Lillian Faderman is the award-winning author of numerous books on lesbian/gay history, including Surpassing the Love of Men and Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers, which were both named among the New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Her most recent book, Naked in the Promised Land, received the Judy Grahn Award for nonfiction, and a Lambda Literary Award for memoir. She also has been given several "lifetime achievement awards" for gay/lesbian scholarship, including the Paul Monette/Rogler Horwitz Award, Yale University's James Brudner Award, and the Publishing Triangle's Bill Whitehead Award. She lives in California. Stuart Timmons' The Trouble with Harry Hay, chronicled a century of gay life in Los Angeles, and became a Book of the Month Club selection. He has covered gay politics and culture from theater to AIDS, as well as reported on education, environmental, and other topics. His work has appeared in papers such as LA Weekly, The Advocate, Frontiers, Vibe, and Spin and his short stories have appeared in various anthologies.
"A remarkable social history." -- Susan Brownmiller
"Compelling.... Poignant and moving, full of facts and wonderful
details that readers may not have encountered, things that are a
pleasure to learn and seem important to know." -- Francine
Prose
"Instructive and humane...a powerful summons to conscience." --
Carolyn Heilbrun
"One of the most significant contributions yet made to feminist
literature."
"Remarkable for its rediscovering of text and also for its study of
feelings that we no longer find in our societies." -- Michel
Foucault
"Reverberates with the powerful voices of people speaking for
themselves...a moving narrative."
"Well-documented, fascinating, and controversial."
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