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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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