Welcome! There are many GLBT connections to Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Suspense & Mystery Literature. Gothic Horror's founders were gay: Walpole, Lewis, and Beckford; and so is the modern master, Clive Barker. Several landmark works are by gay authors (Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray, James's Turn of the Screw, Stoker's Dracula, Barrie's Peter Pan, Howard's Conan). GLBT authors sometimes write about non-gay characters with a special resonance (Woolrich's I Married a Dead Man), while straight-identified writers include key GLBT figures (Jackson's Haunting of Hill House). Alternative sexualities have also inspired a vital tradition (LeGuin's Left Hand of Darkness). In the past, GLBTs were villains or monsters, but increasingly their roles have become more diverse, complex, and open.
No bones about it, this is a vast subject. There are many ways of interpreting the importance of an author's – or character's – sexual orientation to a story, let alone a genre. Then there's the cultural/historical dimension. But theory aside, these books are terrific entertainment. Please suggest what should be included or omitted. NOTE: This list is representative, not exhaustive, so for most authors I've included only one work per genre. (You can search for more titles.)
 DISCUSSION – Join us on Thursday, February 13, 7:00 PM–7:50 PM to discuss Poppy Z. Brite's 1992 novel Lost Souls
 PLEASE NOTE –  OUR MEETING LOCATION WILL BE LISTED IN THE READING GROUP E-MAIL NEWSLETTER: If you do NOT yet receive the newsletter, contact: jimwriter@bigfoot.com. The Genre Lit. Group meets from 7:00-7:50 PM, i.e., one hour before the main G&L Reading Group (you are welcome at both discussions – there will be ample time to get from the Genre Lit. Group to the main Reading Group). Also join us online, where you can post your comments, or engage in real-time chats, at the GLBT Genre Literature Forum. (Our group's previously-discussed books are listed at the bottom of this page.) Here are our upcoming selections:
- February (Horror): Poppy Z. Brite's 1992 novel Lost Souls (NOTE: This acclaimed novel about "teenage" vampires has absolutely NO connection with the dreadful recent film of the same title)
- March (Suspense/Mystery): Cornell Woolrich's novel I Married a Dead Man (link is to the excellent, inexpensive Cornell Woolrich Omnibus, which includes this novel, his story "Rear Window" – which inspired Hitchcock's film, and more)
- April (Science Fiction): Samuel R. Delany's 1984 novel Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
- May (Fantasy): J.M. Barrie's 1904 novel Peter Pan – NOTE: We are reading the NOVEL but NOT Barrie's play of the same title [here is an unabridged, free online copy of the novel Peter Pan]
- June (Horror): to be decided at our next meeting
H.P. LOVECRAFT'S WORKS *FREE* ONLINE – The H.P. Lovecraft Library has posted all of Lovecraft's major fiction and non-fiction as free, unabridged online texts. Enjoy, before they are removed! If you are looking for a few stories to begin exploring this genius of Fantasy/ Horror/ Science Fiction, I enthusiastically recommend: "The Call of Cthulhu," "The Colour Out of Space," "The Rats in the Walls," "Pickman's Model," "The Dunwich Horror," and the representative work I've included on the list below, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth." (These classic stories, and more, are also available in a paperback, The Best of H.P. Lovecraft.)
OUTSTANDING GENRE WEB SITE – The Fantastic in Art & Fiction, based at Cornell, explores many themes of Fantasy (such as Fantastic Space, Bestiary, Weird Science, much more) through both literature and the visual arts.
