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Spinning On Air brings listeners to the meeting points of Art and Pop. Usually those points are in the world of music, but artists in other fields can also find ways to make art in a pop context. Back in the late 1950s and early '60s, author Ann Bannon wrote paperback novels in the genre that's now known as lesbian pulp fiction. She brought more imagination and skill to her work than might have been necessary, and so created memorable, complex characters; a vivid portrait of a time and place; and a series of books that helped a generation know and understand themselves. Ann Bannon joins host David Garland to talk about her work, and to give lively readings of some extensive passages from her novel "Beebo Brinker."

Ann Bannon

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