Edmund White, a pioneer of contemporary gay literature, died this week at age 85. He left behind such widely read works as “A ...

Edmund White, professor of creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts, emeritus, died at his home in Manhattan on June ...

While Edmund White, America’s greatest gay writer, wasn’t the founder of contemporary gay literature, he both popularized and ...

"He’s a towering figure. There’d be no gay literature in America without Edmund White.” ...

What a joy and what a gift that Edmund White survived, was embraced by a new generation of readers, and in his late years wrote a flurry of brilliant, inventive books. In his last years he was also a ...

FILE - Author Edmund White appears in his New York apartment on April 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) ...

Edmund White, the author who redefined queer literature, passed away on June 3, 2025, at the age of 85. A prolific writer, White penned over 30 books, including autobiographical novels and biographies ...