Lesbian Pulp Novels of 1960s Collection
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[LGBTQ][Lesbian][Pulp] This archive features five lesbian pulp novels spanning the 1960s. Each title provides a unique exploration of queer women's lives and desires, showcasing the complexities of forbidden love, societal rebellion, and emotional resilience. These authors, many of whom were prolific in the pulp field, offer narratives that subverted the conventional heterosexual pulp sleaze formula. The archive captures the evolving portrayal of lesbian relationships in mid-century literature.
[1] Flora, Fletcher. Strange Sisters. New York: Pyramid Books, 1960. Tagline: “This love was wrong—but she could not resist it.” A crime thriller following a woman named Kathy who becomes obsessed with her aunt Stella and commits an act of violence, perhaps motivated by jealousy.
[2] Beauchamp, Loren. Strange Delights. New York: Tower Publications, 1962. The plot follows a young woman named Lonnie who discovers her sexuality and her attraction to women through relationships with Vee, Paula, and Jane. A classic example of lesbian pulp in which the main character is “fixed” when she finally enters a relationship with a man.
[3] Richards, Donna [Pen name of Don Rico]. Hollywood Lesbian. Hollywood: France Books, 1963. First American edition. This novel uncovers the secretive lives of queer women within the glitzy yet repressive world of 1960s Hollywood. Back cover reads “Beth Adams looked all-woman. She dressed in frills and in daintiness…every move she made was a study in female grace. But Beth Adams hadn’t been with a man since she was nineteen…her tastes ran to women like herself…”
[4] Nemec, John. Was She a Dyke? Hollywood: Art Enterprises, 1963. First printing. This provocative title examines one woman’s internal struggle with her identity in a world that deems her love unnatural. The tagline provocatively asks, “The shockingly frank account of a tortured woman’s unnatural desire for others of her own sex.”
[5] Ahearn, Sean. Marijane’s Man. Dominion Publishing, 1969. First printing. A heist spirals into chaos in this novel that entwines criminal suspense with a queer love triangle. Back cover reads “the one thing they hadn’t foreseen was the effect of their plots [on] the sexy Carmen and the lesbian Lucky…”
A snapshot of mid-20th-century lesbian pulp fiction, showcasing narratives that defied convention and gave voice to queer women’s lives. Very good condition overall.
[1] Flora, Fletcher. Strange Sisters. New York: Pyramid Books, 1960. Tagline: “This love was wrong—but she could not resist it.” A crime thriller following a woman named Kathy who becomes obsessed with her aunt Stella and commits an act of violence, perhaps motivated by jealousy.
[2] Beauchamp, Loren. Strange Delights. New York: Tower Publications, 1962. The plot follows a young woman named Lonnie who discovers her sexuality and her attraction to women through relationships with Vee, Paula, and Jane. A classic example of lesbian pulp in which the main character is “fixed” when she finally enters a relationship with a man.
[3] Richards, Donna [Pen name of Don Rico]. Hollywood Lesbian. Hollywood: France Books, 1963. First American edition. This novel uncovers the secretive lives of queer women within the glitzy yet repressive world of 1960s Hollywood. Back cover reads “Beth Adams looked all-woman. She dressed in frills and in daintiness…every move she made was a study in female grace. But Beth Adams hadn’t been with a man since she was nineteen…her tastes ran to women like herself…”
[4] Nemec, John. Was She a Dyke? Hollywood: Art Enterprises, 1963. First printing. This provocative title examines one woman’s internal struggle with her identity in a world that deems her love unnatural. The tagline provocatively asks, “The shockingly frank account of a tortured woman’s unnatural desire for others of her own sex.”
[5] Ahearn, Sean. Marijane’s Man. Dominion Publishing, 1969. First printing. A heist spirals into chaos in this novel that entwines criminal suspense with a queer love triangle. Back cover reads “the one thing they hadn’t foreseen was the effect of their plots [on] the sexy Carmen and the lesbian Lucky…”
A snapshot of mid-20th-century lesbian pulp fiction, showcasing narratives that defied convention and gave voice to queer women’s lives. Very good condition overall.