The Dyke and the Dybbuk by Ellen Galford

I like this one because it has poems on all aspects of lesbian relationships, not just the gushy liminal phase. The Arc of Love: An Anthology of Lesbian Love Poems, ed. Fantasy, quick to read, but with a sweet and unusual tone.ĭaughters of a Coral Dawn, by Katherine V. Wilson (e-copy of #1 available free on Amazon). When Women Were Warriors #1, #2, and #3, by Catherine M.

In Ellen Galfords 1993 novel The Dyke and the Dybbuk. I read it about once a year.Īnnie on My Mind, by Nancy Garden. In Jewish mythology, a dybbuk (Template:Lang-yi, from the Hebrew verb Template:Hebrew daq. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, by Jeanette WintersonĪbout a Girl, by Joanne Horniman. I read this for a play about so-called lesbian bed death. The Dyke and the Dybbuk, by Ellen Galford. They Will Know Me by My Teeth, by Elana Dykewomon. Probably don’t read this if you’re depressed. Science fiction.Īfter Delores, by Sarah Schulman.

definitely gives uneven coverage to white lesbian history.Īmmonite, by Nicola Griffith. If I’m wrong, I’d love to know about more. In other words, it may very well be the first great piece of sapphic Jewish fantasy. Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America, by Lillian Faderman. Ellen Galford’s The Dyke and the Dybbuk is, for only being eighteen years old, fairly iconic and hallowed in the tiny subgenre in which I spend most of my writing time. Who doesn’t want to read about 70-year-old lesbians who’ve been together for 50 years?Įating Fire: My Life as a Lesbian Avenger, by Kelly J. Staying Power: Long-Term Lesbian Couples, by Susan E. These are all books by lesbians which I have read and enjoyed somewhere in the range of “quite liked” to “loved.” Links are to Goodread pages, which include summaries.

The Dyke and the Dybbuk by Ellen Galford