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 →
Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City has had many lives. From serialized chapters in The San Francisco Chronicle, to a series of novels, TV and radio adaptations, and a stage musical by Jake Shears. Now it has been turned into a charming graphic novel by Isabelle Bauthian and Sandrine Revel, potentially the first of a... Continue Reading →
Dr Emily Garside's guide to which HIV/AIDS narratives to read and watch next after Russell T Davies' acclaimed series It's A Sin. There is a vast array of work to choose from. Since the beginning of the AIDS pandemic those affected began telling their stories, both as an act of memorial, remembering those the government... Continue Reading →
Netflix have answered my little queer prayers by taking us back to 28 Barbary Lane with a ten episode new Limited Series Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, which streams globally from today Friday 7th June 2019. It’s been 25 years since the first Tales TV adaption set in Seventies San Francisco and 18 years... Continue Reading →
At Monday night's New York City premiere of the Netflix Original Limited Series Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, The Queer Review spoke to Tales' showrunner Lauren Morelli, executive producer and director of three of the ten episodes Alan Poul, plus cast members Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Charlie Barnett, Murray Bartlett, May Hong and Garcia.... Continue Reading →
