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Poppy Z. Brite

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in New Orleans, Louisiana, The United States

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http://www.poppyzbrite.com/

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Horror, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

Member Since

August 2014

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Poppy Z. Brite (born Melissa Ann Brite, now going by Billy Martin) is an American author born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Born a biological female, Brite has written and talked much about his gender dysphoria/gender identity issues. He self-identifies almost completely as a homosexual male rather than female, and as of 2011 has started taking testosterone injections. His male name is Billy Martin.

He lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Athens, Georgia prior to returning to New Orleans in 1993. He loves UNC basketball and is a sometime season ticket holder for the NBA, but he saves his greatest affection for his hometown football team, the New Orleans Saints.

Brite and husband Chris DeBarr, a chef, run a de facto cat rescue and have, at any ...more

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The First Time

Due to going through a depressive episode now, I've been thinking about the first time I ever experienced chemical depression. I remember it very clearly, because it was so unlike anything else I'd ever felt. I was seventeen. I had just survived several terrible years at a school where other students told me daily how ugly, stupid, and worthless I was, but that didn't make me depressed. It made me Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.9 · 98,422 ratings · 5,790 reviews · 153 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lost Souls 3.90 avg rating — 17,384 ratings — published 1992 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exquisite Corpse 3.78 avg rating — 13,809 ratings — published 1996 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drawing Blood 4.02 avg rating — 10,181 ratings — published 1993 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wormwood 3.92 avg rating — 5,586 ratings — published 1993 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liquor (Rickey and G-Man #2) 3.93 avg rating — 2,664 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love in Vein: Twenty Original Tales of Vampiric Erotica by Poppy Z. Brite (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth Engstrom (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Nancy Holder (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.60 avg rating — 2,676 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Courtney Love: The Real Story 3.64 avg rating — 2,362 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Are You Loathsome Tonight?: A Collection of Short Stories by Poppy Z. Brite (Goodreads Author), Peter Straub (Introduction) 3.81 avg rating — 1,671 ratings — published 1998 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prime (Rickey and G-Man #3) 4.05 avg rating — 1,506 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crow: The Lazarus Heart by Poppy Z. Brite (Goodreads Author), James O'Barr (Created by) 3.72 avg rating — 1,505 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rickey and G-Man (6 books)
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We'll admit it: Of all the types of novelists, it's horror writers we have the most questions for. Like: WHY? And WHAT IS WRONG WITH...

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La mujer de negro por Susan Hill

2 votes, 3.4%

El Arte Más Íntimo por Poppy Z. Brite

1 vote, 1.7%

Inquilinos por Alicia Pérez Gil

1 vote, 1.7%

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