A Selective Bibliography for Lesbian Readers |
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Anthologies
Abelove, Henry and others,
eds. The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader. New York: Routledge, 1993.
Faderman, Lillian, ed. Chloe
Plus Olivia: An Anthology of Lesbian and Bisexual Literature from
the Seventeenth Century to the Present.
New York: Viking, 1994.
Jay, Karla and Allan Young,
eds. Out of the Closets: Voices of Gay Liberation. New York: New York University Press, 1992,
c1972.
Keesey, Pam, ed. Daughters
of Darkness: Lesbian Vampire Stories.
Pittsburgh, PA: Cleis Press, 1993.
Koppelman, Susan. Two Friends
and Other Nineteenth-Century Lesbian Stories by American Women Writers.
New York: Meridian, 1994.
Luczak, Raymond, ed. Eyes
of Desire: A Deaf Gay and Lesbian Reader.
Boston: Alyson, 1993.
Moraga, Cherrie and Gloria
Anzaldua, eds. This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. 2nd ed. New
York: Kitchen Table, Women of Color Press, 1983.
Nestle, Joan, ed. The Persistent
Desire: A Femme-Butch Reader.
Boston: Alyson, 1992.
Nestle, Joan and John Preston,
eds. Sister & Brother: Lesbians & Gay Men Write About Their Lives Together.
San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1994.
Penelope, Julian and Susan
J. Wolfe, eds. Lesbian Culture:
An Anthology. Freedom,
CA: Crossing Press, 1993.
Ramos, Juanita, ed. Companeras:
Latina Lesbians: An Anthology. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge,
1994.
Ratti, Rakesh, ed. A Lotus
of Another Color: An Unfolding of the South Asian Gay and Lesbian
Experience. Boston: Alyson,
1993. Rogers, Susan Fox, ed. Sportsdykes: Stories From On and Off the Field. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994.
Trujillo, Carla, ed. Chicana
Lesbians: The Girls Our Mothers Warned Us About. Berkeley: Third Woman Press, 1991.
Winning, Joanne, ed. The Crazy
Jig: An Anthology of Gay and Lesbian Writing from Scotland. Edinburgh: Polygon, 1992.
Bibliographies
Dynes,
Wayne R. Homosexuality: A Research Guide.
New York: Garland, 1987.
Furtado, Ken and Nancy Hellner.
Gay and Lesbian American Plays: An Annotated Bibliography. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1993.
Maggiore, Dolores J. Lesbianism:
An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to the Literature, 1976-1991. 2nd ed. Metuchen,
NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992.
Garber, Linda. Lesbian
Sources: A Bibliography of Periodical Articles, 1970-1990. New York: Garland, 1993.
Gough, Cal and Ellen Greenblatt,
eds. Gay and Lesbian Library Service.
Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1990.
Saslow, James, ed. Bibliography
of Gay and Lesbian Art. New
York: College Art Association Gay and Lesbian Caucus, 1994.
Smith,
J. R. Black Lesbians: An Annotated Bibliography. Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, 1981.
Biographies Including Autobiographies
and Memoirs
Allison, Dorothy. Skin:
Talking About Sex, Class and Literature.
Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1994.
Andrews, Nancy. Family:
A Portrait of Gay and Lesbian America.
San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1994.
Baker,
Michael. Our Three Selves: The Life of Radclyffe Hall. New York: Morrow, 1985.
Bishop,
Elizabeth. One Art: Letters. New York:
Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 1994.
Burgin, Diana Lewis. Sophia
Parnok: The Life and Work of Russia's Sappho. New York: New York University Press, 1994.
Chalon,
Jean. Portrait of a Seductress: The World of Natalie Barney. New York: Crown, 1979.
DeSalvo, Louis and Mitchell
A. Leaska, eds. The Letters of Vita Sackville-West
to Virginia Woolf. London:
Virago Press, 1992.
