P ausing briefly during his round of almost motorised erotic delights in New York, the hero of Andrew Holleran’s first novel, Dancer from the Dance , proclaims the glory of gay liberation and foresees...
06.26.2022 Theguardian.com and 2 sitesWhile reading Jane Austen one summer on Fire Island, Kim Booster 'couldn’t help', he wrote in a recent essay for Penguin, but 'map' the experiences of her characters 'navigating the limiting social co...
06.23.2022 Bbc.comIn WAYR? , I note what I’m reading and comment. . . you note what you are reading and comment. Occasionally, I may add a section or a link related to books… I am reading: End of a Berlin Diary : 1944-...
06.24.2022 Dailykos.comRecently screened at the Sydney Film Festival, Fire Island is a rom-com inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, the film breaking traditional conventions to feature gay romance as the plot. The...
06.23.2022 Theconversation.com and 1 sitesWays to harness the quiet power of being a natural introvert In a world focused on extroverts, here are a few tips on how the quiet ones can stay true to their nature, and use it to make their place under the sun By Delna Mistry Anand Published: Thu 23 Jun 2022, 4: 51 PM The general impression when you say that someone is quiet, is that they’re ‘shy’ or ‘meek’, while being loud can be seen as confidence and self-assurance. But this isn’t always the case. In fact, a quiet person can radiate immen...
06.23.2022 Khaleejtimes.comSheila Hancock Sheila Hancock (Photo: Provided) What I’m reading this summer Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov. It promises not only to be a fascinating novel but will also help me understand more about the ...
06.24.2022 Inews.co.uk and 1 sitesJack Parlett’s new book, “Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise, ” opens with the serendipitous meeting in 1882, in Camden, New Jersey, between two powerhouses of modern literatur...
06.23.2022 Newsexplorer.net1/34 SLIDES © courtesy of the publishers This season, you have no excuse for being without something good to read. Offerings include explosive novels, revealing memoirs, brilliant biographies, and eve...
06.23.2022 Newsexplorer.netIf you were a lesbian in Chelsea, London, between 1943 and 1985, then you may have found yourself standing outside of a dull green door at 239 Kings Road. After you whispered the password—“Dorothy”—an...
06.28.2022 Smithsonianmag.comFor some years now, June 28 has been reserved on the calendar to celebrate Pride Day. This holiday, whose purpose is none other, as the word says, than to reaffirm the feeling of pride about sexual and gender identities and orientations, chose this d...
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