Books like Chloe Plus Olivia by Lillian Faderman
Chloe Plus Olivia is a landmark literary collection that brings together a diverse array of fiction, poetry, and essays by lesbian, bisexual, and LGBTQ writers, past and present. Curated by Lillian Faderman, the anthology is organized thematically and features renowned authors such as Emily Dickinson, Carson McCullers, Christina Rossetti, and Rita Mae Brown. The collection has earned both the Lambda Literary Award and the Stonewall Book Award for its exhaustive and enlightened presentation of a historically underrepresented genre.
First publish date: December 1, 1995
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: Lillian Faderman
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