Books BOOK REVIEW: ‘From Mohair Suits to Kinky Boots’ by Geoff Deane This is a tale of a fortunate life, grasped and wrung out, told with self-depreciating humour by a man with some considerable insight into his own and the wider world’s bullshit By Eric Page • 3 min read
Books Judges revealed for inaugural Inclusive Books For Children Awards Jeffrey Boakye, author, speaker and educator; A.M. Dassu, author, campaigner and director of Inclusive Minds; Aoife Dooley, writer, illustrator, comedian and graphic designer; Jessica Kellgren-Fozard, content creator and leading advocate for LGBTQ+ and disability rights; Farrah Serroukh, interim exe By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ children’s education company Pop’n’Olly to donate 300 LGBTQ+ children’s books to primary schools in the constituencies of Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman In response to “anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric” coming from the Tory Party Conference, LGBTQ+ children’s education company Pop’n’Olly has announced they are donating 300 of its LGBTQ+ children’s books to primary schools in the constituencies of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman. O By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: ‘DRAG: A British History’ by Jacob Bloomfield The book takes us by the manicured gloved hand and leads us, via clubs, shows, scandals, politics, intrigue, to some rather delicious Queer individuals and the way they used Drag to succeed and flourish on stage By Eric Page • 4 min read
Books Inclusive Books for Children launches website that makes sourcing high-quality inclusive children’s books “a seamless experience” The new website will host trusted reviews and recommendations for hundreds of inclusive children’s books By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Books The UK’s only LGBTQ+ literary festival, the Coast Is Queer, to return to Brighton in October Brian Butler looks forward to the only UK queer literature festival – and it’s here in Brighton By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: ‘No Straight White Men’ by Paul Stone Brian Butler finds Paul Stone’s anthology of queer monologues intriguing By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Gaudy Image’ by William Talsman The seedy setting is uplifted by the glorious camp imaginations of Titania who can turn a dime into a diamond with a flick of her tongue. I was fascinated by this pre-Stonewall shard of LGBTQ+ life. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Books The Coast is Queer to return to Brighton in October The festival brings together an exciting lineup of nationally and internationally acclaimed queer writers, poets, performers and activists in a three-day festival of accessible, lively in-conversation events, workshops, films and discussions celebrating LGBTQ+ lives and writing. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Books Longlists announced for the UK and Ireland’s only dedicated prize for LGBTQ+ literature Celebrating a wealth of genres and forms, including memoir, poetry, historical fiction and gripping thrillers, the UK and Ireland’s only dedicated prize for LGBTQ+ literature has announced its 2023 longlists for the Polari Prize and Polari First Book Prize. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Meet the Author: Redfern Jon Barrett @ the Ledward Centre tonight Join Eric Page as he gently probes author Redfern Jon Barrett at the Ledward Centre about his new book Proud Pink Sky – a vision of the world’s first gay state By Eric Page • 1 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: ‘Proud Pink Sky’ by Redfern Jon Barrett Proud Pink Sky’s futuristic but retro story asks us what it is to be a real ally, it asks us to look beyond our comfortable privilege, it urges us to hold out our hands to our LGBTQ+ siblings and feel the commonality, and fight for equality for all. Proud Pink Sky reminds us that hope will never be By Eric Page • 5 min read
