Arts BOOK REVIEW: QUEER LIFE, QUEER LOVE. VOLUME 2 Matt Bates These stories hold the beat of Queerness strong…. holding up to the light, pressing close in the shadows, highlighting in ultra neon, throwing the most fabulous shade, the intersectional voices of the authors are seriously diverse. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts by William Hussey Great fun, heart-warming happy every afterish storytelling for fans of young Queer romance. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: Boyslut by Zachary Zane ….a self-declared swaggering manifesto for revolution, a crowing cockfest and a candid sweaty romp through his own filthy sex life! Too throw off the shackles of shame, the niceties can go f**k. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth Sunburnt offers us a peek into blistering adolescent angst, a furious fission of elemental feelings exploding, boiling and churning with huge undercurrents sending out massive uninhibited flares that disrupt expectations and apparent paths forward. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: ‘Everything Possible’ by Fred Small (author) and Alison Brown (illus) Everything Possible celebrates love and friendship, gently encouraging children to dream their own dream and choose their own path, wherever it may take them. The colourful illustrations celebrate the diversity of younger people, letting them ‘see themselves’ in this inspiring and uplifting story. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Panic Response by John McCullough This is superb LGBTQ+ poetry, poems from a queer voice of the highest quality, a book to return to, to open at random, to let into your mind to cavort. McCullough is also (and I’ve said this before) a bloody good read. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: First Time for Everything by Henry Fry Author Fry centres Danny’s increasingly erratic choices in the narrative allowing us to explore with him, enjoy the fall out, laugh at the raw painful awfulness of it and wallow in the reflective dialogue of his endless therapy and patient loving friendships. It’s a cool narrative engine and whilst By Eric Page • 4 min read
Books Ian Eagleton releases “inclusive and beautifully written” new book, ‘Glitter Boy’ “Inclusive and beautifully written”, Glitter Boy tells the story of James, an 11-year-old boy who loves dancing, poetry and Mariah Carey and is desperately trying to find his place in the world. As well as trying to deal with homophobic bullying, James is also experiencing turmoil in his life which By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: Rethinking Gender: An Illustrated Exploration by Louie Läuger This is a lively, informative, and engaging graphic novel/guide to gender from and by this author-illustrator ( see more of their published work here) who helps readers grasp how many different answers can be give to the question: “What even is gender?”. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: Miss Major Speaks: The Life and Legacy of a Black Trans Revolutionary The ruthless sharp pointed humour gives this memoir a delirious tangy edge and offers you a peek and some insight into Miss Majors gentle inner warmth & pure power which has shaped LGBTQ+ struggles in American for more than fifty years. Miss Major is truly an Icon with a glorious Legacy! By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: The Queer Mental Health Workbook by Brendan J Dunlop This book is empowering and reassuring, there’s a lot of ‘self-help’ books out there, but this is a rather special and unique book offering compassionate insight to the LGBTQ/Queer community, and it’s workbook style with clear and easy to follow directed recommendations will go a long way to help y By Eric Page • 3 min read
Books Polari Literary Salon – host to the UK’s only book prizes for emerging and established LGBTQ+ writers – opens its call to publishers for this year’s awards This year there will be two awards: the Polari First Book Prize and the Polari Prize. The Polari Children’s and YA Prize will return in 2024, as a bi-annual award for books for children and young adults with LGBTQ+ themes or representation. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
