attention and publishers, large and small, are responding with a flood of all types of books. The poorest are So poor they are indescribable, yet even the cheapest paperback publishers are issuing some quite well written, fairly realistic and highly sympathetic novels. The trend, began a year or two ago, of having a Lesbian appear as a central character in a novel not dealing with Lesbinanism per se is continuing and this is a good sign as we are all part of society and not just part of our own group.

One unfortunate note is the disappearance of the "Lesbian Romance" novel. Only four of this year's 52 novels can be considered romantic and none compare with the classic few of years past. On the plus side however is the amazing amount of tolerance, acceptance and sympathy in this year's fiction. These factors of both quantity and quality coupled with less biased treatment make 1959 a memorable year in Lesbian literaturo.

1959 Titles

IN APPROXIMATE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER INCLUDING AUTHOR, TITLE AND PUBLISHER. THE COPYRIGHT OF 1959 IS UNDERSTOOD UNLESS SOME NOTATION IS INDICATED. A STAR BESIDE THE PUBLISHER INDICATES A HARDBACK BOOK, ALL THE REST ARE PAPERBACK ORIGINALS.

AUTHOR

ANN BANNON

PAULA CHRISTIAN

HELEN NIELSEN

SHELDON LORD

RANDY SALEM

DAVID GARNETT

VALERIE TAYLOR

BEN HECHT ELEAZAR LIPSKY FLORENCE STONE BRAKER CESARE PAVESE

TITLE

I AM A WOMAN

EDGE OF TWILIGHT

THE FIFTH CALLER

A STRANGE KIND OF LOVE CHRIS

A SHOT IN THE DARK

THE GIRLS IN 3-8

THE SENSUAL I STS THE SCIENTISTS SINFUL DESIRES

AMOUNG WOMEN ONLY

PUBLISHER

FAWCETT

FAWCETT

MORROW*

TOWER

BEACON

LITTLE, BROWN*

FAWCETT

MESSNER*(ALSO DELL)

APPLETON*

BEDSIDE BOOKS NOONDAY* (QUALITY PAPERBACK)

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