Richard Labonté is the co-editor of four Arsenal anthologies, all with Lawrence Schimel: The Future is Queer (2006), the Lambda Award-winning First Person Queer (2007), its sequel Second Person Queer (2009), and I Like It Like That (2009). He has been the editor of the book series Best Gay Erotica (Cleis) since 1997. He writes a syndicated gay book review column, "Book Marks," for Q Syndicate, and also the gay men's edition of "Books to Watch Out For." He moved to Bowen Island, BC Canada in 2007.