Spine Intact, Some Creases
2012
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A legendary name from the Golden Age of Paperbacks, VICTOR J. BANIS spins a witty and exuberant tale of A Thousand and One Knights, flitting blithely from tale to tail, in one era and out the other. Part autobiography, part a history of the Gay Revolution, part writing manual, part juicy gossip, with a few tasty recipes thrown in for good measure, Spine Intact, Some Creases is a summing up—alternately hilarious and touching, instructive and impassioned, and always entertaining—of the remarkable life and work of a writer hailed by top gay pulp historian Michael Bronski as "one of my heroes." "Banis' memoir provides a poignant history of West Coast paperback publishing in the Sixties, and one author's journey from small beginnings to critical and financial success as a writer—but it's far more than that: witty, elegantly written, funny, sad, smart, and even wise. Every penman-apprentice should read this book—twice!" — Robert Reginald.
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Author
Victor J. Banis
Author · 29 books
Victor J. Banis is a writer. http://www.vjbanisauthor.com/ Victor Jerome Banis (May 25, 1937 – February 22, 2019) was an American author, often associated with the first wave of west coast gay writing. For his contributions he has been called "the godfather of modern popular gay fiction
