Larry Duplechan is the author of four novels, including Lambda Literary Award winner Got 'Til It's Gone (Arsenal, 2008) as well as Blackbird (new editions published by Arsenal in 2006 and again in 2015), Captain Swing, and Tangled Up in Blue. Blackbird was made into a motion picture co-starring Mo'Nique and released in 2015. He lives in his hometown of Los Angeles with his life partner of thirty-two years.