A shy bookseller who invented a fake girlfriend finds herself in a marriage-of-convenience with the real-life model she used for her lie—a romance novel cover model who needs to marry to inherit her family’s publishing company.
An influential anthology of queer solo performance scripts from the 1990s edited by lesbian performance artist Holly Hughes and theater critic David Roman, featuring groundbreaking pieces by performers including Holly Hughes’s ‘Clit Notes’ on lesbian sexuality, Peggy Shaw’s exploration of butch identity, Tim Miller on gay male desire, and other artists addressing AIDS, breast cancer, racism, gender, and LGBTQ+ life.
A comprehensive dictionary documenting Polari, the secret language used by gay men and women through the twentieth century, alongside a broader collection of lesbian and gay slang from English-speaking countries.
In a frozen dystopian future, two rival ‘Judex’—part cop, part assassin—must form a fragile alliance to take down a powerful biotech executive, leading to a dangerous romance and the exposure of a corporate conspiracy
An oral history documenting the untold lives of 62 lesbians aged 55 to 95, giving voice to their experiences with coming out, identity, family, work, aging, adversity, and resilience across twentieth-century America.
A raw and unflinching debut poetry collection that transforms Catholic imagery and noir conventions into a series of dark requiems exploring the predatory nature of desire and the scars left by intimacy.
In 8th Day, the stakes become incredibly personal and chaotic for Cassidy James. The plot kicks off with the abduction of a troubled child and the simultaneous disappearance of a beloved local teacher. As Cassidy digs into these twin mysteries, she uncovers a far-reaching and deadly conspiracy that threatens the stability of her entire community. … Read more
A raw punk rock memoir chronicling Syrian-American Rayya Elias’s journey from her childhood in Aleppo through Detroit to 1980s Lower East Side New York, where she pursued music and hairstyling while exploring her sexuality with lovers of both sexes, battling heroin addiction, experiencing homelessness and incarceration, and ultimately finding redemption and sobriety.
In A Dooryard Full of Flowers, Isabel Miller delivers a poignant and diverse collection of stories that expand the boundaries of lesbian identity and history. The centerpiece of the volume is the long-awaited continuation of her classic, Patience and Sarah, offering readers a final, intimate glimpse into the “slow, ardent, exalted life” of the two … Read more
Maude Hutchins’ A Diary of Love is a lyrical, stream-of-consciousness exploration of the sensory and emotional awakening of Noel, a sensitive young woman navigating the complexities of human desire. Raised in a mid-Victorian country house by her flute-playing grandfather, an inhibited aunt, and a sickly governess named Miss Heminway, Noel’s world is defined by her … Read more