Times Square Red, Times Square Blue

Times Square Red, Times Square Blue

File:Times square red times square blue.jpg Dust jacket from the first edition
Author	Samuel R. Delany
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	New York University Press
Publication date	1999
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	224 (Paperback ed.)
ISBN	0-8147-1919-8
OCLC	40838591
Dewey Decimal	306.74/09747 21
LC Class	HQ146.N7 D45 1999

Times Square Red, Times Square Blue is a non-fiction book written by famed science fiction author Samuel R. Delany and published in 1999 by the New York University Press. The book is a compilation of two separate essays: Times Square Blue and ...Three, Two, One, Contact: Times Square Red.

Contents

Times Square Blue

Times Square Blue is a first-hand narrative of Delany's (often referred to as "Chip," or, occasionally, as "The Professor") sexual exploits in Times Square's pornographic movie theaters with other men (some homosexual, some heterosexual) from 1960 through the mid-1990s. He also describes, in detail, his relationships with these men inside and outside the theatres.

...Three, Two, One, Contact: Times Square Red

The second essay in the book discusses the nature of social relations within the realm of urban studies. Delany proposes two kinds of relationships, "contact" and "networking," and analyzes the content and benefits of each. He also refers extensively to Jane Jacobs' The Death and Life of Great American Cities.