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SCIENCE FICTION
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| Bradley, Marion Zimmer |
Heritage of Hastur |
Protagonist's psi powers related to being gay; part of Darkover Series which includes other GLBT characters; 1975 |
| Bujold, Lois McMaster |
Ethan of Athos |
All-male planet uses imaginative reproductive methods; part of Vorkosigan Saga; 1986 |
| Burgess, Anthony |
The Wanting Seed |
Future society marked by overpopulation, war, and homosexuality as the norm; 1962 |
| Butler, Octavia |
Kindred |
20th C. black woman brought back in time by 19th C. slaveowner; 1979 |
| Butler, Octavia |
Wild Seed |
From African jungles to the early American colonies, two immortals change the course of history; 1980. Part of the Patternist Series, begun in 1976, which also includes Patternmaster, Mind of My Mind, Survivor & Clay's Ark |
| Carter, Angela |
Infernal Desire Machines of Dr. Hoffman |
Gay mad scientist alters the laws of space, time, and reality; 1972 |
| Carter, Angela |
Passion of New Eve |
Woman scientist transforms a man into a woman, then impregnates her with his own seed to create a new messiah; 1977 |
| Charnas, Suzy McKee |
Walk to the End of the World |
Post-holocaust earth divided into warring gay and lesbian societies; continued in Motherlines & The Furies; 1974 |
| Cherryh, C.J. |
Cyteen |
Male android and his scientist lover; 1988 |
| Delany, Samuel R. |
Triton |
Characters easily switch genders in this intergalactic quest for the Holy Grail; 1976 |
| Delany, Samuel R. |
Dhalgren |
Complex GLBT content in a labyrinthine epic; 1975 |
| Disch, Thomas M. |
334 |
Lesbian couple in future NYC apartment complex; 1974 |
| Disch, Thomas M. |
On Wings of Song |
Bisexual boy trying to live under a theocratic regime; 1979 |
| Gearhart, Sally |
Wanderground |
Women form their own separate society; 1979 |
| Griffith, Nicola |
Ammonite |
Woman investigates planet where a virus killed all men; 1993 |
| Haldeman, Joe |
The Forever War |
Soldier time-travels to a future earth where homosexuality is the norm; continued in The Forever Peace & Forever Free; 1974 |
| LeGuin, Ursula K. |
Left Hand of Darkness |
Planet Gethen's inhabitants change genders, and the human protagonist's preconceptions; 1969 |
| McHugh, Maureen F. |
China Mountain Zhang |
Provocative SF adventure with a gay Chinese/Latino protagonist; 1992 |
| Pangborn, Edgar |
A Mirror for Observers |
Mars has been secretly guiding earth's history for millennia; 1954 |
| Picano, Felice |
Dryland's End |
Future matriarchal techno-empire; 1995 |
| Piercy, Marge |
Woman on the Edge of Time |
Bisexual, eco-friendly future contrasted with harsh contemporary society; 1976 |
| Robinson, Frank M. |
Dark Beyond the Stars |
Epic starship adventure with bi-male protagonist; 1991 |
| Russ, Joanna |
And Chaos Died |
Gay hero, other important GLB characters; 1970 |
| Russ, Joanna |
Female Man |
Woman exists simultaneously in four worlds; 1975 |
| Sargent, Pamela |
Shore of Women |
A future lesbian utopia; 1986 |
| Scott, Melissa |
Trouble and Her Friends |
Two lesbian cyberpunks in a terrific adventure and romance; 1995 |
| Stein, Eugene |
Straitjacket & Tie |
Comedy about problems with coming out, a boring job, and extraterrestrials; 1996 |
| Sturgeon, Theodore |
Venus Plus X |
Secrets behind a blissful unisex society; 1960 |
| Varley, John |
Ophiuchi Hotline |
Bisexual woman protagonist; 1977 |
| Varley, John |
Gaea Trilogy |
Bi space pilot heroine: Titan, Wizard, & Demon; 1979 |
| Wilson, Anna |
Hatching Stones |
Some men prefer cloning to old-fashioned procreation; 1991 |
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FANTASY
NOTE: All linked titles are to free, unabridged online copies – other books can be purchased
