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Another Dead Teenager (Paul Turner Mystery #3)
by Mark Richard ZubroWhen two suburban high-school students are found murdered--both boys who were well respected and liked, with solid family lives and no apparent enemies--Detective Paul Turner is assigned the case. However, as a gay father with two teenage sons and a new lover in his life, Paul Turner has trouble bringing his full attention to bear on the case. But as details slowly emerge, he begins to suspect that he is investigating something more deadly and horrifying than a pair of senseless killings, something that could threaten the lives of the people he holds most dear.
Charlotte Bronte: A Passionate Life
by Lyndall GordonCharlotte Bronte: A Passionate Life looks beyond the insistent image of the modest Victorian lady, the slave to duty in the shadow of tombstones. Instead we see a strong, fiery woman who shaped her own life and transformed it into art. This biography looks at the shared gifts and class ambitions of the Bronte family - at the active feminist, Mary Taylor; at the demanding mentor, Constantin Heger; and at the rising publisher, George Smith - as Charlotte strove to possess them in life and fiction. Her highly autobiographical novels refused current bars to women's writing to release a public voice which could speak intimately to her readers.
Common Cents: A Retiring Six-Term Congressman Reveals How Congress Really Works-And What We Must Do to Fix It
by Major Garrett Timothy J. Penny
Hood
by Emma DonoghueIn the late '70's Irish convent school teenager Pen O'Grady fell in love with fellow student Cara Wall. Pen, an appealing heroine who is feisty yet vulnerable, and Cara, a free spirit who follows no path but her own, prove themselves to be up to the challenge of a love deemed unacceptable in Catholic Ireland. Their tumultuous relationship, full of love and passion and desire and flight, survives infidelities of all sorts--until they reach their late 20s, when Cara dies in a car accident. Through the elegant use of flashbacks intermingled with the harsh present-day reality of Cara's upcoming funeral, Pen reveals a sexy, beautifully written love story filled with the bittersweet reflections and emotional complexity of an intimate relationship. Above all, it is a graceful tale about coming to terms with loss.
Open House (Helen Black Mysteries #4)
by Pat WelchTo most people, a call in the middle of the night means family trouble. But Helen Black's family disowned her years ago. But the call is indeed from Helen's family. Great Aunt Ruth has passed on, and, inexplicably, left Helen her house. And so Helen journeys from Berkeley, from partner Frieda, to return to her roots in Mississippi. To look once more into the face of the father who repudiated her. Into the face of the woman who was her childhood sweetheart and is now a cop. But Helen finds far more than she could ever imagine. A dying grandfather, and small town secrets, one of them contained in the very house that is now hers. She finds murder, and submerged intrigue that harkens all the way back to a deeply stained period of history in the American south.
Sweat: Stories and a Novella
by Lucy Jane BledsoeThe stories are about lesbians and some of them are about sports.
The Angel and the Perverts
by Lucie Delarue-Mardrus Anna LiviaFirst published in 1930. Set in the lesbian and gay circles of Paris in the 1920s, The Angel and the Perverts tells the story of a hermaphrodite born to upper class parents in Normandy and ignorant of his/her physical difference. As an adult, s/he lives a double life as Marion/Mario, passing undetected as a lesbian in the literary salons of the times, and as a gay man in the cocaine dens made famous by Colette.
The Cook and the Carpenter
by June Arnold Bonnie ZimmermanWomen's liberation sought to transform every sector of U.S. society--its educational system, culture, language, politics, and, importantly, the delivery of social services. To enable this movement, women all over the country began to establish women's centers. In New York City, women from almost every local women's liberation group took over an abandoned building in lower Manhattan on New Year's Eve, 1970. They named the building The Fifth Street Women's Building and renovated it to feed, clothe, shelter, and educate women in need. The take-over was a huge success, attracting hundreds of activists and community members. Thirteen days later, the New York City Tactical Police stormed the building, expelled the women, and ended the action. The City then tore the building down and built a parking lot on the site. June Arnold was one of the original planners and an active participant in this episode. When she got out of jail, she went home and wrote this novel about what happened. The Cook and the Carpenter, which quickly gained fame for its use of a non-gendered language, remains one of the best representations of the time period that berthed modern feminism and paved the way for lesbian communities.
Bending The Landscape: Fantasy
by Nicola Griffith Steven PagelBending the Landscape: Fantasy, edited by world-renowned speculative fiction author Nicola Griffith and publisher Stephen Pagel, brings together the best short fiction from the fantasy genre's most notable and daring writers. In Leslie What's "Beside the Well," a captivating myth set in ancient China, a young woman rebels against her abusive husband by allying herself with the spirit of his first wife. Tanya Huff's "In Mysterious Ways" tells the riveting story of Terizan the thief and her intrigues in the Thieves' Guild. Don Bassingthwaite's "In Memory Of" is a tantalizing look into the passions and jealousies of two improbably long-lived brothers. This stunning anthology of works by writers both gay and straight demonstrates that gender and sexual orientation can be used to create rich works of fantasy and spectacularly imaginative plots.
Good Moon Rising
by Nancy GardenLambda Literary Award winner Good Moon Rising is about two young women who fall in love while rehearsing a school play, realize they're gay, and resist a homophobic campaign against them.
Lesbian Friendships (Cutting Edge)
by Jacqueline S. Weinstock Esther RothblumFriends as lovers; lovers as friends; ex-lovers as friends; ex-lovers as family; friends as family; communities of friends; lesbian community. These are just a few of the phrases heard often in the daily discourse of lesbian life. What significance do they have for lesbians? Do lesbians view friends as family and what does this analogy mean? What sorts of friendships exist between lesbians? What sorts of friendships do lesbians form with non-lesbian women, or with men? These and other questions regarding the kinds of friendships lesbians imagine and experience have rarely been addressed. Lesbian Friendships focuses on actual accounts of friendships involving lesbians and examines a number of issues, including the transition from friends to lovers and/or lovers to friends, erotic attraction in friendship, diverse identities among lesbians, and friendships across sexuality and/or gender lines.
