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] B-Boy Blues was adapted into a play in 2013 and into a film, directed and co-written by Jussie Smollett, in 2021.[4]

Hardy attended undergraduate school at St. John's University and afterward went on to graduate from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in 1993.[5][1] From 1992 to 1994, he wrote for Entertainment Weekly as a music journalist.[6]

Bibliography

• Men of the House: A B-Boy Blues Novel (2018)
• 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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