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| Alger, Horatio |
Ragged Dick or, Street Life in New York |
Seminal 'rags to riches' novel, replete with urchins, by all-time bestselling gay author; 1867 |
| Andersen, Hans Christian |
Fairy Tales |
This gay master of fantasy wrote some of the world's best-loved – and most disturbing – stories, including "Princess and the Pea," "Little Mermaid," "Snow Queen," "Ugly Duckling," "Thumbelina," "Emperor's New Clothes," "Red Shoes," and "Little Match Girl;" 1835 |
| Arenas, Reinaldo |
Ill-Fated Peregrinations of Fray Servando |
Picaresque fantasy adventure about Servando, the irresistible priest/ dueler of monsters/ prophet/ lover/ escape artist; 1965 |
| Aristophanes |
Lysistrata |
Hilarious play tells of women using a "sex strike" to force their men to end war; 411 BC |
| Barker, Clive |
Imajica |
Stunning fantasy/horror epic featuring an enigmatic gender-switching assassin; 1991 |
| Barrie, James M. |
Peter Pan |
Novel and play can take on new meaning when read as works by a gay author; 1904 |
| Beckford, William |
Vathek |
A Gothic, Arabian Nights-style adventure; 1786 |
| Ben Jelloun, Tahar |
The Sand Child & The Sacred Night |
Moroccan author's twin novels – drawing on Arabic fairy tales and Surrealism – about, respectively, a woman transformed into a man, and a man changed into a woman and borne out into the desert by a mysterious sheik; 1985 & 1987 |
| Bishop, Michael |
Unicorn Mountain |
Gay man with AIDS one of the central characters trying to save dying unicorns; 1988 |
| Block, Francesca Lia |
Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books |
Mesmerizing, lyrical "young adult" tales about a family which includes GLBs, plus assorted ghosts, fairies, and genies. Contains all five novels: Weetzie Bat, Witch Baby, Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys, Missing Angel Juan, & Baby Be-Bop; 1989 |
| Borges, Jorge Luis |
Labyrinths |
Mind-twisting, and -expanding, stories and essays; 1964 |
| Bradbury, Ray |
Something Wicked This Way Comes |
Two boys fight the evil unleashed by a mysterious carnival on their small hometown; 1962 |
| Bradley, Marion Zimmer |
Mists of Avalon |
Arthurian legend from the womens' perspectives; continued in Forest House & Lady of Avalon; 1983 |
| Burroughs, William S. |
The Soft Machine |
Experimental fiction about "junkie queers" in dystopian near future; 1961 |
| Burroughs, William S. |
Nova Express |
Nightmarish fantasy continuing Soft Machine; 1964 |
| Burroughs, William S. |
The Wild Boys |
Gay freedom fighters in a fascist near future; 1971 |
| Burroughs, William S. |
Cities of the Red Night |
Continues themes from his earlier fiction; 1987 |
| Butler, Samuel |
Erewhon |
Both a utopian vision and satire of Victorian age; 1872 |
| Cocteau, Jean |
Infernal Machine |
Magical play about Oedipus and the Sphinx; 1932 |
| Corelli, Marie |
Romance of Two Worlds, vol. 1 & vol. 2 |
Combination of occultism and science fiction by all-time bestselling author, lesbian Mary Mackay (her real name); 1886 |
| Delany, Samuel R. |
Nevèrÿon Series |
Four experimental "Sword & Sorcery" novels: Tales of Nevèrÿon, Nevèrÿona, Flight from Nevèrÿon, & Bridge of Lost Desire; 1987 |
| Duane, Diane |
Door Into Fire Series |
Gay prince and his sorcerer lover work beneficent magic; 1979 |
| Duffy, Maureen |
Microcosm |
Experimental ghost story set in lesbian bar; 1966 |
| Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von |
Faust |
Epic two-part play, with a gay Mephistopheles; 1832 |
| Gogol, Nikolai |
Uncanny Stories |
Incl. "The Viy," "Overcoat," "Diary of a Madman" (found in various Gogol collections); 1841 |
| Goldstein, Lisa |
Strange Devices of the Sun and Moon |
