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Queer Recommendations
Does anyone have some good recommendations for literature with lesbian and queer themes? Could be anything from biographies to science fiction or a guide book to gay bars. I want to fill my bookshelf with lesbian books
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http://www.valmcdermid.com/ http://www.jeanettewinterson.com/ http://www.sarahwaters.com/ Four on the contemporary lezzer lit. list (amongst many others) |
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This made me think of something. Does anyone remember those travel brochures for each state listing gay/gay friendly establishments that were published in the 90's? You could pick them up for free at your local gay bar (you know, just like the gay newspapers!). They would be stacked upright with little tabs between the states.
I think there was also an updated book you could buy each year for all the states. The brochures were often wrong though...gay bars come and go really fast (at least back then)! I wonder if the books at least are still around. Those were the days!
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Looks like you can still pick up a copy of the Washington Blade.
For some reason I can't post the link though. There page has a list of locations to pick it up. So, you know, just fly over!
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Haha yeah, all I need to get a gay newspaper is a ticket to the states. Easy peasy
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Extra and extra west still run in canada.
The pink paper is in the UK. I'm sure there are a few places in the bigger cities that have the readership for them. I find they have more events listed. Don't forget the dyke magazines like DIVA you can order. |
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If you have a copy of THIS BRIDGE CALLED MY BACK on your shelf, you'll be doing fine.
GO Magazine is a NYC-based publication and website that has lots of lesbo info. I traveled around Europe for years with copies of Gaia's Guide. I wish I had the ones I made notes in. "Lesbian Connection"! still exists too. So analogue!
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I remember the above as the first travel guide (outside of the one I can't think of). Sorry to derail the thread so much! Back to books! Really, you can just walk into a gay/lesbian bookstore or look online. What are you looking for? Fiction? Non-fiction? Gay/lesbian history? Erotica? How to have lesbian sex (I remember a GF of mine who had never been with a woman before bought such a book before our first date..lol). Hopefully, people will come in with suggestions.
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Can't resist recommending my Honey's book:
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one of my favorite authors is Radclyffe I have many of her works
you could also check out bold stroke books her publishing company
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http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...esbian_Fiction
A lot of good itles in this list. http://lesbiannews.com/ Online but keeps you aware of what is up in our world. A few interesting books are: Lesbian Philosophy Jeffner Allen Myths of Gender Anne Fausto-Sterling Lesbian Polyamory Reader Edited by Marcia Munson and Judith P Stelbourn Lesbian Ethics Toward New Values Sarah Lucia Hoagland Lesbian Origins Susan Cavin Some books I have read over the years
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Oh yeah, der, I have a book too.
There are several places that carry it, but if you order from the original publisher, you can see some reviews, read a sample and pick the platform you want. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/168747 I'll show you mine 8 Short Stories spanning 18 years and three countries: coming out as lesbian from bisexual, discovering a "Femme" ID and her desires in a dyke sub-culture sexuality, losing her first long-term relationship, learning about kink, disclosing an abused past to a lover, rediscovering sex after depression and (dyke) divorce, and ending with a dream of new love and sexual adventure. *shameless self plug* Last edited by imperfect_cupcake; 03-24-2014 at 12:23 AM. |
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Thank you thank you thank you to everyone for suggestions! I've looked through them all and have added a few to my amazon wishlist (also how cool is it that several of BFP members have published their own!)
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"stone butch blues"
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For a fun read, try Fannie Flagg's "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe". The Lesbian content was removed for the film but it's definitely there in the book
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stone butch blues is one of my favorites, and i loved the fried green tomatoes movie, now i have to check out the book!
http://zahrawithaz.livejournal.com/12471.html has a list of books written by queer people of color authors, many of whom are lesbian and several who write about lgbtq issues and characters. |
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