The Mayor of Castro Street

The Mayor of Castro Street

Cover of the first edition
Author	Randy Shilts
Language	English
Subject	Harvey Milk
Published	1982 (St. Martin's Press)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	400 (2008 edition)
ISBN	978-0312560850

The Mayor of Castro Street is a 1982 biography of Harvey Milk, written by Randy Shilts. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Critical reception

Kirkus Reviews wrote that "Shilts' interwoven account of the emergence of San Francisco as a gay mecca--and the accompanying rise in gays' political clout--is first-rate." ^[1]

Adaptations

• In April 2007, Participant Media closed a deal with Warner Independent to turn the book into a film. ^[4] However, the film appears to have stalled in "development hell," as no further news about development, casting or production has emerged. The intended adaptation was unrelated to the Academy Award-winning fictional film about Harvey Milk's life, Milk , or to an earlier documentary, The Times of Harvey Milk .
• In 2009, Audible.com produced an audio version of The Mayor of Castro Street, narrated by Marc Vietor, as part of its Modern Vanguard line of audiobooks.

References

1. "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews.
2. Schmalz, Jeffrey (April 22, 1993). "AT HOME WITH: Randy Shilts; Writing Against Time, Valiantly". The New York Times.
3. Zonana, Victor F. (February 18, 1994). "APPRECIATION" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
4. Fleming, Michael and McClintock, Pamela. "Pair Want Milk Made." Variety. April 13, 2007.