Gay dramatist Christopher Marlowe tries to foil a sorcerous plot to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and the fairy world; 1993 |
| Grimsley, Jim |
Kirith Kirin |
Epic fantasy of magic, war, love, and a boy's coming of age; 2000 |
| Howard, Robert E. |
Conan the Barbarian Series |
Genre-defining "Sword & Sorcery" series. Gay themes, imagery (!), and author; 1932 |
| Bev Jafek |
The Man Who Took a Bite Out of His Wife: And Other Stories |
Eight experimental, surreal stories (with several award-winners); 1993 |
| Lackey, Mercedes |
Last Herald Mage Trilogy |
Hero's acceptance of being gay frees his magical powers: Magic's Pawn, Magic's Promise, & Magic's Price; 1989 |
| Lucian |
A True Story |
Really? The moon is an all-male paradise, as envisioned two millennia ago; 175 A.D. |
| Marlowe, Christopher |
Dr. Faustus |
Philosopher sells his soul for knowledge and youth; inspired all later versions of Faust; 1588 |
| Melville, Herman |
The Confidence-Man |
Mysterious master of disguise cons a steamboat's passengers out of more than their money; 1857 |
| Merlis, Mark |
An Arrow's Flight |
If the Trojan War had taken place in the 1990s; 1998 |
| Monette, Paul |
Sanctuary |
Fable about lesbian fox and hare who fall in love; 1995 |
| Moorcock, Michael |
Gloriana |
Historical fantasy with bisexual Queen Elizabeth I; 1979 |
| Pain, Barry |
Exchange of Souls |
Early transsexual-themed novel; 1911 |
| Peake, Mervyn |
Gormenghast Trilogy |
A strange society dominated by a vast, labyrinthine castle: Titus Groan, Gormenghast, & Titus Alone; 1946 |
| Picano, Felice |
An Asian Minor |
Zeus and his "cupbearer" Ganymede in a wild adventure; 1981 |
| Ryman, Geoff |
Was |
Shifting web of tales focused on Wizard of Oz; 1992 |
| "Saki" (H.H. Munro) |
Short Stories |
Incl. "Tobermory," "Sredni Vashtar," "Open Window," "Story-Teller," "Hedgehog"; 1916 |
| Schneider, Isador |
Dr. Transit |
Transsexual theme; 1925 |
| Scott, Melissa & Lisa Barnett |
Armor of Light |
Christopher Marlowe tries to save gay King James VI from black magic; 1988 |
| Shakespeare |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Magical, romantic, hilarious fantasy set in motion by King and Queen of the fairies quarreling over a boy; 1595 |
| Shakespeare |
The Tempest |
Romantic, funny, and enigmatic fantasy about shipwrecked men on a magician's island; 1610 |
| Smith, Thorne |
Turnabout |
Early fantasy novel about gender switching; 1931 |
| Warner, Sylvia Townsend |
Lolly Willowes |
Spinster becomes a feminist witch; 1926 |
| White, T.H. |
The Once and Future King |
King Arthur, Camelot, and an all-male ideal, by gay author; 1958 |
| Wilde, Oscar |
The Happy Prince & Other Fairy Tales |
Original, haunting fairy tales by gay author; 1888 |
| Wilder, Thornton |
The Cabala |
Ancient gods still powerful in the modern world; 1926 |
| Woolf, Virginia |
Orlando |
S/he lives for centuries, and changes genders; 1928 |
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HORROR
NOTE: All linked titles are to free, unabridged online copies – other books can be purchased
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| Barker, Clive |
Books of Blood |
Stunning, graphic stories and novellas. Gay- or bi-themed works incl. "In the Hills, the Cities;" "Age of Desire;" "Human Remains"; 1986 |
| Barker, Clive |
Great and Secret Show |
Spellbinding epic; continued in Everville. GLBT characters and themes; 1989 |
| Barney, Natalie |
One Who is Legion |
Spirit of hermaphrodite possesses a girl; 1930 |
| Benson, E.F. |
The Inheritor |
Supernatural curse, with gay story elements. Gay author (also created comic Lucia and Mapp); 1930 |
| Benson, E.F. |
Ravens' Brood |
Family contends with demons. The son is involved in a gay relationship; 1934 |
