Category: Autobiography/Biography

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Words from the Same Heart by Margaret Bradstock ; Louise Wakeling

Margaret Bradstock ; Louise Wakeling | Words from the Same Heart | This is an anthology of 18 lesbian’s biographies. Ranging in age from 23 to 100, these women have all lived in Australia.

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Music

Going Down With Janis by Peggy Caserta; Dan Knapp

Peggy Caserta; Dan Knapp | Going Down With Janis | This is the raw and scathing portrait of Janis Joplin by her female lover. This book recounts those harrowing days when these two women were just hipp

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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 | This must-read reference features the notable, notorious and not-so-famous gays and lesbians in modern times — from controversial political activist

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Movie/Media Tie-In

Queer as Folk by Paul Ruditis

Paul Ruditis | Queer as Folk | Everything you want to know about the record-breaking SHOWTIME series hailed as ‘fiercely realistic’ by The New York Times. USA Today raves, ‘There’s

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Marlene Dietrich by W.K. Martin

W.K. Martin | Marlene Dietrich | Traces the life and career of the movie actress and cabaret performer, looks at her major film roles, and discusses her impact on the image of women

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Award Winner

Paris Was A Woman by Andrea Weiss

Andrea Weiss | Paris Was A Woman | Paris Was a Woman is an illustrated collective portrait of the community of women who became known as the women of the Left Bank. Authors Colette, Dju

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Prisons That Could Not Hold by Barbara Deming

Barbara Deming | Prisons That Could Not Hold | Prisons That Could Not Hold weaves together diary entries, letters, and interviews to provide a very human portrait of the evolution of an individual

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Performing Arts

Eva Le Gallienne: A Biography by Helen Sheehy

Helen Sheehy | Eva Le Gallienne: A Biography | The extraordinary life of one of the great actors of the 20th century is viewed in this complex biography, including her protean career and courageous

Posted in Autobiography/Biography LGBT Studies/Social Sciences

Out in All Directions by Eric Marcus; Lynn Witt; Sherry Thomas

Eric Marcus; Lynn Witt; Sherry Thomas | Out in All Directions | A collection of articles, anecdotes, facts and figures, trivia, and more–from more than two hundred contributors across the country–provides a detai

Posted in Autobiography/Biography Film and Television

Hollywood’s Silent Closet by Darwin Porter

Darwin Porter | Hollywood’s Silent Closet | Hollywood at the dawn of the Talkies was one of the most gossippy and sexual places on Earth. This anthology of star-studded scandal from the 1920s pr