If you loved Heated Rivalry, Jacob Tierney’s TV adaptation of Rachel Reid’s Game Changer series of novels and are longing for more queer hockey romances, you're in luck, there is a whole raft of books out there to discover; from YA, to spicy adult fiction and sapphic stories. François Arnaud as Scott Hunter and Robbie... Continue Reading →
Photographer Joee Vee's playful and sultry All Day I Dream About series focuses on "scrumptious men and a yearning for decadent New York City goodies". All Day I Dream About Cake. Photo credit: Joee Vee. All Day I Dream About Cake. Photo credit: Joee Vee. All Day I Dream About Cake, the second volume in... Continue Reading →
LGBTQ+ coming out or coming-of-age stories hardly seem groundbreaking these days, but sometimes, as the old saying goes, the devil is in the details. Such is the case with author/screenwriter/film critic Gary Goldstein’s third novel, Please Come To Boston, which on the surface may seem fairly paint-by-numbers, but excels because of the engaging characters, their... Continue Reading →
In July, to paraphrase a famous number from the musical theatre songbook, “The name on everybody’s lips is gonna be Faye!” Her highly anticipated documentary, Faye, debuts on Max July 13th, but any fans can get through that agonizing waiting period by picking up a copy of With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making Of An... Continue Reading →
Schitt’s Creek rewrote queer stories on television. From David's now iconic "the wine, not the label" line, to Patrick’s heartwarming coming out, through to the couple's "happy ending" wedding. In a new book, You Are My Happy Ending: Schitt's Creek and The Legacy Of Queer Television, The Queer Review contributor Emily Garside recalls classic moments... Continue Reading →
A decade after the publication of The Days of Anna Madrigal, Armistead Maupin returns to his beloved Tales of the City with a delectably satisfying new addition—the tenth book in the series—Mona of the Manor. Transporting us to Gloucestershire, England in 1993, we're reunited with Mona in her late forties, ten years after she became... Continue Reading →
"Many men feel insecure and lack self-confidence because they do not see themselves represented in the media. However, as we become accustomed to images of diverse bodies, we can all feel more liberated". That's the view of Berlin-based portrait photographer Joseph Wolfgang Ohlert who is about to release his third photography book, BIGGER. Featured in... Continue Reading →
The world of Russell T Davies has always been very queer…and always fairly nerdy. So the below extract from my new book seemed fitting…on Nerds in the Russell T Davies universe. Beyond nerds, Gay Aliens and Queer Folk, how Russell T Davies changed TV (published by Calon Press on September 21st, 2023) is a dive... Continue Reading →
I’ve spent the last few days in a Mariah Carey shaped hole, chronologically working my way through her discography on Apple Music (other music services are available), while reading Andrew Chan’s adoring and insightful book, Why Mariah Carey Matters. Chan has convinced me that we have never really given the elusive chanteuse her due as... Continue Reading →
Fancy a quick dip in the pool surrounded by multiversal demonic hotties? You’re in luck, Pool Boys is here to get you wet with two little tales of romance and intrigue in short shorts. Paul is one of the pool boys at the Solitaire Resort, a Palm Springs getaway for horny warriors who just need... Continue Reading →
