New Yorker – Pulp & Pep https://monicanolan.com/pulppep An exploration of lesbian pulps and 1950s teen romance Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:00:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 120614702 Just Plain Pulp https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2015/01/13/just-plain-pulp/ https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2015/01/13/just-plain-pulp/#respond Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:00:06 +0000 http://monicanolan.jayuen.com/pulppep/?p=577 Kate, by Chet Kinsey, Beacon, 1959

Cover Line: “A novel that tells the truth about those homes for unwed mothers…”

Add this book to the category, “I’ve slogged through it so you don’t have to.” This is a perfect example of the mediocre stuff that was churned out solely to keep those drugstore bookracks filled. Did even Barbara Grier read this? I doubt it. Some friend said, “Barbara loves any paperback that has even a page of lesbian content, let’s give her this for Christmas!” The friend hadn’t read it either naturally–she’d just flipped through until she found the lesbian seduction/rape on page 148. Then she stuck a bookmark … Read more

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