Fried,
Stephen. Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia. New York: Pocket Books, 1993.
Gomez,
Jewelle. Forty-Three Septembers. Ithaca,
NY: Firebrand Books, 1993.
Lorde,
Audre. Zami, a New Spelling of My Name.
Trumansburg, NY: Crossing Press, 1982.
Nestle,
Joan. A Restricted Country. Ithaca,
NY: Firebrand Books, 1987.
O'Brien,
Sharon. Willa Cather. New York: Chelsea
House, 1994.
Panzarino,
Connie. The Me in the Mirror. Seattle,
WA: Seal Press, 1994.
Sarton,
May. Encore: A Journal of the Eightieth Year. New York: W. W. Norton, 1993.
Savigneau, Josyane. Marguerite
Yourcenar: Inventing a Life.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.
Schanke, Robert A. Shattered Applause: The Lives of Eva LeGallienne.
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1992.
Segrest,
Mab. Memoir of a Race Traitor. Boston:
South End Press, 1994.
Starr,
Victoria. k. d. lang: All You Get Is Me. New
York: St. Martin's Press, 1994.
Sweetman,
David. Mary Renault: A Biography. New
York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1993.
Thompson, Karen and Julie Andrzejewski.
Why Can't Sharon Kowalski Come Home? San Francisco: Spinsters/Aunt Lute, 1988.
Vickers, Hugo. Loving
Garbo: The Story of Greta Garbo, Cecil Beaton, and Mercedes de Acosta. New York: Random House, 1994.
Coming Out
Barber, Karen and Sarah Holmes,
eds. Testimonies: Lesbian Coming-Out Stories. 2nd ed. Boston: Alyson,
1994.
Borhek, Mary V. Coming
Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men
and Their Parents. 2nd
ed., rev. and updated. Cleveland,
OH: Pilgrim Press, 1993.
Cruikshank, Margaret, ed.
The Lesbian Path.
2nd ed., rev. and enlarged.
Eugene, OR: Grey Fox Press, 1985. Family Relations
Albert, Harriet, ed. We Are
Everywhere: Writings By and
About Lesbian Parents. Freedom,
CA: Crossing Press, 1988.
Benkov, Laura. Reinventing
the Family: The Emerging Story of Lesbian and Gay Parents. New York: Crown, 1994.
Burke,
Phyllis. Family Values: Two Moms and Their Son. New York: Random House, 1994.
Griffin, Carolyn W. Beyond
Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians and Gays Talk About Their Experiences. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986.
Martin, April. Lesbian
and Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our Families. New York: HarperPerennial, 1993.
Rafkin, Louis. Different
Daughters: A Book of Mothers and Lesbians.
Pittsburgh, PA: Cleis Press, 1987.
Slater,
Suzanne. The Lesbian Family Cycle. New
York: Free Press, 1994. Fiction
Aldridge,
Sarah. Michaela. Tallahassee, FL:
Naiad Press, 1994.
Bannon,
Ann. Beebo Brinker. Tallahassee,
FL: Naiad Press, 1986, c1962.
Bannon,
Ann. I Am a Woman. New York: Arno
Press, 1975, c1959.
Brown,
Rita Mae. Rubyfruit Jungle. New York:
Bantam Books, 1988, c1973. DeLynn,
Jane. Don Juan in the Village. New
York: Pantheon Books, 1990.
Donoghue,
Emma. Stir-Fry. New York: HarperCollins,
1994.
Feinberg,
Leslie. Stone Butch Blues. Ithaca,
NY: Firebrand Books, 1993.
Forrest,
Katherine V. Curious Wine. Tallahassee,
FL: Naiad Press, 1993, c1983.
Forrest,
Katherine V. Daughters of a Coral Dawn. Tallahassee,
FL: Naiad Press, 1984.
Garden,
Nancy. Annie on My Mind. New York:
Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 1982.
