Lesbian Paperback Fiction in the Pre Stonewall Era, 1959 to 1963
Lesbian pulp fiction archive, 1959 to 1963, gathers three early paperback novels that show how lesbian desire entered mass-market reading culture through sensational cover art, coded community knowledge, and, in these examples, comparatively sympathetic or “pro lesbian” narrative treatment. The books belong to LGBTQ+ pulp and women’s literary history, illustrating.....
