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Article: Standout sisters.(Lesbian Pulp Fiction: The Sexually Intrepid World of Lesbian Paperback Novels, 1950-1965)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- June 21, 2005
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Lesbian Pulp Fiction: The Sexually Intrepid World of Lesbian Paperback Novels 1950-1965
* Edited by Katherine V. Forrest * Cleis * $18.95
Are the pulps more about empowerment than perversity? More literature than lust? While much that's been written about lesbian pulp novels to date has emphasized their camp appeal, Forrest reaches beyond the sleazy covers and sensationalized jacket copy to demonstrate these dime novels' literary strengths and their role in bringing solace and solidarity to postwar lesbians. The covers may ...