RyanDean Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I recently started reading Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib and I'm really enjoying the way Habib depicts the complicated emotional/sexual dynamics among men. So it got me to wondering... Are there other notable novels by gents who've spent time as sex workers? I've read John Rechy and have read novels, short stories and plays "about" hustlers, gigolos and rentboys. But if any of you have leads on others write BY (but not necessarily ABOUT) male sex workers, I'd love to have the suggestions. Marc in Calif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeamerBikes Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Christopher Daniel's wrote a memoir of "Money's on the dresser" it's been a while since I read it. Covers the escort life in Vegas in the early 2000s-2010s. It was an easy enjoyable read, but I can't remember any deep insights from it. Rod Hagen and RyanDean 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterhumphries Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) I LOVE John Rechy's novel/memoir, The Sexual Outlaw. I stumbled onto it as a young budding gay lad of 19. I sneaked reads of that book from the library stacks every chance I could. Edited January 28, 2023 by misterhumphries Rod Hagen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Hagen Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Assuming the Position. Ppl argue it's more a novel of addiction than hustling, but it's both. Angry young man. But good writer. I LOVE the cover. https://www.amazon.com/Assuming-Position-Hustling-Rick-Whitaker/dp/1568582021 There are others, I'll get back to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 10:49 AM, RyanDean said: I recently started reading Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib and I'm really enjoying the way Habib depicts the complicated emotional/sexual dynamics among men. So it got me to wondering... Are there other notable novels by gents who've spent time as sex workers? I've read John Rechy and have read novels, short stories and plays "about" hustlers, gigolos and rentboys. But if any of you have leads on others write BY (but not necessarily ABOUT) male sex workers, I'd love to have the suggestions. Based on your post @RyanDean I now have a copy of Hawk Mountain to read. Many reviews talk about how depressing the novel is, so I am curious as to how I will like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanDean Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 It's dark -- and intense -- and surprising, @Lucky. But beautifully crafted. + Lucky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Hawk Mountain is indeed very well written. I liked much of it. But the travails of the main character, Todd, are a bit hard to take. It definitely is intense. Perhaps its a tale of the hardships of staying in the closet. A lot of damage gets done. @RyanDeanyou listed this under "novels by providers." Is Conner Habib a provider? I also notice that the copyright is held by Andre Khalil. Is that the author's real name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanDean Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) @Lucky~ Conner Habib was his nom-de-porn, which he has continued to use for his post-porn career (writing, podcasting, etc). And I definitely recall him running an on/off-again ad back in the days of Rentboy. Dunno about the legal name. Edited February 13, 2023 by RyanDean + Lucky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Hagen Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 8:13 PM, BeamerBikes said: Christopher Daniel's wrote a memoir of "Money's on the dresser" it's been a while since I read it. Covers the escort life in Vegas in the early 2000s-2010s. It was an easy enjoyable read, but I can't remember any deep insights from it. I wasn't aware of this, thank you. Look forward to reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitman Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 (edited) On 2/12/2023 at 9:20 PM, Lucky said: Is Conner Habib a provider? I also notice that the copyright is held by Andre Khalil. Is that the author's real name? On 2/12/2023 at 9:33 PM, RyanDean said: Conner Habib was his nom-de-porn, which he has continued to use for his post-porn career (writing, podcasting, etc). And I definitely recall him running an on/off-again ad back in the days of Rentboy. Dunno about the legal name. Andre Khalil and Conner Habib are the same person. Conner Habib - Wikipedia Edited February 14, 2023 by Whitman + Lucky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Wikipedia says in paragraph one that Khalil was born August 23, 1977. In paragraph two, they say that Khalil was born on August 23, 1974. And here I have been thinking of how reliable the site is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitman Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 11:13 PM, BeamerBikes said: Christopher Daniel's wrote a memoir of "Money's on the dresser" ... For those interested in memoirs (not just novels) by providers, there's also David-SF's Every Grain of Sand, which was discussed on this Forum when it came out ... currently 4.8 (out of 5) stars based on 111 reviews on Amazon. https://www.queerty.com/sex-worker-survived-hell-teach-us-forgiveness-20200405 RyanDean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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