Arts Val McDermid: The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is one of the most successful crime writers working today. Her latest novel is the first instalment of a new series. By Alex Klineberg • 5 min read
Juno Dawson will be speaking at the event Arts 11th September: Queer Bloomsbury Day Tomorrow, Queer Bloomsbury Day will see a host of exciting queer events including a talk by bestselling author Juno Dawson. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Growing Older as a Trans and/or Non-Binary Person Jennie Kermode The book offers significant insights into the lives of our Trans elders and should be required reading for anyone working, supporting or providing services to an ageing LGBTQ+ population it’s also a warm and encouraging book which enables us to look positively at the process of growing older success By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts Nico: You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone Nico was one of the most original and charismatic rock stars of the post-war era. By Alex Klineberg • 6 min read
Arts REVIEW: BI THE WAY by Lois Shearing Shearing examines difficult subjects with a deft clarity of purpose, affirming and platforming real people’s experience throughout. It’s an engaging read, and if your head it turned by all sorts of folk, and your pulse quickened then the book supports an honest self-exploration of what that can mean By Eric Page • 2 min read
Books Sapphic adventure in a time of revolution Released on September 15 is new lesbian fiction novel, Liberty, by Jay Taverner By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Books:Fat & Queer An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies I enjoy a good anthology and one which highlights the experiences and adventures of anyone who has to navigate the body shaming highways of modern life, before turning off to the sedate byways of homo queer fat folx is a treat to find. The trio of editors have selected stories, poems, prose and By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Queens English by Chloe O. Davis Editor Chloe O. Davis is to be commended for this stylish and informative addition to exploring modern Queer languages, how they get used, and where they come from. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Books: First Come Love by Tom Rasmussen We are asked to consider marriage, as an achievement, a compromise, a selling-out, a practical solution and given experiences of authentic lives of what marriage means to a range of people across the spectrum of sexuality and class, and what the future looks like for this most historic and universa By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Books:The adventures of Isabel by Candas Jane Dorsey Not to be confused with the Ogden Nash poem, although very much in the bonkers celebratory style of his prose and radically mind popping daftness this is a delightful entertaining book from author Dorsey who adores words, pokes, tickles, makes them perform these incredibly funny feats of phraseolog By Eric Page • 2 min read
Books Hungary imposes further restrictions on LGBTQ+ children’s books New regulations in Hungary will require the sellers of any LGBTQ+ children’s book to package the books in “closed wrapping”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts INTERVIEW: Meet the Director of Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story Jackie Collins is one of the most widely read authors in history. She chronicled the lives and loves of the Hollywood elite in her unmistakable style. Although she never quite won over the critics, she kept millions of readers entertained. By Alex Klineberg • 5 min read
