Arts ‘Daring Hearts’ e-book from QueenSpark Books for LGBT History month Daring Hearts the book that chronicles lesbian and gay lives in 50’s and 60’s Brighton has been made available in e-book format and is available for LGBT History Month. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: LGBT History Month events at Worthing Library Al Brookes, author of ‘The Gift of Looking Closely’ will be presenting two friendly, safe, supportive workshops at Worthing Library during LGBT History Month. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts Have your say on Library Service Review Brighton & Hove City Council will be getting less funding from central government over the next few years, and have to consider how to make savings while still providing statutory services like Libraries. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts Local author to take new ‘HIV Happy’ workshop on tour Paul Thorn, author and presenter of Radio Reverb’s HIV Happy Hour to tour new workshop around the UK. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts LGBT rights campaigners and activists added to ODNB The biographies of 222 individuals who left their mark on British life, and who died in the year 2012 have been added to the latest update of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, published on January 7. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Books Learn new skills with digital friends Despite digital devices being some of the most popular gifts this Christmas, many people, especially older people are baffled by how to use the technology which is becoming more wide spread. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Books Latest issue of Pink Humanist available online The Pink Humanist is an online magazine published by the UK LGBT charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT). It features topics of special interest to those who identify as humanists, atheists,, freethinkers, secularists and sceptics in the LGTB communities and those who support them. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts LGBT History Project re-launched as the UK LGBT Archive The LGBT History Project, set up to create a Wikipedia-style resource for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) life in the UK, is being relaunched today, on the occasion of the London Metropolitan Archive’s 13th annual LGBT Conference, “Speak Up! Speak Out!” By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts Author crowdfunds debut LGBT+ novel Author Klara Piechocki-Brown crowdfunds her debut LGBT+ novel using Unbound, an innovative publishing platform. Unbound is both a funding platform and a publisher, helping authors to become published with the support of their readers. The readers help to get great ideas published, and in return rece By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Diva Rules: Michelle Visage Michelle Visage in an internationally renowned television personality, radio show host, platinum-selling recording artist, and now author. She will be signing copies of her new book The Diva Rules: Ditch the Drama, Find Your Strength, and Sparkle Your Way to the Top on Tuesday, November 17 at W.H. S By Gary Hart • 6 min read
Arts QueenSpark books publish ‘Daring Hearts’ in ebook format QueenSpark Books, the Brighton & Hove-based non-profit community publishing and writing organisation, have launched a series of ebooks of some of their most popular and out-of-print titles, including Daring Hearts, a collection of LGBT life stories from the 1950s and 1960s. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Kirsty Logan wins the Polari First Book Prize 2015 Glasgow-based author Kirsty Logan is the recipient of the 2015, Polari First Book Prize for her critically acclaimed debut short story collection, The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
