La Batarde by Violette Leduc
Violette Leduc | La Batarde | In her second revealing memoir of literary Paris, Leduc shares her insights into a post-War Parisian scene dominated by the likes of Camus, Genet, Sar
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Speak Out, My Heart by Robin Jordan
Robin Jordan | Speak Out, My Heart | A lesbian coming-of-age story written by long-time Ladder volunteer Mengle and published under the pseudonym Robin Jordan.
Spring Fire by Vin Packer
Vin Packer | Spring Fire | Her silky black hair. Her low-cut gown. Her sparkling sorority pin. It’s autumn rush in the Tri Epsilon house, and the new pledge, Susan Mitchell-‘Mit
Lavender Culture by Karla Jay; Allen Young
Karla Jay; Allen Young | Lavender Culture | To read this book is to glimpse gay culture in its first morning…. It offers a comprehensive and poignant overview of a very special moment in gay c
The Beebo Brinker Chronicles by Ann Bannon
Ann Bannon | The Beebo Brinker Chronicles | An anthology of the author’s best lesbian ‘pulp’ novels. These classic novels follow the exploits of a circle of women friends coming to terms with th
The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
Radclyffe Hall | The Well of Loneliness | First published in 1928, this timeless portrayal of lesbian love is now a classic. The thinly disguised story of Hall’s own life, it was banned outrig
Sappho Was a Right-On Woman by Sidney Abbott; Barbara Love
Sidney Abbott; Barbara Love | Sappho Was a Right-On Woman | A radical change in a little-understood part of society has made this book possible. It is a change that is forcing people to reevaluate their attitud
Crack-Up by March Hastings
March Hastings | Crack-Up | …the torment of a woman, frustrated in marriage — torn between desire and compassion.
‘The plight of a woman bound by marriage to an
The Golden Cage by Tereska Torres
Tereska Torres | The Golden Cage | She tasted every wanton pleasure and left nothing new beneath that burning sun.
‘Rodrigo’s couch was red velvet…and the books that surround
Nancy Mitford by Harold Acton
Harold Acton | Nancy Mitford | What was Nancy Mitford’s wicked sense of humour really like? The writer and poet Harold Acton was – like Nancy Mitford herself – one of the Bright You