Stone Butch Blues
Stone Butch Blues is a 1993 sapphic fiction and trans fiction novel by Leslie Feinberg. Readers will find themes of Gay, Lgbt, transsexuals and lesbians.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 24 ratings, and 254 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 41 editions across 9 languages.
It runs to roughly 440 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Stone Butch Blues
Stone Butch Blues is a historical fiction novel written by Leslie Feinberg about life as a butch lesbian in 1970s America. While fictional, the work also takes inspiration from Feinberg's own life, and she describes it as her "call to action."
Awards & lists
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 1994 — Lesbian Fiction (nominee)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards 1994 — Overall (winner)
Quick answers
Who wrote Stone Butch Blues?
Stone Butch Blues was written by Leslie Feinberg and first published in 1993.
What genre is Stone Butch Blues?
It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction, Transgender & Nonbinary Fiction and Historical Fiction.
How long is Stone Butch Blues?
The median edition has 440 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Stone Butch Blues?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Bermudez Triangle, The rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell and Sovereign: Nemesis - Book Two.
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