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Carol Anshaw We read "Lucky in the Corner."

Ngahuia Te Awekotuku Ngahuia is a Maori lesbian from New Zealand. We read her collection of related stories, "Tahuri." Ngahuia was kind enough to respond to all of our questions via email!

Ann Bannon Ann Bannon's "I Am a Woman" is just one of her many legendary pulp fiction novels written in the 50s. Our members contacted her about coming to visit the book club and she was quite willing, but unavailable. This woman is still very very busy - giving lectures to university classes on feminist and lesbian fiction!

Barrie Jean Borich We read her autobiographical "My Lesbian Husband."

Rita Mae Brown "Rubyfruit Jungle" is now a classic lesbian novel. One of our members told us she used it to identify lesbians in the crowds!

Emma Donoghue We read this Irish writer's novel "Hood."

Camilla Gibb We read "The Petty Details of So-and-so's Life" - a best-seller by this Canadian author.

Nicola Griffith The book club's first ever selection, "Ammonite" is one of Nicola Griffith's earliest titles.

Kristie Helms We read her novel "Dish it Up, Baby!" Kristie was really eagar to talk with us - we arranged for her to join the book club discussion by telephone. Unfortunately, she was sick and had to cancel, but answered our questions via email after the fact.

Felicia Luna Lemus We read "Trace Elements of Random Tea Parties."

Kate Millett "Sita" by Kate Millett was a controvesial title.

Gertrude Stein The book club read "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas," Stein's tongue-in-cheek bio-fiction.

Sarah Waters We read "Fingersmith." Many of our members had already read her very popular "Tipping the Velvet."

Marnie Woodrow We read this Canadian author's "Spelling Mississippi."

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