| Benson, E.F. |
Ghost Stories |
Unnerving tales of hauntings and horror; 1940 |
| Bowles, Paul |
Stories |
His most bone-chilling stories incl. "A Distant Episode" and "Delicate Prey" (found in various collections); 1941 |
| Brite, Poppy Z. |
Lost Souls |
Stunning debut novel about "teenage" vampires; 1992 |
| Brite, Poppy Z. |
Drawing Blood |
Two gay boys confront many kinds of ghosts; 1993 |
| Brite, Poppy Z. |
The Crow: The Lazarus Heart |
A murdered gay artist returns from the dead to stop a serial killer targeting transsexuals; 1998 |
| Capote, Truman |
A Tree of Night |
Incl. such macabre tales as the title story, "Miriam," & "The Headless Hawk;" 1949 |
| Daniels, Cora Lynn |
Sardia |
Lesbian vampire in this "Story of Love"; 1891 |
| Euripides |
The Bacchae |
The god Dionysus exacts revenge on a puritanical king who refuses to worship him; 405 BC |
| Gomez, Jewelle |
Gilda Stories |
African-American lesbian vampire, 1850 to 2050; 1991 |
| Jackson, Shirley |
Haunting of Hill House |
Psychic investigators, incl. at least one lesbian, explore the ultimate haunted house; 1959 |
| James, Henry |
Turn of the Screw |
Ambiguous, riveting ghost story by gay author; 1898 |
| James, Henry |
Jolly Corner |
Man confronts his seductive (gay) double; 1908 – James' other homoerotic supernatural tales include "The Great Good Place" (1900) and "The Beast in the Jungle" (1903) |
| James, M.R. |
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary |
Landmark supernatural tales, including "Count Magnus," "'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad,'" and "Casting the Runes" |
| Kafka, Franz |
Metamorphosis |
Some interpret Gregor's transformation into an insect as a horrific coming out story; 1915 |
| Kafka, Franz |
The Trial |
Man arrested for a "crime," but never told what it is; 1917 |
| Lautréamont, Comte de |
Lay of Maldoror |
Horrific, sadomasochistic prose-poem/novel, but homosexuality is depicted affirmatively; 1924 |
| Lee, Tanith |
Secret Books of Paradys Tetralogy |
Haunting, erotic odyssey through the nightmarish city of Paradys: Book of the Damned, Book of the Beast, Book of the Dead, & Book of the Mad; 1988 |
| LeFanu, J. Sheridan |
Carmilla |
Complex title character is a lesbian vampire; 1872 |
| Lewis, Matthew G. |
The Monk |
Gay author's infamous novel of a handsome monk consumed by desire, defined Gothic Horror; 1795 |
| Livia, Anna |
Minimax |
Historical lesbian authors Renee Vivien and Natalie Barney in comic vampire novel; 1992 |
| Lovecraft, H.P. |
Supernatural Horror in Literature |
Indispensable, landmark study of the genre by perhaps the greatest horror author of all time; 1927 |
| Lovecraft, H.P. |
Shadow Over Innsmouth |
This great horror novella can also be read as a weirdly affirmative coming out story; 1931 |
| Maturin, Charles |
Melmoth |
A lost soul is cursed to seduce everyone he meets!; 1820 |
| Rice, Anne |
Vampire Chronicles Series |
Many GLB characters, both living and undead: Interview with the Vampire (here is Anne Rice's screenplay for Neil Jordan's film version), Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned, Tale of the Body Thief, Memnoch the Devil, Pandora, Vampire Armand, Vittorio the Vampire, Merrick & Blood and Gold; 1976 |
| Rice, Anne |
The Witching Hour |
First book in multigenerational saga about a family of witches, continued in Lasher & Taltos; 1990 |
| Shakespeare |
Macbeth |
Witches, intrigue, murder, and self-consuming lust for power; 1605 |
| Shelley, Mary |
Frankenstein |
Scientist's complex relationship with the man he creates; 1818 |
| Stenbock, Count Stanislaus |
True Story of a Vampire |
The hero and a vampire search for love together; 1894 |
| Stevenson, Robert Louis |
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
