet Takes a Breath was selected by the [[Amelia Bloomer Project]] Committee of the American Library Association for the 2017 Amelia Bloomer List,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/2017/01/26/2017-amelia-bloomer-list/|title=2017 Amelia Bloomer List|date=26 January 2017|website=wordpress.com|accessdate=18 January 2018}}</ref> which features the best books with significant feminist content published in the previous 18 months that appeals to young readers (up to 18 years old). The Amelia Bloomer Project is part of the ALA, Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) Feminist Task Force. [http://bklynboihood.com/outside-the-xy/ Outside the XY: Black and Brown Queer Masculinity] by [http://www.thelgbtupdate.com/tag/morgan-mann-willis/ Morgan Mann Willis] was nominated as a Lambda Literary Award Finalist in the Transgender Nonfiction category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/news/03/14/29th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists-announced/|title=29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced|first=Edit|last=Team|date=14 March 2017|website=lambdaliterary.org|accessdate=18 January 2018}}</ref>
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Riverdale's authors include [[Cecilia Tan]], [[Riki Wilchins]], Trinity Blacio, [[Lissa Trevor]], Marc Shapiro, [[Chris Shirley]],<ref>Shirley, Chris, [https://www.lambdaliterary.org/foundation-updates/from-the-board-foundation-updates/09/17/our-annual-open-call-for-lambda-literary-board-member-applicants/ "Our Annual Open Call for Lambda Board Member Appliants"], Lambd Literary, September 17, 2014.</ref> [[Gabby Rivera]] and [[Andrew Gray (writer)|Andrew Gray]], among many others.


==Local Events==
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In addition, a number of Riverdale's books have hit the Best Seller lists on Amazon. For example, when social upheaval caused by the explosion of numerous sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct claims in the workplace swept America in the fall of 2017, within weeks Riverdale published an anthology of 26 essays edited by [[Lori Perkins]] titled [https://www.amazon.com/MeToo-Essays-About-Happened-Happens-ebook/dp/B0776BDX6K/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513721614&sr=1-1&keywords=%23MeToo%3A+Essays+About+How+and+Why+This+Happened%2C+What+It+Means+and+How+to+Make+Sure+It+Never+Happens+Again #MeToo: Essays About How and Why This Happened, What It Means and How to Make Sure It Never Happens Again]<ref>http://riverdalepress.com/stories/me-too-conversation-comes-to-riverdale,63918</ref><ref>https://www.bustle.com/p/woman-owned-publisher-riverdale-avenue-books-just-released-a-free-book-of-metoo-essays-6680703</ref>. The digital book was distributed free while the print version was sold at cost. The digital version of the book rose to #1 in Amazon's Kindle Store Nonfiction / Politics & Social Sciences / Women's Studies / Feminist Theory category and #5 in Biographies & Memoirs / Leaders & Notable People / Political in the Kindle Top 100 Free Categories.
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Riverdale is the only publisher in New York City with a reading series open to authors of erotica and erotic romance. The Downtown Series is held at People Lounge in New York City on the first Friday of every month, and the Uptown Series is held at An Beal Bocht in Riverdale, Bronx, on the second Monday of every month.

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Between the Covers is Riverdale Avenue Books' branded erotica and erotic romance reading series. The Downtown Series is held at People Lounge in New York City on the first Friday of every month and the Uptown Series is held at An Beal Bocht in Riverdale, Bronx, on the second Monday of every month. Riverdale is the only publisher in New York City with its own reading series open to all authors of erotica and erotic romance.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official|http://www.riverdaleavebooks.com}}
*{{official|http://www.riverdaleavebooks.com}}


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Riverdale Avenue Books
StatusActive
Gegründet2012
GründerLori Perkins
Country of originVereinigte Staaten
Headquarters locationBronx, New York
Publication typesBooks
ImprintsDesire, Riverdale/Magnus, Pop, Afraid, SFF, Truth, Dagger, Sports and Gaming, VerVe
Official websitewww.riverdaleavebooks.com

Riverdale Avenue Books, located in Riverdale, Bronx, New York, is a publisher of e-books, print books on demand and audiobooks founded in 2012[1] by Lori Perkins. Riverdale is a member of the American Association of Publishers[2] and publishes between 50 and 75 books a year.

