Lesléa Newman
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Lesléa Newman (born 1955, Brooklyn, New York) is an author and editor of over 40 books. She is a Jewish, feminist and self-declared femme lesbian.
She has written and edited over fifty books and anthologies. She has written about such topics as being a Jew, body image and eating disorders, lesbianism, gay parenting, and her gender role as a femme. Her best-known work is the controversial Heather Has Two Mommies.
Her literary awards include a Massachusetts Artists Fellowship in poetry and the James Baldwin award for Cultural Achievement. Four of her books have been Lambda Literary Award finalists.
Her books include:
- Heather Has Two Mommies
- The Femme Mystique (Editor) (ISBN 1555832555)
- My Lover is a Woman: Contemporary Lesbian Love Poems
- Pillow Talk (Editor) (ISBN 1555834191)
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