Indomitable by Joanne Passet
Joanne Passet | Indomitable | “Whatever else will be said about her–and you can bet there will be plenty, because Barbara was no stranger to controversy–the one thing that is tru
Autobiography/Biography
Bessie by Chris Albertson
Chris Albertson | Bessie | A biography of Bessie Smith, the great singer known as the ‘Empress of the Blues’. Considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time, Bes
Les Femmes Preferent Les Femmes by Elula Perrin
Elula Perrin | Les Femmes Preferent Les Femmes | ‘I love woman, women, passionately, profoundly, exclusively.’ As owner of the elegantly notorious club Katmandou of Paris, Elula Perrin reigns over th
Mad In Pursuit by Violette Leduc; Derek Coltman
Violette Leduc; Derek Coltman | Mad In Pursuit | In the second remarkable volume of her life story, Mad In Pursuit, the war is finally over. A new generation of writers has appeared in Paris, among t
The Other Side of Paradise by Staceyann Chin
Staceyann Chin | The Other Side of Paradise | ‘No one knew Staceyann’s mother was pregnant until a dangerously small baby was born on the floor of her grandmother’s house in Lottery, Jamaica, on C
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
Portrait Of A Marriage by Nigel Nicolson
Nigel Nicolson | Portrait Of A Marriage | Vita Sackville-West, novelist, poet, and biographer, is best known as the friend of Virginia Woolf, who transformed her into an androgynous time-trave
k. d. lang by K.D. Lang; David Bennahum
K.D. Lang; David Bennahum | k. d. lang | A compilation of quotations taken from interviews with k.d. lang. This book takes the reader into her mind, exploring her controversial attitudes to l
Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi
Portia de Rossi | Unbearable Lightness | “I didn’t decide to become anorexic. It snuck up on me disguised as a healthy diet, a professional attitude. Being as thin as possible was a way to ma
Maja and Me by Mary Rose Knutson
Mary Rose Knutson | Maja and Me | Mom, I think I’m gay.”
When Maja comes out to her mom, Mary tells her daughter she loves her and will support her. But Mary soon discovers th