Short Story Catalogue as of November 2014
Books are listed in alphabetical order of author’s last name. Details are in the following order:
Catalogue number
Author
Title
Description
Date published
Number of tapes
Reader’s name
039
Allende, Isabel
The stories of Eva Luna
Vibrant and colourful. 23 magical tales, of anger that turns to laughter and revenge that turns to love.
Published 1991
7 tapes
Read by Madeleine Walton
166
Aspen
Aspen’s Poems and Stories
This collection of published and unpublished works brings you lesbian living at its most tender, funny, painful, loving and strange. Includes everyday lesbian issues such as falling in love, break-ups, friendship, politics, childhood, disability, sex, mental health and recovery. Aspen’s warm and accessible writing also includes alternative folk tales, science fiction and experimental writing written by a lesbian who loves being a lesbian. Read by the author.
Published 1996
6 tapes
Read by Aspen
007
Bradshaw, Jan & Hemming, Mary (eds)
Girls Next Door: Lesbian Feminist Stories
Witty, touching, funny and sad stories. Some by accomplished writers and others by new writers, all reflecting the warmth and comfort of feelings of women for each other.
Published 1985
5 tapes
Read by Helen Brown
240
Conlon, F; da Silva, R; Wilson, B (eds),
The Things That Divide Us
Sixteen stories of women in situations from our own lives. Powerful, haunting and funny, these are stories to savour and to use.
Published 1985
5 tapes
Read by Betty
117
Donogue, Emma,( ed)
The Mammoth Book of Lesbian Short Stories
an international array of the best-known lesbian authors and new talents, some stories have been specially commissioned for this work, from such writers as Dorothy Allison, Patricia Dunker, Tanith Lee, Jennifer Levin, Anna Livia, Ingrid Macdonald, Sara Maitland, Shani Mootoo, Elizabeth Taylor, Shay Youngblood, and many others.
Published 1999
15 tapes
Read by Jane
175
Forbes, Caroline
The Needle on Full
Lesbian feminist stories, including several sci fi stories.
Published 1985
6 tapes
Read by Edie
268
Forrest, Catherine V
Dreams and Swords
This collection of Forrest’s short stories showcases her at her best, displaying the scope of her imagination and the range of her voice. From the erotic speculation of O Captain, My Captain to the incisive investigation of homicide detective Kate Delafield; from moral dilemma to chilling horror; from peril to passion, Forrest takes the reader across the vivid landscape of her remarkable mind.
Published 1987
6 tapes
Read by Betty
150
Jen, Green (Ed.)
Reader, I murdered him
Anthology of original crime stories, a showcase of 16 excellent mysteries from newcomers and experts. The collection to give ‘little old ladies’ a bad name. Brilliance and humour.
Published 1989
7 tapes
Read by Lia
218
Kay, Jackie
Why Don’t You Stop Talking?
Short stories: Ordinary lives are transformed by secrets or trauma in a disturbingly familiar world where love and sex, death and family life cast long shadows. In these stories, women’s role as mothers, daughters and lovers are magically, comically or poignantly examined.
Published 20035 tapes
Read by Betty
152
Lynch, Lee
Old Dyke Tales
A collection of very different stories about older lesbians in America: warm, funny, touching, always interesting and very entertaining. Excellent characters, plot and dialogue.
Published 1988
5 tapes
Read by Pat Coleman
119
Miller, Isabel
The Dooryard full of Flowers and other short pieces
Short stories and poems, including extracts of the incomplete sequel to ‘Patience and Sarah’.
Published 19933 tapes
Read by Betty
213
Newman, Leslea
A Letter to Harvey Milk
Lesbian Short Stories: Nine warm-hearted, good-humoured stories alive with the sounds of many women’s voices, about being lesbian and Jewish in the USA. This anthology includes tales of childhood, family ties and lesbian relationships.
Published 1988
6 tapes
Read by Betty
143
Rule, Jane (Tee Corinne, Illustrator)
Outlander
Short stories and essays. In which Jane Rule evokes a startling variety of lesbian lives with sure-handed artistry.
Published 1981
5 tapes
Read by Betty
046
Russ, Joanna
Extra(ordinary) People
Linked short stories. A medieval abbess defends her community against Viking invasion; a time-traveller disguises himself as a male god on an errand of mercy; evolves a Gothic romance between two women.
Published 1985
5 tapes
Read by Debbie Glass
147
Tulchinsky, Karen X.
In Her Nature
Desire, love, hot sex, cool sex, relationships, grieving, surviving, thriving as a Jewish dyke – it’s all here in this rich and warm debut collection of short stories. Delivered in clean, caring prose, In Her Nature serves up a delicious slice of life born and lived lesbian.
Published 1995
5 tapes
Read by Lia
231
Winterson, Jeanette
The World and Other Places
This challenging collection is a kaleidoscope of people and places, with some just a tad out of the reach of reality and others just within the boundaries of dreams. Yet all somehow manage to tug at the soul.
Published 1999
4 tapes
Read by Abigale Halley
141
Zahava, Irene (Ed.)
Lesbian love stories vol 2
26 authors write about lesbian life and loves, in stories that explore passion, first dates, seduction, long-term relationships, crushes, loyalties, break-ups, reconciliations, celebrations – and much more.
Published 1991
5 tapes
Reader unknown
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