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Big sex, little death Big sex, little death Susie Bright From a fearful Irish Catholic Girl Scout to gun-toting teenage revolutionary--and finally the "Avatar of American Erotica" (NY Times)--Bright's life story is shaped as much by America's sexual awaken… OL16010594W
The life and times of Stella Browne The life and times of Stella Browne Lesley A. Hall "This is the first full length biography of radical reformer Stella Browne, whose life, ideas and activities overturn so many assumptions about early twentieth-century politics and feminism. Stella B… OL16488834W
Are you my mother? Are you my mother? Alison Bechdel From the best-selling author of Fun Home, Time magazine’s No. 1 Book of the Year, a brilliantly told graphic memoir of Alison Bechdel becoming the artist her mother wanted to be. Alison Bechdel’s … OL16558612W
When We Were Outlaws When We Were Outlaws Jeanne Cordova A sweeping memoir, a raw and intimate chronicle of a young activist torn between conflicting personal longings and political goals. When We Were Outlaws offers a rare view of the life of a radical le… OL17390170W
Perfectly Clear Perfectly Clear Michelle LeClair The revelatory memoir by former “poster girl for Scientology” Michelle LeClair about her defection from the Church, her newly accepted sexual identity, and the lengths to which Scientology went to si… OL17822182W
Under this beautiful dome Under this beautiful dome Terry Mutchler ""One of the greatest love stories I have ever heard played out right here, under this beautiful dome. But it was a secret. Penny and Terry just wanted what so many people want-to express their love … OL17882554W
Fun Home Fun Home Alison Bechdel A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, sexual angst, and great books. This breakout book by Alison Bechdel is a dark… OL1835957W
Aimée & Jaguar Aimée & Jaguar Erica Fischer Berlin 1942. Lilly Wust, twenty-nine, married, four children, led a life as did millions of German women. But then she met the twenty-one-year-old Felice Schragenheim. It was love almost at first … OL1913924W
A restricted country A restricted country Joan Nestle A proud working class woman, an "out" lesbian long before the Rainbow revolution, Joan Nestle has stood at the forefront of American freedom struggles from the McCarthy era to the present day. Availa… OL1930686W
Mean Mean Myriam Gurba Myriam Gurba's debut is the bold and hilarious tale of her coming of age as a queer, mixed-race Chicana. Blending radical formal fluidity and caustic humor, Mean turns what might be tragic into pierc… OL19722102W
Surviving madness Surviving madness Betty Berzon Eleanor Roosevelt, Anais Nin, Edith Sitwell, Evelyn Hooker, Paul Monette—such luminaries are only some of the fellow trailblazers whose paths intersected with Betty Berzon in this amazing memoir of t… OL19951909W
Love song for baby X Love song for baby X Cheryl Dumesnil "While poet Cheryl Dumesnil suspects she'll confront some formidable obstacles on her path to parenthood, she is nevertheless unprepared for what she actually encounters, including navigating the maz… OL19963641W
Body geographic Body geographic Barrie Jean Borich A memoir from the award-winning author of My Lesbian Husband, Barrie Jean Borich’s Body Geographic turns personal history into an inspired reflection on the points where place and person intersect, w… OL19963648W
The end of San Francisco The end of San Francisco Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore The End of San Francisco breaks apart the conventions of memoir to reveal the passions and perils of a life that refuses to conform to the rules of straight or gay normalcy. A budding queer activist … OL19963889W
Eating fire Eating fire Kelly Cogswell A "coming-of-age memoir spanning two decades, from the Culture War of the early 1990s to the War on Terror ... [a] blend of picaresque adventure, how-to activist handbook, and rigorous inquiry into q… OL19975581W
Irrepressible Irrepressible Emily Bingham "Raised like a princess in one of the most powerful families in the American South, Henrietta was offered the helm of a publishing empire. Instead, she ripped through the Jazz Age like an F. Scott Fi… OL20002833W
Buffering Buffering Hannah Hart As a professional Internet personality, Hannah Hart spends a lot of time walking the line between public and private. Here, she shares stories from her life that have taken her time to process, in th… OL20043486W
What the mouth wants What the mouth wants Monica Meneghetti This mouthwatering, intimate, and sensual memoir traces Monica Meneghetti's unique life journey through her relationship with food, family and love. As the youngest child of a traditional Italian-Cat… OL20052858W
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls T. Kira Madden Acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut memoir is about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager amidst the fierce contradictions of Boca Rat… OL20632177W
My Autobiography of Carson McCullers My Autobiography of Carson McCullers Jenn Shapland How do you tell the real story of someone misremembered—an icon and idol—alongside your own? Jenn Shapland’s celebrated debut is both question and answer: an immersive, surprising exploration of one … OL20755260W
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