Download or read book Beebo Brinker written by Ann Bannon and published by Cleis Press Start. This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Bannon was designated the “Queen of Lesbian Pulp” for authoring several landmark novels in the ’50s. Unlike many writers of the period, however, Bannon broke through the shame and isolation typically portrayed in lesbian pulps, offering instead characters who embraced their sexuality. With Beebo Brinker, Bannon introduces a butch 17-year-old farm girl newly arrived in Beat-era Greenwich Village.