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Lifestyles of the queer and famous

Artists, writers and activists tell their stories in this collection of biographies, autobiographies and memoirs, from Bowie and Morrissey to Sontag and Stein.

11 June 2016

Politics and philosophy

Straight Jacket
Straight Jacket
Matthew Todd
A Kick Against The Pricks
A Kick Against The Pricks
David Norris
A. J. Ayer
A. J. Ayer
Ben Rogers

Art

As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh
As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh
Susan Sontag
POPism
POPism
Andy Warhol, Pat Hackett
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Gertrude Stein

Writing

Lions and Shadows
Lions and Shadows
Christopher Isherwood
Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf
Julia Briggs
The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde
The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde
Neil McKenna
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Jeanette Winterson
Bruce Chatwin
Bruce Chatwin
Nicholas Shakespeare

Music and poetry

Autobiography
Autobiography
Morrissey
The Man Who Sold The World
The Man Who Sold The World
Peter Doggett
William Burroughs
William Burroughs
Barry Miles

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