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Victor J. Banis


Born
in The United States
May 25, 1937

Died
February 22, 2019

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Genre
Gay & Lesbian


Victor Jerome Banis was an American author, often associated with the first wave of west coast gay writing. For his contributions he has been called "the godfather of modern popular gay fiction.

Banis wrote under a number of pseudonyms for Greenleaf, Brandon House, and Sherbourne Press. They include Victor Jay, J. X. Williams, Jay Vickery, and others for his gay pulp fiction works. However, upon the success of The Gay Haunt (1970), published by Maurice Girodias in his Traveller's Companion series, Banis moved away from the gay genre. He began writing heterosexual Gothic romances, again under a variety of pseudonyms, Jan Alexander and Lynn Benedict being two of the most popular names used. ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 4,440 ratings · 683 reviews · 143 distinct works • Similar authors
Deadly Nightshade (Deadly M...
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Coming Home
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Angel Land
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“A good story is a dream shared by the author and the reader. Anything that wakes the reader from the dream is a mortal sin.”
― Victor J. Banis
tags: inspirational, reading, writing
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“It doesn't matter what the question is, Alex, the answer is always love”
― Victor J. Banis
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“Write with love, write with joy, and write with pride.”
― Victor J Banis
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