Arts Book REVIEW: Mama’s boy by Dustin Lance Black The book moved & touched me with its honesty approach to grief, loss and the difficulties of moving on. He holds up the real angels in his life, his brother and mother, both now dead. With a candour which is unsentimental but tender and embracing tells us their, and his story. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Books – The Scoop by Cat Walker REVIEW: Books – The Scoop by Cat Walker. A lovely read and one for the fading days of Quarantine if you’re missing the exotic but also reappreciating the ordinary excuses for happiness. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Trans Love edited by Freiya Benson BOOK REVIEW: Trans Love edited by Freiya Benson By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd Part memoir, part sotto voice rant, he looks beneath the shiny facade of contemporary gay culture and asks if gay people are as happy as they could be – and if not, why not? He addresses our ‘crisis of shame’ and offers compelling guidance on coping. He shines a light on his and our problematic rel By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: ‘A New Man’ by Charlie Kiss This personal narrative is an enlightening and interesting read, and the throb of political engagement, fairness and the conviction of being able to change and build a better word is a fiery undercurrent to what can be a tender vulnerable tale, honest and soul baring. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Natalie and Romaine by Diana Souhami Souhami’s eye for detail and her enormously kind and generous emotional insight gives us not just the facts of their existence, but the feeling, yearning, passions and desires of two perfectly fascinating and indomitable women with the world at their feet. It’s a hugely positive and fun depiction of By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: First Year Out by Sabrina Symington It’s an honest story of the day to day experiences of transition, from the extraordinary to the mundane, depicted with humour, fortitude and intuition. Depicting her experiences from coming out right through to gender reassignment surgery, Lily’s story provides vital candid advice on the social, em By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Wanting In Arabic by Trish Salah Salah is furious and gentle, shocking and so,so tender it moved me, and I felt I didn’t understand some of her work. Always a powerful tool of the poet, to draw you back to their lathe of meaning and whittle some more of your mind away with their sharp edged observations. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Highland Fling by Anna Larner From the breath-taking Highlands of Scotland to the buzz of a Leicester gay bar, family and friendship are tested to breaking point as the narrative pressure builds in this wonderful engaging Lesbian romance by novelist Anna Larner. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: 50 Queers Who Changed the World We Queers are some of the coolest folk in history. The books looks at Freddie Mercury, Virginia Woolf, Laverne Cox, Harvey Milk and Audre Lorde (and 45 others) all who have made an unforgettable impact. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Fathomless Riches by Rev Richard Coles This book is a wonderful headlong lurch from one world to another with a candid enquiring mind in the driving seat and well worth the read. Part confession, part damnation this very modern memoir impresses. The result is one of the most unusual and readable life stories of recent times, and has the By Eric Page • 2 min read