Original manuscript reveals Hyde's homosexual side, which was later suppressed; 1886 |
| Stoker, Bram |
Dracula |
Defining vampire novel whose author, say some biographers, was gay or bi; 1897 |
| Strieber, Whitley |
The Hunger |
Bi female vampire's fateful encounter with mortal woman; 1981 |
| Varga, Vincent |
Gaywick |
Gay Gothic romance, set in 1900s Long Island; 1980 |
| Viereck, George |
House of the Vampire |
Homoerotic psychic vampirism - from almost a century ago; 1907 |
| Viereck, George |
Gloria |
Bisexual heroine is a vampire; 1952 |
| Wilde, Oscar |
Picture of Dorian Gray |
Terrifying price of remaining 'fabulous' forever; 1890 |
| Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn |
Saint-Germain Series |
Ongoing saga of Saint-Germain, a bi vampire, began with Hotel Transylvania; 1978 |
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SUSPENSE & MYSTERY
NOTE: All linked titles are to free, unabridged online copies – other books can be purchased
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| "Aldyne, Nathan" |
Dan Valentine & Clarisse Lovelace Series |
A gay/straight sleuthing team solve four murder mysteries: Vermilion, Cobalt, Slate, & Canary; 1980 |
| Baxt, George |
Pharaoh Love Series |
Love is a black NYC homicide detective. Original trilogy A Queer Kind of Death (first gay mystery novel), Swing Low, Sweet Harriet & Topsy and Evil. Later added A Queer Kind of Love and A Queer Kind of Umbrella; 1966 |
| Bram, Christopher |
Gossip |
Romance, politics, murder, suspense, with fascinating characters and superb style; 1997 |
| Brite, Poppy Z. |
Exquisite Corpse |
Gay serial killers and "victims" - very graphic; 1996 |
| Byatt, A.S. |
Possession |
Pair of literary sleuths uncover amorous secrets of two Victorian poets; 1990 |
| Diderot, Denis |
La Religieuse |
Woman forced to enter a most sinister convent; 1796 |
| Dobyns, Stephen |
Church of Dead Girls |
Murders tear apart a small town in upstate NY; narrated by a closeted gay teacher; 1997 |
| Du Maurier, Daphne |
Rebecca |
Romantic thriller about the two Mrs. DeWinters, one of whom is dead; 1938 |
| Hansen, Joseph |
Dave Brandstetter Series |
Fadeout is the frst of 12 mystery novels featuring a gay insurance investigator; 1970 |
| Harris, Thomas |
Silence of the Lambs |
Young woman FBI agent needs help of a sociopathic doctor to track a serial killer; 1988. Sequel to Red Dragon; followed by Hannibal. For comparison, here is Ted Talley's award-winning screenplay for Silence of the Lambs; 1989 |
| Highsmith, Patricia |
Strangers on a Train |
Gay villain plots "crisscrossed" murders. Lesbian author, also wrote classic Price of Salt; 1949 |
| Highsmith, Patricia |
Tom Ripley Series |
Charismatic bisexual con man as protagonist: Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley's Game, Boy Who Followed Ripley, & Ripley Under Water; 1955 |
| Huysmans, Joris-Karl |
À Rebours (Against Nature) |
Man's search for forbidden experience; it inspired Wilde and a generation of "Decadents"; 1884 |
| Huysmans, Joris-Karl |
Là-bas (Down There) |
Occult world in 1880s Paris; 1891 |
| Genet, Jean |
Our Lady of the Flowers |
Hallucinatory meditation on crime and sainthood; 1942 |
| King, Stephen |
Gerald's Game |
Woman uses lesbian alter ego to survive harrowing ordeal; 1992 |
| Lansdale, Joe R. |
Hap Collins & Leonard Pine Series |
Leonard, a black gay man, and his friend Hap have wild, terrifying adventures in rural Texas: Savage Season, Mucho Mojo, Two-Bear Mambo, Bad Chili, & Rumble Tumble; 1990 |
| Nava, Michael |
Henry Rios Series |
Superb series with gay Latino attorney: The Little Death, Goldenboy, How Town, Hidden Law, A Death Among Friends, The Burning Plain, & Rag and Bone; 1986 |
| Peck, Dale |
