GLBT Literature: Top 10 GLBT Books
With the great diversity and quality of GLBT literature, this Top 10 List is just one starting point. This site also includes an extensive list of recommended books, links to other 'best GLBT books' lists, and more resources.
The following works range from classical poetry to some of today's best drama, comedy, and non-fiction. Enjoy!
Brown, Rita Mae |
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Faderman, Lillian, editor |
Chloe Plus Olivia: Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the 17th Century to the Present |
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Fone, Byrne R.S., editor |
Columbia Anthology of Gay Literature: Readings from Western Antiquity to the Present Day |
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Forster, E.M. |
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Katz, Jonathan Ned, editor |
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Kushner, Tony |
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Marlowe, Christopher |
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Monette, Paul |
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Saslow, James M. |
Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts |
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Woolf, Virginia |
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Novel – Spunky lesbian comes out with a bang, moving from a small town to NYC; 1973
Anthology – Thematically-arranged lesbian poetry, fiction, drama, and essays, featuring dozens of authors from five centuries; 1995 
Anthology – 4,000 years of gay male fiction, poetry, drama, and memoirs, with concise historical and literary commentary (here is a complete 
Novel – A young gay man challenges social, and personal, prejudice to find happiness; 1913
History – 400 years of GLBTs in America, revealed through original historical documents and illuminating commentaries; 1976. (Also highly recommended: out-of-print 
Play – Fantastic, romantic, political, hilarious, and deeply moving. Is this multi-award-winning two-part epic the best play of the last 50 years? You decide! 1992–1994
Play – Mesmerizing verse drama about the connections between politics, sex and power, as seen through the rise and fall of the historical English king (1284–1327) and his male lover; 1592 
Memoir – Painful, inspiring story of how the author came out, and learned to love; 1992
History – Landmark survey of GLBT art, and social life, from antiquity to the present; 1999
Novel – S/he lives for centuries, changing genders along the way; 1928
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