Gomez,
Jewelle. The Gilda Stories. Ithaca,
NY: Firebrand Books, 1991.
Hall,
Radclyffe. The Well of Loneliness. New
York: Anchor Books, 1990, c1928.
Harris,
Bertha. Lover. New York: New York
University Press, 1993, c1976.
Lowenstein, Andrea Freud.
The Worry Girl: Stories From a Childhood. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1992.
Miller,
Isabel. Patience and Sarah. New York:
McGraw Hill, 1972, c1969.
Moraga, Cherrie. Loving
in the War Years: Lo Que Nunca Paso for Sus Labios. Boston: South End Press, 1983.
Nachman/Dykewomon,
Elana. Riverfinger Women. Tallahassee,
FL: Naiad Press, 1992, c1974.
Rule,
Jane. The Desert of the Heart. New
York: Arno Press, 1975, c1964.
Rule,
Jane. Memory Board. Tallahassee,
FL: Naiad Press, 1987.
Salvatore,
Diane. Love, Zena Beth. Tallahassee,
FL: Naiad Press, 1992.
Shockley,
Ann Allen. The Black and White of It. Tallahassee,
FL: Naiad Press, 1980.
Starhawk. The Fifth
Sacred Thing. New York:
Bantam Books, 1993.
Stewart,
Jean. Isis Rising. Huntington, NY:
Rising Tide Press, 1993.
Wings,
Mary. Divine Victim. New York: Dutton,
1992.
Other Contemporary Fiction Writers:
Gloria
Anzaldua Marion
Zimmer Bradley Maureen
Brady Fiona
Cooper Tee
Corinne Anne-Christine
D'Adesky Lauren
Wright Douglas Jyl
Lyn Felman Judith
Katz Jennifer
Levin Anna
Livia Lee
Lynch Claire
McNab Leslea
Newman Jay
Rayn Nice
Rodriguez May
Sarton Randi
Schalet Sarah
Schulman Kitty
Tsui Chea
Villanueva
Health and Sexuality
Bright,
Susie. Susie Sexpert's Lesbian Sex World.
Pittsburgh, PA: Cleis Press, 1990.
Cassingham, Barbee J. and Sally
M. O'Neil. And Then I Met This Woman: Previously Married Women's Journeys into Lesbianism.
Racine, WI: Mother Courage Press, 1993.
Caster,
Wendy. The Lesbian Sex Book. Boston:
Alyson, 1993.
De Lauretis, Teresa. The Practice
of Love: Lesbian Sexuality and Perverse Desire. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994.
Hepburn,
Cuca. Alive & Well. Freedom,
CA: Crossing Press, 1988.
Loulan, JoAnne. The Lesbian
Erotic Dance: Butch, Femme, Androgyny, and Other Rhythms. San Francisco: Spinsters Book Co., 1990.
Loulan, JoAnne. Lesbian
Passion: Loving Ourselves and Each Other.
San Francisco: Spinsters/Aunt Lute, 1987.
Loulan,
JoAnne. Lesbian Sex. San Francisco: Spinsters Ink, 1984.
O'Sullivan,
Sue and Pratibha Parmar, eds. Lesbians Talk (Safer Sex). London: Scarlet Press, 1992.
Stern, Phyllis Noerager, ed.
Lesbian Health: What
Are the Issues? Washington,
DC: Taylor & Francis, 1993. History
Cruikshank,
Margaret. The Gay and Lesbian Liberation Movement. New York: Routledge, 1992.
Duberman, Martin and others,
eds. Hidden From History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past. New York:
NAL Books, 1989.
Faderman, Lillian. Odd Girls
and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth Century
America. New York: Columbia
University Press, 1991.
Faderman, Lillian. Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendships
and Love Between Women From the Renaissance to the Present. New York: Morrow, 1981.
Jennings, Kevin, ed. Becoming
Visible: A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High School and College
Students. Boston: Alyson,
1994.
