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Beebo Brinker Chronicles

Pulp Fiction Novels from the 1950s

Alisa Solomon

NEW YORK, NY March 25, 2008 —These days, the cable TV show the L-word brings lesbians into mainstream American living rooms. But 50 years ago lesbian pulp novels inspired a generation of women. Theater critic Alisa Solomon has these reflections on books by Ann Bannon and a new play they’ve inspired.


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WNYC's David Garland speaks with Ann Bannon


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