photograph of Fritz Peters courtesy of Kate Peters
FRITZ PETERS was a novelist and writer of books on philosophy; his novels included The World Next Door (1949), The Descent (1952), and Blind Flight (1966). He lived mostly in New York City, but eventually moved to New Mexico, where he died in 1979.
MICHAEL BRONSKI made several contributions to the gay liberation movement of the 60s, including writing for a variety of gay and lesbian publications. In 1984 he published the pioneering book Culture Clash: The Making of Gay Sensibility. His writing reflected the changing face of the gay male subculture in writings he published in the anthology Flash-point: Gay Male Sexual Writing in 1996.
LITTLE SISTER’S CLASSICS is a series of books from Arsenal Pulp Press, reviving lost and out-of-print classics of gay and lesbian literature. The books in the series are produced in conjunction with Little Sister’s, the Vancouver bookstore well-known for its anti-censorship efforts.
#1 The Young in One Another’s Arms, Jane Rule
#2 Song of the Loon, Richard Amory
#3 Patience & Sarah, Isabel Miller
#4 Franny, the Queen of Provincetown, John Preston
#5 Empathy, Sarah Schulman
#6 Blackbird, Larry Duplechan
#7 Whisper Their Love, Valerie Taylor
#8 Finistère, Fritz Peters