Kennedy, Elizabeth Lapovsky
and Madeline D. Davis. Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History
of a Lesbian Community. New
York: Routledge, 1993.
Lesbian History Group. Not a
Passing Phase: Reclaiming Lesbians in History, 1840-1985. London: Women's Press, 1989.
Marcus, Eric. Making
History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Rights, 1945-1990: An Oral
History. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
Martin, Del and Phyllis Lyon.
Lesbian/Woman. 20th Anniversary
ed., expanded and updated. Volcano,
CA: Volcano Press, 1991.
Schulman, Sarah. My American
History: Lesbian and Gay Life During the Reagan/Bush Years. New York: Routledge, 1994.
Shilts, Randy. Conduct
Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military: From Vietnam to
the Persian Gulf. New
York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.
Thompson, Mark, ed. Long
Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay and Lesbian Movement. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994.
Humor
Bechdel,
Alison. Dykes to Watch Out For. Ithaca,
NY: Firebrand Books, 1986.
Bechdel,
Alison. More Dykes to Watch Out For. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1988.
Bechdel,
Alison. Spawn of Dykes to Watch Out For.
Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1993.
DiMassa,
Diane. Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist. Pittsburgh, PA: Cleis Press, 1993.
Harper, Jorjet. Lesbomania:
Humor, Commentary and New Evidence That We Are Everywhere. Norwich, VT: New Victoria Publishers, 1994.
Maney,
Mabel. The Case of the Not-So-Nice Nurse.
Pittsburgh, PA: Cleis Press, 1993.
Legal Issues
Comstock, Gary D. Violence
Against Lesbians and Gay Men.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1991.
Curry, Hayden and others.
A Legal Guide for Lesbians and Gay Couples. 8th ed. Berkeley,
CA: Nolo Press, 1994.
Hendriks, Art and others, eds.
The Third Pink Book: A Global
View of Lesbian and Gay Liberation and Oppression. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1993.
Hunter, Nan D. and others.
The Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men: The Basic ACLU Guide to a Gay Person's
Rights. 3rd ed. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press,
1992.
Maggiore, Dolores J., ed.
Lesbians and Child Custody:
A Casebook. New York:
Garland Press, 1992.
Robson, Ruthann. Lesbian
(Out)Law: Survival Under the Rule of Law.
Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1992. Literary Criticism
Brandt, Kate. Happy
Endings: Lesbian Writers Talk About Their Lives and Work. Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, 1993.
Foster, Jeannette H. Sex Variant
Women in Literature. 2nd
ed. Tallahassee, FL: Naiad
Press, 1985.
Grahn, Judy. The Highest
Apple: Sappho and the Lesbian Poetic Tradition. San Francisco: Spinsters Ink, 1985.
Hobby,
Elaine and Chris White, eds. What Lesbians Do in Books. London: Women's Press, 1991.
Nelson, Emmanuel. Critical
Essays: Gay and Lesbian Writers of Color.
New York: Haworth Press, 1993.
Palmer, Paulina. Contemporary
Lesbian Writing: Dreams, Desire, Difference. Philadelphia: Open University Press, 1993.
Rule,
Jane. Lesbian Images. Trumansburg,
NY: Crossing Press, 1982, c1975.
Zimmerman, Bonnie. The Safe
Sea of Women: Lesbian Fiction, 1969-1989. Boston: Beacon Press, 1990. Performing Arts
Allen, Claudia. She's
Always Liked the Girls Best: Lesbian Plays. Chicago: Third Side Press, 1993.
Curtin, Kaier. We Can
Always Call Them Bulgarians: The Emergence of Lesbians and Gay Men
on the American Stage. Boston:
Alyson, 1987.
Dyer,
Richard. Now You See It: Studies on Lesbian and Gay Film. New York: Routledge, 1990.
Griffin,
Gabriele. Outwrite: Lesbianism and Popular Culture. London: Pluto Press, 1993.