Now It's Time to Say Goodbye |
Rape and murder in a racially-polarized Kansas town; 1998 |
| Picano, Felice |
The Lure |
Man searches NYC gay "high society" for killer; 1979 |
| Saylor, Steven |
Gordianus the FinderSeries |
Gordianus solves mysteries in ancient Rome, involving both historical and fictional characters: Roman Blood, Arms of Nemesis, Catilina's Riddle, Venus Throw, Murder on the Appian Way, & House of Vestals; 1991 |
| Scoppettone, Sandra |
Lauren Laurano Series |
Unique lesbian detective in, so far: Everything You Have is Mine, I'll be Leaving You Always, My Sweet Untraceable You, & Let's Face the Music and Die; 1992 |
| Smith, Dinitia |
The Illusionist |
Murder of charismatic transsexual in small town; 1996 |
| Virga, Vincent |
Gaywyck |
First gay gothic romance; 1980 |
| Vachss, Andrew |
Choice of Evil |
Outlaw private investigator Burke is hired to protect gay vigilante "Homo Erectus" who targets pedophiles; part of Burke Series; 1999 |
| Wachowski, Larry & Andy |
Bound |
Original screenplay for the landmark lesbian thriller about two women who fall in love and plot to steal $2 million from the mob; 1996 |
| Walsh, Frances & Peter Jackson |
Heavenly Creatures |
Screenplay, based on a true story, about two 1950s New Zealand girls in love, and the murder they commit; 1993 |
| Williamson, Kevin |
Scream |
Original screenplay to the classic thriller (differs from the completed film); 1995 |
| Wollstonecraft, Mary |
Maria, or The Wrongs of Woman |
Woman falsely incarcerated in a prison-like insane asylum; 1798 |
| Woolrich, Cornell |
I Married a Dead Man |
Brilliant, unsettling novel of switched identities. Gay author; 'double life' theme (still) relevant; 1948 |
| Zubro, Mark Richard |
Tom Mason & Scott CarpenterSeries |
Mysteries solved by an ex-Marine high school English teacher and his lover, a Major League pitcher: A Simple Suburban Murder, Why Isn't Becky Twitchell Dead?, Only Good Priest, Principal Cause of Death, Echo of Death, & Rust on the Razor; 1989 |
| Zubro, Mark Richard |
Paul TurnerSeries |
Zubro's other series involves gay Chicago detective Paul Turner, who has two children, a lover, and a straight partner: Sorry Now?, Political Poison, Another Dead Teenager, Truth Can Get You Killed, & Sex and Murder.Com; 1991 |
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BOOKS WE HAVE DISCUSSED
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- December (Science Fiction): Angela Carter's 1972 novel The Infernal Desire Machines of Dr. Hoffman
- November (Suspense/Mystery): Joe R. Lansdale's 1997 novel Bad Chili
- October (Horror) – Tanith Lee's 1988 novel The Book of the Damned (optional: the other three books in the series The Secret Books of Paradys – Book of the Beast, Book of the Dead, and Book of the Mad)
- September – The Center closed due to the atrocity of 9/11
- August (Fantasy): Sylvia Townsend Warner's 1926 novel Lolly Willowes
- July – The Center is closed for relocation
- June (Science Fiction): John Varley's 1979 novel Titan (optional: the other two books in the trilogy – Wizard and Demon)
- May (Suspense/Mystery): Donna Tartt's 1992 novel, The Secret History
- April (Horror): H.P. Lovecraft's 1927 novel The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
- March (Fantasy): Mervyn Peake's 1946 novel Titus Groan (optional: the other two books in the trilogy – Gormenghast and Titus Alone; all three books are bound as one volume)
- February (Science Fiction): Octavia Butler's 1979 novel Kindred
- SciFi.com produced a four-part audio drama adaptation of Kindred, starring Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield, and Ruby Dee
- January (Suspense/Mystery): Felice Picano's 1979 novel The Lure
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