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The Latecomer by Sarah Aldridge (All Editions)

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The Latecomer by Sarah Aldridge is a 1974 lesbian romance and a landmark in the history of lesbian publishing: it was the first title issued by Naiad Press, the pioneering lesbian publishing house co-founded by Aldridge’s partner Anyda Marchant and Muriel Crawford. The novel follows Philippa, returning by ship from Europe, whose life is upended … Read more

Bessie by Chris Albertson (All Editions)

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Bessie by Chris Albertson is a biography of Bessie Smith, the blues singer known as the Empress of the Blues, who was the highest-paid African-American performer of the 1920s. Drawing on extensive interviews with Smith’s relatives, friends, and associates — including Ruby Walker Smith, a niece by marriage who toured with her for over a … Read more

Nancy Mitford by Harold Acton (All Editions)

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Nancy Mitford: A Memoir by Harold Acton is a portrait of the novelist and wit drawn by her lifelong friend. Nancy Mitford was the eldest and most famous of the six Mitford sisters — author of Love in a Cold Climate and The Pursuit of Love, and a journalist whose acid observations on English upper-class … Read more

Sappho Was a Right-On Woman by Sidney Abbott & Barbara Love (All Editions)

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Sappho Was a Right-On Woman: A Liberated View of Lesbianism by Sidney Abbott and Barbara Love is a two-part study of lesbianism written from the inside. The first part examines how lesbians navigate a society that disapproves of their existence — the techniques of passing, the costs of concealment, and the pressures of living at … Read more