Helbing,
Terry, ed. Gay and Lesbian Plays Today. Portsmouth,
NH: Heinemann, 1993.
Stein, Gertrude. Selected
Operas and Plays. Pittsburgh,
PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1993, c1970.
Weiss,
Andrea. Vampires & Violets: Lesbians in Film. New York: Penguin, 1993.
Periodicals
10 PERCENT. Browning Grace Communications, 54 Mint St., #200, San Francisco,
CA 94103.
AMAZON TIMES. Box 135, Owing Mills, MD 21170.
COMMON LIVES/LESBIAN LIVES. Box 1553, Iowa City, IA 52244.
DENEUVE. FRS Enterprises, 2336 Market St., #15, San Francisco, CA 94114. DYKE REVIEW. 584 Castro St., #456, San Francisco, CA 94114.
GLQ: A JOURNAL OF LESBIAN AND GAY STUDIES. Gordon and Breach Science Pubs., 270 Eighth Ave. and 23rd St., New
York, NY 10011.
GLBTF NEWSLETTER. Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Task
Force, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL
60611.
HARVARD GAY & LESBIAN REVIEW. 45 Lawrence St., Boston, MA 02116.
JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY. Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice St., Binghampton, NY 13904.
LAMBDA BOOK REPORT. Lambda Rising, Inc., 1625 Connecticut
Ave., NW, Washington DC 20009.
LESBIAN CONNECTION. Amazing Amazons, Box 811, East Lansing, MI 48826.
LESBIAN ETHICS. LE Pubs., Box 4723, Albuquerque, NM 87196.
LESBIAN NEWS. Box 1430, 29 Palms, CA 92277.
ON OUR BACKS. Blush Pubs., 526 Castro St., San Francisco, CA 94114.
OUR WORLD. 1104 N. Nova Rd., #251, Daytona Beach, FL 32117.
OUT MAGAZINE. 110 Greene St., #800, New York, NY 10012.
SAGE NEWS. Senior Action in a Gay Environment, 208 W. 13th St., New York, NY
10011.
SINISTER WISDOM. Box 3252, Berkeley, CA 94703.
TRIKONE. Box 21354, San Jose, CA 95151.
Poetry
Barnard,
Mary, trans. Sappho: A New Translation. Boston:
Shambhala, 1994, c1958.
Broumas,
Olga. Beginning With O. New Haven:
Yale University Press, 1977.
Chrystos. In Her
I Am. Vancouver: Press
Gang Publishers, 1993.
Hacker,
Marilyn. Going Back to the River. New
York: Random House, 1990. Lorde,
Audre. The Marvelous Arithmetics of Distance. New York: W. W. Norton, 1993.
Morse, Carl and Joan Larkin,
eds. Gay & Lesbian Poetry in Our Time: An Anthology. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988.
Newman,
Leslea. Love Me Like You Mean It. San
Diego, CA: Clothespin Fever Press, 1993.
Oliver,
Mary. New and Selected Poems. Boston:
Beacon Press, 1992.
Pratt,
Minnie Bruce. Crime Against Nature. Ithaca,
NY: Firebrand Books, 1992.
Rich,
Anrienne. Collected Early Poems, 1950-1970. New York: W. W. Norton, 1993.
Rushkin,
Kate. The Black Back-Ups. Ithaca,
NY: Firebrand Books, 1993.
Sapphire. American
Dreams. New York: High
Risk Books/Serpent's Tail, 1994.
Smukler,
Linda. Normal Sex. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand
Books, 1994.
Other Contemporary Poets:
Paula
Gunn Allen Elly
Bulkin Cheryl
Clark Judy
Grahn Melanie
Kaye/Kantrowitz Irene
Klepfisz Judith
McDaniel May
Sarton Barbara
Smith Psychology
Andelman,
Marcy, ed. Long Time Passing: Lives of Older
Lesbians. Boston: Alyson,
1986.
