Author · born 1940
Lillian Faderman
Lillian Faderman (born 1940) is an American writer. Born in The Bronx.
Our catalogue lists 2 books by Lillian Faderman, mostly sapphic fiction and bisexual fiction. They span 1991 to 1994. The most-read is Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers (1991).
Books by Lillian Faderman
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers
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Chloe Plus Olivia
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Awards
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2019 — Gay Memoir or Biography, Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death (nominee)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2016 — LGBT Non-fiction, The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle (nominee)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2007 — Arts and Culture, GAY L.A. (nominee)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2007 — LGBT Non-fiction, GAY L.A. (nominee)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards 2004 — Autobiography or Memoir, Naked in the Promised Land (winner)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2000 — Lesbian Studies, To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America (nominee)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards 1995 — Overall, Chloe Plus Olivia (winner)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 1992 — Lambda Literary Editor's Choice Award, Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in 20th Century America (nominee)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 1992 — Lesbian Non-fiction, Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America (nominee)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 1992 — Overall, Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers (nominee)
Biography
**Lillian Faderman** received her Ph.D. in English from UCLA. She is the author of [Surpassing the Love of Men](/works/OL578925W/), [Scotch Verdict](/works/OL578928W/), two college textbooks on American ethnic literature, and numerous articles on women's relationships. Faderman is a Professor of English at California State University, Fresno and is currently a Visiting Professor of English at UCLA.