Exclusive Interview: erotic artist Sam Morris on his debut book Don’t Fall In Love, Sam – “usually my work is very carefully constructed but this is the reality of who I am & what I feel”

This month saw the publication of gay erotic artist Sam Morris' tender, intimate and emotional debut book Don't Fall In Love, Sam. Morris' unguarded personal essays take us behind his hugely popular online image as constructed by his visually sumptuous and carefully composed photography and video work, as he contemplates anxiety, sex, and sexuality as... Continue Reading →

December 29, 2020 0

Book Review: Set the Stage by Daniel de Lorne ★★★

I don’t know about you, but one of the things I’ve really missed during the lockdowns has been theatre. The communal experience of seeing a story told live was and will always be a big part of my cultural diet, so I approached Daniel de Lorne’s new gay romance warmly. A gay love affair set... Continue Reading →

July 10, 2020 0

Book Review: Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jędrowski ★★★★1/2

Tomasz Jędrowski’s Swimming in the Dark has the critics swooning and it’s easy to see why. It’s a beautiful, lyrical romance set in 1980s Poland that blends history with the tale of sexual discovery. Ludwik Głowacki is young and idealistic, living under a repressive system and dreaming of escaping to the West. At a summer... Continue Reading →

May 4, 2020 1

Film Review: Circus of Books ★★★★

Rachel Mason’s Circus of Books had its world premiere at 2019's Tribeca Film Festival where is was acquired by Netflix. After a successful festival run it launches on the streaming service on Wednesday April 22nd 2020. The documentary's lead subjects, Karen and Barry Mason, are the filmmaker’s parents and the unlikely owners of the titular long-running Los Angeles gay porn... Continue Reading →

April 13, 2020 4

Book Review: I Know You Know Who I Am by Peter Kispert ★★★

New York writer Peter Kispert’s debut collection of short stories, I Know You Know Who I Am, is an interesting, frustrating and frankly disheartening look at gay life. Though unconnected, these stories and snippets paint a world of insecurity, dishonesty and dystopia covered in a gloss of language. Deception is the core theme running through... Continue Reading →

April 12, 2020 1

Book Review: The Coming of the Night by John Rechy ★★★★

The Coming of the Night (1999) is a novel that shouldn’t work. Readers ought to be left frustrated, disappointed, and confused. How, they may wonder, was the book authored by the mastermind behind City of Night (1963), a landmark in gay storytelling? Often, when plot fails, characters can save a text. We fall for their... Continue Reading →

June 26, 2019 0