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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
BOOK REVIEW: Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts by William Hussey
Great fun, heart-warming happy every afterish storytelling for fans of young Queer romance.