Lesbian author Sarah Waters: 'Gay fiction is getting better'

Pink News  Nov 04 09

Lesbian author Sarah Waters has said that the profiles of other female gay authors and their works are rising. In an interview with the Liverpool Daily Post, the Tipping the Velvet writer said the UK was currently seeing a trend for lesbian fiction.

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