Brilliance Books Explained

Brilliance Books was a small publisher of gay and lesbian books based in Clerkenwell, London,[1] founded in 1982[2] with funding from the GLC.[3] It published a range of fiction and non-fiction works[4] including David Wurtzel's Thomas Lyster: a Cambridge Novel[5] and Title Fight, the account of UK newspaper Gay News by Gillian E. Hanscombe[6] and its co-founder Andrew Lumsden.[7] It also re-published earlier works of gay and lesbian literature, including Alice B. Toklas' The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book,[8] and a 1984 edition of The Chinese Garden by Rosemary Manning[9] originally published in 1961.[10]

The publisher was run by Roy Trevelion and Tenebris Light. Author Jeanette Winterson worked as the women's editor there in 1983.[11]

References

  1. Mars-Jones. Adam. 2012-01-26. Adam Mars-Jones · Mrs Winterson's Daughter: Jeanette Winterson · LRB 26 January 2012. 2020-06-13. London Review of Books. 34 . 2 . en.
  2. Book: Clews, Colin . 2017 . Gay in the 80s: From Fighting our Rights to Fighting for our Lives . Leicestershire, UK . Kibworth Beauchamp . 82 . 9781788036740.
  3. Web site: The Wounded Senate House Library. 2020-06-13. archive.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk.
  4. Web site: 1980's. 'The decade of the gay novel' – Gay in the 80s. 2020-06-13. www.gayinthe80s.com.
  5. Book: Wurtzel, David. Thomas Lyster: a Cambridge novel. 1983. Brilliance Books. London . English. 1036902219.
  6. Book: Hanscombe. Gillian E. Title fight: the battle for Gay news. Lumsden. Andrew. 1983. Brilliance Books. 978-0-946189-60-1. London. English. 10497799.
  7. News: McKerrow. Graham. 2015-02-16. Michael Mason obituary. en-GB. The Guardian. 2020-06-19. 0261-3077.
  8. Book: Toklas, Alice B. The Alice B. Toklas cook book. 1987. Brilliance Books. 978-0-946189-55-7. London. English. 877530252.
  9. Book: Manning, Rosemary. The Chinese garden. 1984. Brilliance Books. 978-0-946189-70-0. London. English. 11901174.
  10. News: Guardian Staff. 2001-03-07. Alison Hennegan's top 10 lesbian books. en-GB. The Guardian. 2020-06-13. 0261-3077.
  11. Book: Onega, Susana. Jeanette Winterson. 2013-07-19. Manchester University Press. 978-1-84779-604-2. en.

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