Bette Midler is a gay icon and a Hollywood fixture, and not even in that order.

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Additionally, Walters makes a point to include allies such as Cyndi Lauper, Grace Jones, Bette Midler, Patti Smith, Cher, Dolly Parton, and Madonna

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An electrifying memoir from the pioneering cultural icon The New Yorker called “the coolest person in New York,” whose fearless creativity reshaped the worlds of art, music, and style

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On this day, Bette Midler encourages the reading of Flanders Fields

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I loved it!  I learned more about Liza than I thought possible; most of it left me speechless.  Run, don’t walk, to your nearest independent bookseller!

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Marc Shaiman will launch a second leg of the Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner Book Tour.

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“Beaches” became one of the great all-time cry-inducing stories even as it transcended mediums

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André Leon Talley reflecting on Bette Midler in the book Mega-Star, 1984

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There have been several books written about Bette Midler over the decades, primarily unauthorized biographies

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There’s something magical that happens when a woman who can command a stage decides to write for children.

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