Leslie Cohen Libri

Shortlisted for Lesbian Memoir/Biography Lammy AwardRendered in bronze, covered in white lacquer, two women sit together on a park bench in Greenwich Village. One of the women touches the thigh of her partner as they gaze into each other’s eyes. The two women are part of George Segal’s iconic sculpture “Gay Liberation,” but these powerful symbols were modeled on real Leslie Cohen and her partner (now wife) Beth Suskin.  In this evocative memoir, Cohen tells the story of a love that has lasted for over fifty years. Transporting the reader to the pivotal time when brave gay women and men carved out spaces where they could live and love freely, she recounts both her personal struggles and the accomplishments she achieved as part of New York’s gay and feminist communities. Foremost among these was her 1976 cofounding of the groundbreaking women’s nightclub Sahara, which played host to such luminaries as Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Pat Benatar, Ntozake Shange, Rita Mae Brown, Adrienne Rich, Patti Smith, Bella Abzug, and Jane Fonda.  The Audacity of a Kiss  is a moving and inspiring tale of how love, art, and solidarity can overcome oppression.

The story revolves around a classic romantic scenario where a boy falls for a girl, but she ends up leaving with someone else. This twist on the traditional love story explores themes of unrequited love and the complexities of relationships, highlighting the emotional journey of the boy as he navigates his feelings and the reality of the situation.

A timely and hilarious millennial women's fiction novel about two friends who decide to give up their search for a perfect man and devote their lives to each other-but their careful plan soon begins to unravel with unexpected consequences. But when their romantic lives implode at the same time, they decide enough is enough.

The poems and stories in this book deal with everyday situations, and place them in a framework that transcends time. They highlight the special feelings and events of the life cycle: the birth of a child, the death of a parent, and all of the rites of passage that intervene. The focus is on commonalities: the shared feelings of human beings across the great divides of culture, continent, and time.

A group of aliens encounter humans on Earth, bridge the communication barrier, make friends and undertake a joint mission.