Women in the Shadows – Pulp & Pep https://monicanolan.com/pulppep An exploration of lesbian pulps and 1950s teen romance Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:47:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 120614702 Journey to Ann Bannon https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2013/12/11/journey-to-ann-bannon/ Thu, 12 Dec 2013 07:47:54 +0000 http://monicanolan.jayuen.com/pulppep/?p=411 Journey to a Woman, by Ann Bannon, Fawcett Gold Medal, 1960

Classic Line: “All the dormant fires of her younger days had sprung to life and they burned in her still, tempting her, torturing her until she knew she would have to find release somewhere or die of it.”

It took me many years to appreciate Ann Bannon’s contribution to lesbian literature. Bannon wrote five pulps between 1957 and 1962, linked novels that tell the intertwined, melodramatic adventures of Laura, Beth, and Beebo. The books made her the community’s best known lesbian pulp writer, and an acquaintance with her books is as much a requirement for lesbians as is … Read more

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