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Purple Books Publishing illuminates the lives, history, and scholarship of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and our allies of all ages.

Divisons include: memoir and biography; history, academics, research and commentary; youth and young adult; and poetry, scripts and art books.

Portions of sales, both online and in print, are donated to various LGBT youth, aging, university, and health organizations. When your non-profit organization hosts a reading/book signing, proceeds from sales that day, both online and in person, go to directly to your group.




Monday, February 27, 2012

Enjoy New Books now on line!

The Purple Golf Cart:
The Misadventures of a Lesbian Grandma
By Ronni Sanlo 

The memoir of a Florida woman who hid her lesbian identity for over 20 years. When she finally came out in 1979, she lost custody of her two young children which thrust her into activism fueled by anger. But it was her irreverent sense of humor that helped her to survive. This is a story of resilience and of passion for social justice. Homelessness, depression, and failed relationships gave way to forgiveness, success, and self-love. It is the story of one woman's dance through life from difficult discoveries to sweet reunions. It is the story of the heartfelt joy of an unconventional grandma! Read about the repressive laws that gave Florida it's anti-gay reputation, including the John's Committee witch hunts in Florida's education system. Understand the effects that the Anita Bryant campaign which repealed Miami's gay right ordinance affected a lesbian mom and her family. Learn how a sense of humor, deep resilience, and strong spirituality brought a woman from homelessness and the depths of despair to becoming a professor at UCLA and a happy, loving grandma. Available in all electronic formats.



Sing Meadowlark Sing 
by Helen Ruth Schwartz
The Great Earthquake created a new island off of the coast of California which became a protected homeland for America's persecuted lesbian and gay citizens. Sing, Meadowlark, Sing intersects fantasy and feminist politics with tender lesbian love stories. Set in the future, this book recounts the stories of both a young lesbian professional and an older lesbian prime minister of the Isle of Cali, and the challenges of returning to an America that is now officially openly hostile to lesbian and gay people. The gene that causes homosexuality was discovered and all who had it were sent to the Cali, never to return to their home country of the Unites States. Cali became a land of extraordinary care for its aging population, of tender, sensitive parenting for the babies arriving from America, and a land of freedom for an historically repressed people. Available in all electronic formats


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