Logical Family: A Memoir

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First edition
LanguageEnglish
Genrememoir
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date
2017
ISBN 978-0-06-239122-3
OCLC 1004769227

Logical Family: A Memoir is a 2017 memoir by author Armistead Maupin. In the book, Maupin recounts growing up as a young conservative in the Southeastern United States and becoming a gay writer in San Francisco, California. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Harvey, Ken (October 1, 2017). "'Logical Family' by Armistead Maupin". Lambda Literary Foundation . Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  2. Whitaker, Rick (September 27, 2017). "Logical Family by Armistead Maupin review – how the Tales of the City author was transformed". The Guardian. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  3. Cornatzer, Mary (October 2, 2017). "'Tales' author Armistead Maupin on racism, being gay in 1950s Raleigh and Rock Hudson". The News & Observer. Retrieved October 3, 2017.