8 must-read nonfiction books like Fem by Joan Nestle

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Fem

By: Joan Nestle

4.56

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Joan Nestle est une icône lesbienne. Née en 1940 dans le Bronx au sein d’une famille juive de la cl…

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1. Skin: Talking About Sex, Class And Literature

By: Dorothy Allison

4.25

Format: 261 pages, Paperback

A fantastic collection of essays, autobiographical narratives, and performance pieces, including up… read more

Similar categories in Dorothy Allison's Skin: Talking About Sex, Class And Literature book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • essays
  • lgbt
"I became a feminist activist propelled in part by outrage and despair, and a stubborn determination to shape a life, and create a literature, that was not a lie."

-Dorothy Allison, Skin: Talking About Sex, Class And Literature

"I wanted to start over completely, to begin again as new people with nothing of the past left over. I wanted to run away from who we had been seen to be, who we had been... It's the first thing I thi…"

-Dorothy Allison, Skin: Talking About Sex, Class And Literature

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2. The Women Who Hate Me: Poetry, 1980-1990

By: Dorothy Allison

2.96

Format: 63 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Dorothy Allison's The Women Who Hate Me: Poetry, 1980-1990 book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • lesbian
  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel

3. The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For

By: Alison Bechdel

4.50

Format: 182 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Fun Home -- the lives, loves, and politics of cult fav characters Mo, Lois, Sydn… read more

Similar categories in Alison Bechdel's The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
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4. Stone Butch Blues

By: Leslie Feinberg

4.43

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

Woman or man? This internationally acclaimed novel looks at the world through the eyes of Jess Gold… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Feinberg's Stone Butch Blues book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • queer
  • lgbt

5. Vernon Subutex, 2 (Vernon Subutex, #2)

By: Virginie Despentes

3.10

Format: None pages,

QUI EST VERNON SUBUTEX ? Une legende urbaine. Un ange dechu. Un disparu qui ne cesse de ressurgir. … read more

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6. S/He

By: Minnie Bruce Pratt

4.06

Format: 340 pages,

This brave memoir chronicles Pratt's struggle to overcome the repressive traditions of Southern wom… read more

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7. Lou ! Sonata 2

By: Julien Neel

4.21

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Vibrer au son de la musique n’a jamais été aussi libérateur. Alors que son amie Marie-Émilie se dés… read more

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8. Corps vivante

By: Julie Delporte

4.30

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

En 1990, Julie Delporte n’a encore jamais vu de butch, mais sa tante préférée chasse et fume le cig… read more

Similar categories in Julie Delporte's Corps vivante book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • lgbt
"On entend dire que le sexe est bon pour la santé, mais la moitié du monde autour de moi a été violée."

-Julie Delporte, Corps vivante

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9. Adieu triste amour

By: Mirion Malle

4.38

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Après C'est comme ça que je disparais, Mirion Malle revient avec une nouvelle BD tout aussi forte e… read more

Similar categories in Mirion Malle's Adieu triste amour book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • queer
  • lgbt
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10. Thieves

By: Lucie Bryon

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Ella can’t seem to remember a single thing from the party the night before at a mysterious stranger… read more

Similar categories in Lucie Bryon's Thieves book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
"I'm not just your friend when everything is going well. I'm your friend through the crappy times too."

-Lucie Bryon, Thieves

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11. Minuscule folle sauvage

By: Pauline de Tarragon

4.43

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Pauline de Tarragon explore et livre un témoignage sensible sur le trouble borderline dans ce roman… read more

Similar categories in Pauline de Tarragon's Minuscule folle sauvage book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • nonfiction
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12. Viendra le temps du feu

By: Wendy Delorme

4.32

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

"Elles étaient toutes brisées et pourtant incassables. Elles existaient ensemble comme un tout soli… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Delorme's Viendra le temps du feu book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • queer
  • lgbt
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13. La Petite Dernière

By: Fatima Daas

3.85

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

« Je m'appelle Fatima Daas. Je suis la mazoziya, la dernière. Celle à laquelle on ne s'est pas prép… read more

Similar categories in Fatima Daas's La Petite Dernière book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
"Il n'y a que sur les photos qu'on est heureux."

-Fatima Daas, La Petite Dernière

"Islam meant believing in God, loving Him, fearing Him, obeying Him. I got the first stages right."

-Fatima Daas, La Petite Dernière

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14. Clémence en colère

By: Mirion Malle

4.72

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Clémence est en colère. Une colère si forte, si envahissante qu'elle l'empêche de vivre. Sentant qu… read more

Similar categories in Mirion Malle's Clémence en colère book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • queer
  • lgbt
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15. La fin des monstres

By: Tal Madesta

4.58

Format: 92 pages, Paperback

« Je ne suis déjà plus celle que j’étais, mais pas encore celui que je veux devenir. » En 2020, … read more

Similar categories in Tal Madesta's La fin des monstres book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • essays
  • lgbt
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16. Le chant de la rivière

By: Wendy Delorme

4.38

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

Je suis l’eau qui charrie les larmes de Clara. La vapeur du souvenir au carreau de fenêtre lorsque … read more

Similar categories in Wendy Delorme's Le chant de la rivière book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • queer
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17. Fem

By: Joan Nestle

4.56

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Joan Nestle est une icône lesbienne. Née en 1940 dans le Bronx au sein d’une famille juive de la cl… read more

Similar categories in Joan Nestle's Fem book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • queer
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18. Les Nuits bleues

By: Anne-Fleur Multon

4.11

Format: 207 pages, Paperback

Dans les rues d'un Paris déserté, la narratrice avance la peur au ventre et la joie au coeur : c'es… read more

Similar categories in Anne-Fleur Multon's Les Nuits bleues book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of La Vie est une corvée by Salomé Lahoche

19. La Vie est une corvée

By: Salomé Lahoche

4.56

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

La vie est une corvée est un livre qui compilera deux ans de strips autobiographiques, prépubliés s… read more

Similar categories in Salomé Lahoche's La Vie est une corvée book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • nonfiction
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20. Colza

By: Al Baylac

4.23

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Un roman évoquant le trouble de Colza, qui a trouvé sa liberté et sa voie au-delà des normes binair… read more

Similar categories in Al Baylac's Colza book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • lgbt
  • queer
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21. Et l'amour aussi

By: Marie Docher

4.69

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Qu’est-ce qu’être lesbienne en France aujourd’hui ? Dix ans après l’adoption du mariage pour tous … read more

Similar categories in Marie Docher's Et l'amour aussi book and Joan Nestle's Fem

  • lesbian
  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • lgbt

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4.50

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