Armistead Maupin





Armistead Maupin

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Armistead Maupin was born in Washington, D.C., in 1944 but grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he served as a naval officer in the Mediterranean and with the River Patrol Force in Vietnam.

Maupin worked as a reporter for a newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina, before being assigned to the San Francisco bureau of the Associated Press in 1971. In 1976 he launched his groundbreaking Tales of the City serial in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Maupin is the author of nine novels, including the six-volume Tales of the City series, Maybe the Moon, The Night Listener and, most recently, Michael Tolliver Lives. Three miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney were made from the first three Ta...more


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"Tales of the City" debuted 36 years ago today in the San Francisco Chronicle. I've posted this previously, but here it is again! To celebrate, Larry Rhodes ofhttp://www.toursofthetales.com/ is hosting an anniversary tour in San Francisco. I am honored to co-conduct and spend the day with Larry and other Tales fans on Saturday, May 26. Another bonus, the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Brid... read more »
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Average rating: 3.95 · 33,965 ratings · 2,394 reviews · 23 distinct works
Tales of the City
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 9,158 ratings — published 1978 — 37 editions
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More Tales of the City
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 4,664 ratings — published 1980 — 22 editions
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Further Tales of the City
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 4,019 ratings — published 1984 — 19 editions
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Babycakes
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 3,119 ratings — published 1984 — 19 editions
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Significant Others
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 2,698 ratings — published 1987 — 14 editions
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Sure of You
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 2,529 ratings — published 1989 — 18 editions
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Michael Tolliver Lives
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 2,096 ratings — published 2007 — 21 editions
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The Night Listener
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 2,067 ratings — published 2000 — 23 editions
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Mary Ann in Autumn: A Tales...
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 1,278 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions
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Maybe the Moon
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 1,287 ratings — published 1992 — 17 editions
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Tales of the City More Tales of the City Further Tales of the City Babycakes Significant Others Sure of You Michael Tolliver Lives
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“If you want to know who the oppressed minorities in America are, simply look at who gets their own shelf in the bookstore. A black shelf, a women's shelf, and a gay shelf.”
Armistead Maupin

“I know I can't tell you what it's like to be gay. But I can tell you what it's not. It's not hiding behind words, Mama. Like family and decency and Christianity.”
Armistead Maupin

“Taureans are stubborn as hell. They never want to tell you what sign they are.... But underneath that tough Taurus hide beats the heart of a hopeless romantic.”
Armistead Maupin

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