Harvey Milk

Faderman has a gloriously fanatical commitment to illuminating and commemorating her subjects. . . . Any revolutionary would be lucky to stand in a light so steady, so searching, and so sure. -Kenji Yoshino, New York Times Book Review, on The Gay Revolution Faderman's narrative mixes the personal and the political with great skill; subtly displaying how at a fundamental level, fighting for collective political rights is really just a human yearning for personal happiness, which usually has its roots in compassion. -JP O'Malley, Irish Sunday Independent Lillian Faderman has particularly interesting things to say about three themes: Milk's Jewish background, his populist politics, and his death. -Alan David, Jewish Chronicle Thanks to Lillian Faderman we know also know about Harvey the secular Jew, who renounced his faith but remained influenced and inspired by liberal Jewish values. -Peter Tatchell, Spectator Finalist in the 2018 National Jewish Book Award, biography category Selected as one of the Top Ten Titles for the 2018 Over the Rainbow Booklist, sponsored by the GLBT Round Table of the American Library Association Finalist in the 2019 Lammys Awards, Gay Memoir/Biography category Finalist for the 2019 Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction, sponsored by the Publishing Triangle Meticulously researched and beautifully written, Lillian Faderman's Harvey Milk is a revelation. This insightful work provides context to Milk's life as a gay icon and illuminates how his experience was deeply informed by his own Jewish identity. -Cleve Jones, author of When We Rise: My Life in the Movement