Becker,
Carole S. Unbroken Ties: Lesbian Ex-Lovers.
Boston: Alyson, 1988.
Burch, Beverly. On Intimate
Terms: The Psychology of Difference in Lesbian Relationships. Urbana: University of Ilinois Press, 1993.
Garnets, Linda D. and Douglas
C. Kimmel, eds. Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian and Gay
Male Experiences. New
York: Columbia University Press, 1993.
Kitzinger, Celia and Rachel
Perkins. Changing Our Minds: Lesbian Feminism and Psychology. New York: New York University Press, 1993.
Lobel, Kerry, ed. Naming
the Violence: Speaking Out About Lesbian Battering. Seattle, WA: Seal Press, 1986.
O'Connor, Noreen and Joanna
Ryan. Wild Desires and Mistaken Identities: Lesbianism and Psychoanalysis. New York: Columbia University Press, 1994.
Sang, Barbara and others, eds.
Lesbians at Midlife: The Creative Transition. San Francisco: Spinsters Book Co., 1991.
Reference Including Guides
and Miscellany
Ayers, Tess and Paul Brown.
The Essential Guide to Lesbian and Gay Weddings. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1994.
Clardy, Andrea. Words
to the Wise: A Writer's Guide to Feminist and Lesbian Periodicals
& Publishers. 4th
ed., rev., updated and enlarged.
Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1993.
Dotson, Edisol W., ed. Putting
Out: The Essential Publishing Resource for Lesbian and Gay Writers. 3rd ed. Pittsburgh,
PA: Cleis Press, 1994.
Ferrari,
Marianne. Ferrari's Places for Women. Phoenix,
AZ: Ferrari Publications (yearly).
Garber, Eric and Lyn Paleo,
eds. Uranian Worlds: A Guide to Alternative Sexuality in Science Fiction, Fantasy
and Horror. 2nd ed. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1990.
Grahn, Judy. Another
Mother Tongue: Gay Words, Gay Worlds.
2nd ed., expanded and updated.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1990.
Mickens,
Ed. The
100 Best Companies for Gay Men and Lesbians. New York: Pocket Books, 1994.
Sherrill, Jan-Mitchell and
Craig A. Hardesty. Gay, Lesbian
and Bisexual Students' Guide to Colleges, Universities and Graduate
Schools. New York: New York University Press, 1994.
Singer, Bennett. Gay and
Lesbian Stats: A Pocket Guide of Facts and Figures. New York: New York Press, 1994.
Slide, Anthony. Gay and
Lesbian Characters and Themes in Mystery Novels: A Critical Guide
to Over 500 Works in English.
Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1993.
van Gelder, Lindsy and Pamela
Robin Brandt. Are You Two... Together? A Gay and Lesbian Travel Guide to Europe. New York: Random House, 1991.
Zepatos, Thalis. Adventures
in Good Company: The Complete Guide to Women's Tours and Outdoor Trips. Portland, OR: Eighth Mountain Press, 1994.
Religion Including Spirituality
and Philosophy
Allen, Jeffner, ed. Lesbian
Philosophies and Cultures. Albany:
State University of New York Press, 1990.
Balka, Christie and Andy Rose,
eds. Twice Blessed: On Being Lesbian or Gay and Jewish. Boston: Beacon Press, 1989.
Curb, Rosemary and Nancy Manahan,
eds. Lesbian Nuns: Breaking the Silence. Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, 1985.
Glaser, Chris. Come
Home! Reclaming Spirituality and Community as Gay Men and Lesbians. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1990.
Hoagland, Sarah L. Lesbian
Ethics: Toward New Value. Palo
Alto, CA: Institute of Lesbian Studies, 1988.
McNeill, John J. Taking
a Chance on God: Liberating
Theology for Gays, Lesbians and Their Lovers, Families and Friends. Boston: Beacon Press, 1988. |
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