The Violet Quill Reader

This collection gathers the essential works of the Violet Quill Club, a groundbreaking group of gay writers who emerged after the Stonewall riots. Featuring authors like Edmund White and Andrew Holleran, their novels, plays, short stories, essays, and journalism illuminate the experience of being gay in America before the onset of the AIDS crisis. It offers a vital look into a pivotal era of LGBTQ+ literary history.