RECLAIMING THE HEARTLAND: Lesbian and Gay Voices from the Midwest
EDITED BY KAREN LEE OSBORNE
AND WILLIAM J. SPURLIN
This important and diverse new collection by writers and artists who have
lived in the Midwest presents a wide range of fiction, poetry, memoir,
essays and photography, adding a vital point of view to the canon of
lesbian and gay literature. More than half of the contributors are women.
"Wonderful...a gift from the heartland to lesbian and gay readers
everywhere." -Lillian Faderman.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS $18.95 PAPER
COOKIN' WITH HONEY: What Literary Lesbians Eat
EDITED BY AMY SCHOLDER
As much a book about the personal lives of these lesbian writers as it is a
collection of well-loved recipes and opinions on matters of food. Recipes
for big parties and intimate dates, one-pot meals for one and spreads for
extended family gatherings are at home with each other in this wonderfully
idiosyncratic volume in the tradition of Alice B. Toklas's classic
cookbook.
FIREBRAND BOOKS
$13.95 PAPER
FORBIDDEN FIRES
MARGARETE ANDERSON
EDITED,
With An Introduction and Postscript, By Mathilda Hills
Margaret Anderson called this novel "the story I want to tell, and which I
love to remember." Here, for the first time, is Anderson's unsurpassed
portrayal of romantic love, a fictionalized episode contemporary with - and
totally absent from - her well-known autobiographies. A treasure trove of
lesbian history surrounds this novel by the legendary editor of The Little
Review.
THE NAIAD PRESS, INC. $21.95 HARDCOVER
YOUR JOHN:
The Love Letters of Radclyffe Hall
EDITED BY JOANNE GLASGOW
This landmark book is the first publication of original writing by
Radclyffe Hall, author of The Well of Loneliness, in over 50 years.
Expertly edited by Joanne Glasgow, a Hall scholar and biographer, Your John
is a selection of Hall's love letters to Evguenia Souline, a White Russian
with whom Hall fell passionately in love in the summer of 1934.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS $24.95 HARDCOVER
SUNNYBROOK:
A True Story with Lies
TEXT AND FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY
PERSIMMON BLACKRIDGE
Sunnybrook is the hilarious and angry story of a young woman who fakes her
way into a job that changes her life. One cover-up follows another as Diane
hides her learning disabilities and psychiatric history from her employer,
the Sunnybrook Institution for the Mentally Handicapped, and her
girlfriend. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photos of the original
sculpture series Sunnybrook, also by Blackbridge.
PRESS GANG PUBLISHERS $21.95 HARDCOVER
MEMORY MAMBO:
A Novel
ACHY OBEJAS
Julia Alvarez (In the Time of the Butterflies) calls Achy Obejas "a writer o
f gutsy humor and heart." Obejas's novel debut introduces Juani Casas, a
twenty-four-year-old lesbian obsessed with memory. Having escaped from Cuba
to the United States with her irresistibly imperfect family, she is fixated
on extracting the truth of her life from the nostalgic mythology of exile.
CLEIS PRESS $12.95 PAPER
SEVEN MOVES
CAROL ANSHAW
Christine, a therapist, awakens one morning to find her lover, Taylor,
gone. Where has she gone and why? Embarking on a journey to find her,
Christine begins to question her perceptions of Taylor and of herself. A
suspenseful new novel with engaging characters and spirited dialogue from
Carol Anshaw, Lambda Award finalist and author of the bestselling book
Aquamarine.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN $21.95 HARDCOVER
THE GRASS WIDOW
NANCI LITTLE
Nanci Little, author of Thin Fire, is back with another moving and vivid
novel. Set in Kansas in 1876, The Grass Widow captures in meticulous detail
the feel and rhythm of life on the frontier as it tells the story of Aidan
Blackstone and Jocelyn (Joss) Bodett. A tale of wrenching loss and the
redemptive power of love.
MADWOMAN PRESS,INC. $12.95 PAPER
SPEAKING IN WHISPERS:
African American Lesbian Erotica
KATHLEEN E. MORRIS
Eighteen unflinchingly non-PC, yet occasionally vanilla, erotic stories
exalt lesbian sexuality and sensuality in its varied, technicolor forms.
Celebrating the diversity in shape, style and passion of African American
lesbians, Speaking in Whispers utters the language of lesbian loving -
sometimes poetic euphemism, sometimes raw and crude, sometimes fun
and laughter-filled.
THIRD SIDE PRESS $11.95 PAPER
MAGDALENA
SARAH ALDRIDGE
The story of a great diva, brought by the loss of her heart's love to the
depth of despair as a homeless streetwoman, and of the devoted friendship
of four younger women who rescue her. "Magdalena proves once more Sarah
Aldridge's mastery of the craft of fiction and her ability to illuminate
both contemporary and past society." -Baltimore Gay Paper.
A&M BOOKS $9.95 PAPER
THE NEW WORLDS OF WOMEN
EDITED BY CECILIA TAN
"I strongly recommend you check out The New Worlds of Women." -Dorothy
Allison. Eleven women writers turn their vivid imaginations to female
utopias, erotic futures and sensual fairy tales to celebrate and explore
what it is to be a woman who loves women. Contributors include Kitty Tsui,
Linda Hooper and Shawn Dell.
CIRCLET PRESS $10.95 PAPER