Category: Autobiography/Biography

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The Notebooks That Emma Gave Me by Kady; Kady Van Deurs

Kady; Kady Van Deurs | The Notebooks That Emma Gave Me | Kay Van Deurs has shared with us her journal and various letters by and to her. They add up to an interesting autobiographical portrait that captures

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Jewish Interests

Cookie by Barbara Quinn

Barbara Quinn | Cookie | The story, of a young, troubled Jewish woman in the 1950’s who gets caught up in drugs, prostitution, violent lesbian relationships was pretty heady s

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The Amazon And The Page by Karla Jay

Karla Jay | The Amazon And The Page | Looks at the lives of two French writers, describes their relationship, and discusses their major works. Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Lesbian Non

Posted in Autobiography/Biography LGBT Studies/Social Sciences

The L Life by Erin McHugh; Jennifer May

Erin McHugh; Jennifer May | The L Life | There have been few cultural touchstones to open people’s eyes to everyday lesbian life–until now. Through fascinating interviews and stunning portra

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Call Me Crazy by Anne Heche

Anne Heche | Call Me Crazy |

A beautifully written and evocative memoir of pain and redemption, of hurt and healing, from an actress whose private life and personal choices ha

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The Purple Golf Cart by Ronni Sanlo

Ronni Sanlo | The Purple Golf Cart | The Purple Golf Cart is the memoir of a Florida woman who hid her lesbian identity for over 20 years. When she finally came out, she lost custody of h

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Who’s Who In Contemporary Gay And Lesbian History by Robert Aldrich; Garry Wotherspoon

Robert Aldrich; Garry Wotherspoon | Who’s Who In Contemporary Gay And Lesbian History | Who’s Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Dayprovides a comprehensive modern biographical survey of homosexu

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Greta and Cecil by Diana Souhami

Diana Souhami | Greta and Cecil | The story of the tempestuous romance between screen goddess Greta Garbo and society photographer Cecil Beaton–two enigmatic and iconic legends of the

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Dear Sammy by Gertrude Stein; Samuel M. Steward; Alice B. Toklas

Gertrude Stein; Samuel M. Steward; Alice B. Toklas | Dear Sammy | Letters to Steward from the famous expatriate pair, dating from the 1930s through 1966, reflect a true friendship among the correspondents, the striki

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Gertrude and Alice by Diana Souhami

Diana Souhami | Gertrude and Alice | ‘Twentieth-century literature is Gertrude Stein.’ Or at least so felt Gertrude Stein, in a sentiment that she shared with few others, except of course