Category: Memoir

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Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser by Rita Mae Brown

Rita Mae Brown | Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser | Before Rubyfruit Jungle stormed the book world in 1973, the term ‘bestselling lesbian novelist’ was an oxymoron. But Rita Mae Brown’s first nov

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An American Queer by Lee Lynch

Lee Lynch | An American Queer | This collection of Lee Lynch’s columns chronicles over a quarter century of queer life in the United States, from the last decades of the twentieth ce

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In the Company of Strangers by Mary Meigs

Mary Meigs | In the Company of Strangers | Based on her participation in the movie, ‘The Company of Strangers,’ Meigs’s account of the film unfolds in an intricate meditation on time, old age a

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Family Outing by Chastity Bono; Billie Fitzpatrick

Chastity Bono; Billie Fitzpatrick | Family Outing | Family Outing is two books in one: a memoir of Chastity Bono’s experience coming out as a lesbian to her famous parents and a look at the diffi

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May I Kiss You on the Lips, Miss Sandra? by Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard | May I Kiss You on the Lips, Miss Sandra? | It’s tough to categorize Sandra Bernhard’s book of semi-autobiography, philosophy, and quasifactual showbiz gossip. The book partly overlaps with her

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Beyond Recall by Mary Meigs

Mary Meigs | Beyond Recall | Nominated for the 2006 Lambda Literary Award

An exquisite painter, intellectual, social activist and articulate lesbian feminist, Mary Meigs

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Memoir Of A Race Traitor by Mab Segrest

Mab Segrest | Memoir Of A Race Traitor | The horrific bombing in Oklahoma City earlier this year gives new urgency to Mab Segrest’s Memoir of a Race Traitor – the chronicle of a white, southe

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Love Love and Love by Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard | Love Love and Love | From Publishers Weekly

Bernhard ( Confessions of a Pretty Lady ) is a multi-talented performer who has had a special on HBO, acted in films ( King

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Love Love and Love by Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard | Love Love and Love | From Publishers Weekly

Bernhard ( Confessions of a Pretty Lady ) is a multi-talented performer who has had a special on HBO, acted in films ( King

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Highsmith by Marijane Meaker

Marijane Meaker | Highsmith | Highsmith: A Romance of the 1950s begins like a brainy, romantic novel complete with exotic settings, fast-paced dialogue, and a who’s who of t