![]() ![]() ![]() "Experience all things erotic fiction has to offer and discover how author Ann Bannon earned the title, "Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction. "Bannon's books grab you and don't let go." - Village Voice I would have dated Beebo, no question." - Dorothy Allison I Am a Woman, Author(s)-Ann Bannon, Publisher-Martino Fine Books, ISBN-9781684220274, Pages-226, Binding-Paperback, Language-English, Publish Year-2016. ![]() "When I was young, Bannon's books let me imagine myself into her New York City neighborhoods of short-haired, dark-eyed butch women and stubborn, tight-lipped secretaries with hearts ready to be broken. "Ann Bannon is a pioneer of dyke drama." - On Our Backs "Little did Bannon know that her stories would become legends, inspiring countless fledgling dykes to flock to the Village, dog-eared copies of her books in hand, to find their own Beebos and Lauras and others who shared the love they dared not name." - San Francisco Bay Guardian Oh, the twisted passions of the twilight world of lesbian pulp fiction." - Chicago Free Press Their struggles with love and relationships are engrossing today, and half a century ago they were revolutionary." - New York Times ![]() Whereas most lesbians in pulp are stereotypes who get punished for their desires, Beebo and her friends are accessibly human. Her characters also have historical value. Bannon's descriptions of bars, clubs and apartment parties vividly evoke a vanished community. Most are set in Greenwich Village, and Ms. "For contemporary readers the books offer a valuable record of gay and lesbian life in the 1950s. ![]()
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