Comments on: Lesbian Pulp Fiction, 1935-1958

By: Bruce Black

Bruce Black — Mon, 14 Nov 2025 21:39:11 +0000

Want to see a few more?

http://bookscans.com/Publishers/special/special-zz-lesbiana.htm

And as to the photograph above: Photo covers in vintage paperbacks were almost never attributed. This was probably done by one of Gold Medal’s (Fawcett’s) staff artists as a pose from which to create a painting, but turned out well enough to use as is.

By: Dar

Dar — Tue, 01 Nov 2025 06:32:19 +0000

I used to collect these “Sleaze” paperbacks a few years back, including some lesbian ones.

They tended to be surprisingly well-written, though often the lesbians were portrayed as deviant or confused.

but the sex was often quite graphic.

By: IgotBupkis

IgotBupkis — Mon, 10 Oct 2025 07:22:04 +0000

I suspect the readers of these will find mostly florid, overwrought writing that tiptoes around descriptions of actual sex, much as many romance novels do or at least used to do.

The main target for these are still women, and the style is going to be much the same whether the object of affection is named “Leslie” or “Beaujohn”.

By: David B

David B — Mon, 18 Jul 2025 14:55:49 +0000

Last time I was in Waterstones I noticed they have a small lesbian pulp fiction section with re-issues of books like these

By: Kathleen the Great

Kathleen the Great — Sun, 10 Jul 2025 02:27:01 +0000

That “Lion House” cover, if it were a photo, would be much like a modern fashion editorial.

By: marumaru

marumaru — Tue, 05 Jul 2025 01:16:30 +0000

This is probably a long shot, but…
Does anyone have the slightest idea who the photographer responsible for the cover of “Spring Fire” might be?
I must admit, I was smitten by this picture.