 1962 first edition cover | |
| Author | Ann Bannon |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Beebo Brinker Chronicles |
| Genre | Lesbian pulp fiction |
| Publisher | Gold Medal Books Naiad Press Cleis Press |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1-57344-125-2 (2003 edition) |
| OCLC | 47198456 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3552.A495 B44 2003 |
| Preceded by | Journey to a Woman |
Beebo Brinker is a lesbian pulp fiction novel written in 1962 by Ann Bannon (pseudonym of Ann Weldy). It is the last in a series of pulp fiction novels that eventually came to be known as The Beebo Brinker Chronicles. It was originally published in 1962 by Gold Medal Books, again in 1983 by Naiad Press, and again in 2001 by Cleis Press. Each edition was adorned with a different cover. Although this is the last in the series, it is set first — a prequel to the others. In the order of the series, it follows Journey to a Woman. However, in the order of the events and characters in the series, Beebo Brinker takes place several years before Odd Girl Out does.
As Bannon explained in the 2001 edition foreword to Odd Girl Out, Gold Medal Press publishers had control over the cover art and the title. Bannon's publisher titled the book. Lesbian pulp fiction books usually showed suggestive art with obscure titles that hinted at what the subject matter was inside.[citation needed] The painting on the first edition cover is by Robert McGinnis.