Heiresses of Russ 2013: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction - Softcover

Johnson, Tenea D.; Lo, Malinda; Gomez, Jewelle; Mandelo, Brit; Humphrey, Claire; Rios, Julia; Macfarlane, Alex Dally; Vaughn, Carrie; Merrow, J L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590211707 ISBN 13: 9781590211700

Publisher: Lethe Press, 2019

Synopsis

“One of the most compelling aspects of speculative fiction is its ability to fulfill otherwise unattainable desires—whether one wants to create a magical society or travel through time, visit an alien civilization or remake history. It also satisfies more mundane reader desires, the ones it would not seem so hard to fulfill. To call a few of these out, I'll willingly step on this mine: the explosion of ‘should.’ It should not be easier to find a zombie apocalypse than it is to find a lesbian protagonist in the aisles of your local bookstore. Falling for werewolves and shape shifters should not be more accepted than a transgendered love affair; marginalized people really will still exist in the future; more folks should know that, and more so create like they know it. Someone then must step into the gap, or to be more accurate the gaping holes in the collective visions of our possibilities as human beings. In these pages, someone has. Seventeen someones to be exact.” —from the Introduction by Tenea D. Johnson

About this title

About the Author

Tenea D. Johnson is the author of the novels R/evolution and Smoketown, as well as Starting Friction, a poetry and prose collection. Her work has appeared in various magazines and anthologies, including the Lambda Award-winning Necrologue. She is also a musician and has had the good fortune to perform her pieces at the Knitting Factory and the Public Theater, among others. Her virtual home is teneadjohnson.com.

Steve Berman takes much delight in discovering wonderful queer stories and helping authors share their voices. He has been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for his editorial efforts four times, including for his work on Heiresses of Russ 2012. He resides in southern New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lethe Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1590211707
• ISBN 13: 9781590211700
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Berman Steve