Awards

In 2014, Riverdale Avenue Books was named "Bisexual Publisher of the Year" by the Bi Writers Association.[3]

In addition to hitting Amazon's bestsellers lists, Riverdale's books and authors have won numerous awards. In 2017 Outside the XY: Queer Black and Brown Masculinity, edited by Morgan Mann Willis won an IPPY Gold Medal in the Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Non-Fiction category and Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Violence Movement, by Jennifer Patterson won an IPPY Silver Medal in the same category.[4] In addition, Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera won an IPPY Silver Medal in the Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Fiction category.[4] In 2016, Menage a Musketeer: A Novel of Swords and Debauchery[5] by USA Today's Best Selling Author Lissa Trevor won the IPPY Gold Medal Award for Erotica[6] and Finding Maculinity — Female to Male Transition in Adulthood[7] by Alexander Walker and Emmett J. P. Lundberg won the IPPY Silver Medal for Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Non-Fiction.[8] In 2017 Juliet Takes a Breath was selected by the Amelia Bloomer Project Committee of the American Library Association (ALA) for the 2017 Amelia Bloomer List,[9] which features the books with significant feminist content published in the previous 18 months that appeal to young readers. The Amelia Bloomer Project is part of the ALA, Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) Feminist Task Force. Outside the XY: Black and Brown Queer Masculinity by Morgan Mann Willis was nominated as a Lambda Literary Award Finalist in the Transgender Nonfiction category.[10]

At the onset of the Me Too movement, Riverdale published an anthology of 26 essays edited by Lori Perkins titled #MeToo: Essays About How and Why This Happened, What It Means and How to Make Sure It Never Happens Again.[11][12] The digital version of the book rose to number 1 in Amazon's Kindle Store Nonfiction / Politics & Social Sciences / Women's Studies / Feminist Theory category and number 5 in Biographies & Memoirs / Leaders & Notable People / Political in the Kindle Top 100 Free Categories.

Imprints

Riverdale publishes its curated books under 13 imprints.

  • Desire: erotica/erotic romance titles
  • Riverdale/Magnus: LGBT titles
  • Afraid: horror titles
  • SFF: science fiction fantasy titles
  • 120 Days: LBTQ pulp fiction titles
  • Circlet : erotica/erotic romance titles
  • Truth: erotic memoir titles
  • Dagger: mystery/thriller/suspense titles
  • Verve: lifestyle titles
  • Hera: titles featuring true and fictional lives and loves of women aged 35 and up
  • Pop: pop culture titles
  • Sports and Gaming: sports and gaming titles.

Authors

Riverdale's authors include Cecilia Tan, Riki Wilchins, Trinity Blacio, Lissa Trevor, Marc Shapiro, Chris Shirley,[13] Gabby Rivera and Andrew Gray, among many others.

Local Events

Riverdale is the only publisher in New York City with a reading series open to authors of erotica and erotic romance. The Downtown Series is held at People Lounge in New York City on the first Friday of every month, and the Uptown Series is held at An Beal Bocht in Riverdale, Bronx, on the second Monday of every month.

References

  1. ^ "New E-book House, Riverdale Avenue Books, to Launch in December". Publishers Weekly. December 7, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Member List - AAP". publishers.org. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Bi Writers Association - Book Award Finalists & Winners". Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards National Medalists". Independent Publisher - feature. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Menage A Musketeer". Riverdale Avenue Books.
  6. ^ "2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results". Independent Publisher.
  7. ^ "Books - Finding Masculinity". Riverdale Avenue Books.
  8. ^ "2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results". Independent Publisher.
  9. ^ "2017 Amelia Bloomer List". wordpress.com. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  10. ^ Team, Edit (14 March 2017). "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". lambdaliterary.org. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  11. ^ Moustakas, Tiffany, "'Me too'’ conversation comes to Riverdale", The Riverdale Press, November 3, 2017.
  12. ^ Jarema, Kerri, "Woman-Owned Publisher Riverdale Avenue Books Just Released A Free Book of #MeToo Essays", Bustle, November 29, 2017.
  13. ^ Shirley, Chris, "Our Annual Open Call for Lambda Board Member Appliants", Lambd Literary, September 17, 2014.
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