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Michael Denneny (1943–2023)

Author of Christopher St. Reader

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Works by Michael Denneny

Christopher St. Reader (1982) — Editor & Contributor — 126 copies
First Love/Last Love (1985) — Editor & Contributor — 95 copies
Lovers: The Story of Two Men (1979) 59 copies
On Christopher Street: Life, Sex, and Death after Stonewall (2023) 33 copies
Decent Passions (1984) 16 copies
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Associated Works

The Master of Verona (2007) — Editor, some editions — 248 copies, 15 reviews
In Search of Stonewall: The Riots at 50, The Gay and Lesbian Review at 25, Best Essays 1994-2018 (2019) — Contributor — 94 copies, 1 review
The Columbia Reader on Lesbians & Gay Men in Media, Society, and Politics (1999) — Contributor — 86 copies
The Mammoth Book of Gay Erotica (1997) — Contributor — 79 copies, 1 review
Hannah Arendt: The Recovery of the Public World (1979) — Contributor — 63 copies

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Legal name
Denneny, Michael Leo
Birthdate
1943-03-02
Date of death
2023-04-12
Gender
male
Education
University of Chicago (BA | History)
University of Chicago
Occupations
book editor
author
Organizations
University of Chicago Press
Macmillan
Christopher Street magazine (cofounder)
St. Martin's Press
Stonewall Inn Editions, St. Martin's Press
Awards and honors
Lambda Literary Award (Publisher's Service Award, 1993)
Relationships
Arendt, Hannah (teacher)
Short biography
Michael Denneny was the first openly gay people working in publishing, and he was an important influence. He published early queer works such as The Homosexuals : Who and What We Are by Alan Ebert and ntozake shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf. He cofounded the magazine Christopher Street. In the late 1980s, he launched the Stonewall Inn imprint at St. Martin's.
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Places of residence
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
New York, New York, USA
Place of death
Manhattan, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map)
USA

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Works
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Members
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Popularity
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Rating
3.8
ISBNs
14
Languages
2

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