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Jonathan Kemp reviews LOTE ‘a gem of a novel’ by Shola von Reinhold
Jacaranda Books recently won UK Regional Small Press of the Year, and if all their output is of the very high standard of quality to be found in this wonderful novel, they very much deserved to win. Shola von Reinhold’s debut is a joy, a gem of a novel, as lustrous and multi-hued as the…
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MINYAN: Coming Out Gay and Jewish
When queer documentarian Eric Steel adapted David Bezmozgis ‘s short story MINYAN into his first feature film the narrative became much more personal. Like the protagonist David (Samuel H. Levine) ., Steel grew up in a New York Jewish family in the 1980’s when being gay in the midst of an AIDS pandemic was…
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Dear Straight People …..
If it hadn’t been for the fact Queerguru was reviewing Ahead Of The Curve a new documentary on the iconic queer activist Frances ‘Franco’ Stevens we may never have discovered the poet Denice Frohman. We may actually be a tad late to get in line to sing praises about her extraordinary work as the…
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Song Without A Name : a stunning Peruvian tale of baby trafficking
In this exceptionally wonderful feature film debut from Peruvian writer/director Melina León the stunningly grim setting is a bleak as the story line itself. The film is set in 1988 when Peru is in totally turmoil and as the economy spirals out of control, poverty gets even worse, and there is little hope for…