Like Judgment Day: The Ruin and Redemption of a Town Called Rosewood
by Michael D'OrsoThe 1923 destruction of the town of Rosewood, Florida, is a shocking episode in the history of American race relations. In a week of terror that followed the alleged rape of a white woman, at least six residents of the mostly black town were murdered. The terrified survivors were chased into the swamps, and their houses, churches, and stores burned. For over 60 years, the former citizens of Rosewood lived quietly with their grief and fear. Finally, through the determined efforts of Rosewood descendants, persistent journalists, and talented lawyers, the long-buried story was brought to light.
Lou Grant: The Making of TV's Top Newspaper Drama (Television and Popular Culture Ser.)
by Douglass K. DanielAn account of the TV program Lou Grant. The creation of characters, casting of actors, the script writing process and the impact of network censors are detailed here. Interviews with actors, producers, writers, directors are also incorporated. It summarizes all 114 episodes, discusses original character sketches, and includes editorial cartoons of the critical acclaimed TV drama. The book also describes the bitter controversy that erupted in 1982 when lead actor Edward Asner came under fire for his political beliefs regarding American involvement in El Salvador.
Men On Men 6: Best New Gay Fiction
by David BergmanSensual masseurs and seductive lawnboys. Italian sons and Trinidadian husbands. Pumped-up porn stars and diced-up drag queens. Elderly widowers who fall in love and create scandal. Generation Xers who envy the dying disco generation in Provincetown. Straight sons who comfort the partners of their gay fathers.<P> Since its inception over a decade ago, the Men on Men series has consistently offered gay male writers a forum to liberate and legitimize gay fiction as some of the freshest, most original, and incisive writing in America today. Now, in Men on Men 6 ,twenty writers-well-known names and exciting new voices of uncommon skill and urgency-present powerful stories that turn in new directions with a tremendous diversity of style, subject matter, and cultural identity. From wry or romantic "boy-meets-boy" stories to profound reflections on love, death, and family, this extraordinary collection of today's best new gay fiction transcends any narrowly defined genre and showcases the literature of men loving men-work that is superb by any critical measure.
Nancy's Mysterious Letter (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #8)
by Carolyn KeeneNancy receives a letter informing her that she is heir to a fortune. This story tells of her search for another Nancy Drew. Entwined mysteries of lost mail and same name confusion lead Nancy on adventures away from River Oaks. Beginning with Ira Dixon and the unfortunate loss of his mail bag, days before his retirement and stretching into an uncertain relationship with a grifting half brother, Nancy wants to help. Making it even more interesting is Nancy's receipt of a letter from England notifying her that Nancy Smith Drew has a significant inheritance awaiting her. Nancy must solve the name confusion puzzle and find Nancy Smith Drew to ensure the inheritance is given to its rightful owner. Follow Nancy as she has football fun interwoven as she solves her puzzles in "Nancy's Mysterious Letter." Beginning in the late 1950s, the first 34 Nancy Drew books were revised and condensed. This version is the text originally published in 1932--from an Applewood facsimile reproduction of the first edition.
Smoke and Mirrors (Helen Black Mysteries #5)
by Pat WelchFifth book in the series; lesbian detective.
Spinsters and Lesbians: Independent Womanhood in the United States
by Trisha FranzenAmericans have long held fast to a rigid definition of womanhood, revolving around husband, home, and children. Women who rebelled against this definition and carved out independent lives for themselves have often been rendered invisible in U.S. history. In this unusual comparative study, Trisha Franzen brings to light the remarkable lives of two generations of autonomous women: Progressive Era spinsters and mid-twentieth century lesbians. While both groups of women followed similar paths to independence--separating from their families, pursuing education, finding work, and creating woman-centered communities--they faced different material and cultural challenges and came to claim very different identities. Many of the turn-of-the-century women were prominent during their time, from internationally recognized classicist Edith Hamilton through two early Directors of the Women's Bureau, Mary Anderson and Freida Miller. Maturing during the time of a broad and powerful women's movement, they were among that era's new women, the often-single women who were viewed as in the vanguard of women's struggle for equality. In contrast, never-married women after World War II, especially lesbians, were considered beyond the pale of real womanhood. Before the women's and gay/lesbian liberation movements, they had no positive contemporary images of alternative lives for women. Highlighting the similarities and differences between women-oriented women confronting changing gender and sexuality systems, Spinsters and Lesbians thus traces a continuum among women who constructed lives outside institutionalized heterosexuality.
The Intimacy Dance: A Guide to Long-Term Success in Gay and Lesbian Relationships
by Betty BerzonGuide to same-sex relationships.
The Sign of the Twisted Candles (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #9)
by Carolyn KeeneWhile solving the mystery of an old man's disappearing fortune, Nancy ends a family feud and reveals the identity of an orphan of unknown parentage. In the late 1950s, the first 34 Nancy Drew books were revised and condensed. This is the original version from the 1930s.
To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire
by David Cowan John KuensterOn a grey winter day in December 1958, one of the deadliest fires in American history took the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns at a Catholic elementary school on Chicago’s West Side. The blaze at Our Lady of the Angels School shocked the nation, tore apart a community, left a mystery unsolved to this day, sowed popular suspicion of the church and city fathers, and prompted nationwide fire safety reform in American schools. In To Sleep with the Angels, two veteran journalists tell the moving story of the fire and its consequences. It is a tale of ordinary people caught up in a mind-numbing disaster.