Lesbian pulp novels

Coming back to the Patricia Highsmith topic, I was reminded of her book The Price of Salt, which then reminded me of a brief conversation here a few years ago on the potential inclusion of a special anthology of 1950s lesbian pulp novels. I wonder still if this is something LOA would soon tackle. There is not a lot of queer writing and things like Ann Bannon's Beebo Brinker Chronicles would be a great spotlight. These were highly influential and socially important works, even if their strictly literary quality might arguably be lacking. I can even see a set of anthologies, perhaps, focusing on a few other well-known female writers of the genre, like Valerie Taylor (Whisper Their Love, The Girls in 3-B), Marijane Meaker (Spring Fire; We, Too, Must Love), Artemis Smith (Odd Girl, The Third Sex), and so on.

There is a fascinating conversation with Ann Bannon here for anyone curious to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0YRUQFBJEI

Pablo: thanks for the heads up regarding some of the LGBTQ fiction, specifically the lesbian pulp fiction subgenre. And, of course, I second the motion.

Passing along this nice article for Pride Month!

https://neotextcorp.com/culture/no-adam-for-eve-an-abridged-history-of-lesbian-p...

I'm still surprised there is no authoritative hardcover collection of these important books. I really hope LOA would work with some of the researchers and libraries, there is enough fascinating material for several volumes, perhaps it would be outside the main series, but it's such an important part of American literary history.

https://www.americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/lesbian-pulp-novels