New Titles in the Gay & Lesbian Collection
July 2008

Fiction

Consumed by C. Hamilton. ABC Books, 2008.
An enthralling story of madness, gluttony, cannibalism and a woman who will stop at nothing in her search for the perfect recipe.

Government gay by F. Hunter. St Martin's Press, 1997.
In this hilarious whodunnit, Alex Reynolds is accosted in a Chicago gay bar in a case of mistaken identity and finds himself in the middle of a CIA investigation.

I say a little prayer by E. Lynn Harris. Anchor Books, 2006.
Raunchiness and redemption feature in this romance about suave and successful businessman Chauncey Greer who is inspired by a minister's message to return to his teenage gospel singing career.

Last summer by Michael Thomas Ford. Kensington Books, 2003.
A romantic page-turner about a group of gay men looking for love, losing the past and finding themselves, in the bars and on the beaches of Provincetown.

Miracle of the rose by Jean Genet. Grove Press, 1966.
This nightmarish account of prison life during the German occupation of France during WW2 is dominated by the figure of condemned murderer Harcomone who creates unearthly blooms in the ecstatic imagination of his fellow prisoner Genet.

Miss McGhee by B. Norris. Bywater Books, 2007.
Set in the shadow of the civil rights movement in mid-twentieth century small-town America, this novel is a sweeping tale of forbidden love in a turbulent era.

Night vision: a Jane Lawless mystery by Ellen Hart. St Martin's Press, 2006.
Restaurateur and amateur sleuth Jane Lawless helps an old friend, actress Joanna Kasimir, who is being stalked by a former lover recently released from prison.

Pierce by R. Ferrari. Harrington Park Press, 2007.
Grad student Leo Vasari is still mourning the loss of his lover Matt Pierce in a car accident when Matt's mother Millie tries to kill herself. What dark secret lies at the heart of the Pierce family?

The Platypus ploy: a Kylie Kendall mystery by Claire McNab. Alyson Books, 2007.
Kylie's investigation into the disappearance of her business partner Ariana takes her to the Evenstar Home where aged show-business stars fade not-so-gently away.

Rose of No Man's Land by Michelle Tea. Harvest Books, 2005.
A riotous coming-of-age novel about a working-class teenage lesbian, set in home-town USA.

The Stone gods by Jeanette Winterson. Hamish Hamilton, 2007.
An interplanetary love story - of Billie and Spike, of the past and the future; a traveller's tale; a hymn to the beauty of the world - Winterson at her brilliant best.

Vintage: a ghost story by S. Berman. Haworth Positronic Press, 2007.
This contemporary gay fantasy is a skilful brew of Goth fashion, gay teen alienation, a sexually predatory ghost and a coming-of-age love story.

Non-Fiction

(and so forth) by Robert Dessaix. Picador, 1998.
The author as traveller, thinker, linguist and self-confessed dilettante muses on an astonishing array of subjects in these essays.

Bisexual women: friendship and social organization edited by M. P. Galupo. Harrington Park Press, 2006.
These research articles explore the friendship relationships of bisexual women and the ways that bisexuality shapes the friendship experience.

Kate: the woman who was Katharine Hepburn by William J. Mann. Faber & Faber, 2007.
A biography that provides an intriguing portrait not only of the Hollywood star, but also of the woman behind the on-screen persona.

Lord Alfred's lover: a play by Eric Bentley. Personal Library, Toronto, 1981.
A play about the relationship between Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas.

Lost years: a memoir 1945-1951 by Christopher Isherwood. Edited by K. Bucknell. Chatto & Windus, 2000.
Never published in Isherwood's lifetime, this memoir written 30 years after the events described, is a unique mixture of personal mythology and social history.

Taking Woodstock
/ by E. Tiber & T. Monte. Square One Publishers, 2007.
The funny, touching and true story of the young gay man who enabled the legendary Woodstock concert in August 1969 to take place.

Journals – special editions
The following publications are recent special editions of Haworth Press academic journals to which the Library subscribes. They are kept in the Library Office, but are available on request from Library staff. They are not for loan.

Growing older: the millennial LGBTs edited by J. Sears. Haworth Press, 2008. (Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services Vol. 20, Nos. 1/2, 2008)

Homophobic bullying edited by J. Sears. Haworth Press, 2007. (Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services Vol. 19, Nos. 3/4, 2007)

Lesbians and work: the advantages and disadvantages of 'comfortable shoes' edited by P. Brand. Haworth Press, 2008. (Journal of Lesbian Studies Vol. 12, No. 1, 2008)

Queering Norway edited by P. Bjorby & A. Ryall. Haworth Press, 2008. (Journal of Homosexuality Vol. 54, Nos. 1/2, 2008)

Social work with lesbian parent families: ecological perspectives edited by L. Mercier & R. Harold. Haworth Press, 2007. (Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services Vol. 19, No. 2, 2007)