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Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise by Jack Parlett: reviewed by Ris Fatah

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Fire Island…the name of the legendary queer nirvana is so evocative. This narrow sand bar off the coast of Long Island, NY, has been synonymous with hedonism for generations of queers. Writer Jack Parlett’s brilliant new book takes us on a beautifully literary journey through the history of this unique place. His book is sophisticated … Continue reading



Between Certain Death & A Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up in The AIDS Crisis : reviewed by Jonathan Kemp

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Reaching sexual maturity is an overwhelming enough experience at the best of times: worrying that everything is functioning properly and there was nothing untoward about what one did or how one did it; but for an entire generation, like myself, reaching puberty in the 1980s, that stage of our lives was made scarier yet by … Continue reading



A few of the great queer writers/books at MIAMI BOOK FAIR 2021

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The Miami Book Fair International, an eight-day literary party in November is back bigger and better, this year and now being a hybrid Event with lots of activities online, it will be reachable to more people than ever, It opens November 17 with six nights of readings and discussions with noted authors from the United … Continue reading




Dustin Lance Black: on why he’s happy to be a Mama’s Boy

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Queerguru talks with Dustin Lance Black Oscar Winner, writer, producer, activist, mentor, husband and father about his excellent new memoir MAMA’S BOY in which he credits his mother for helping him shape his future.  Published by Penguin Random House

Filmed with Roger Walker-Dack by Dan Desjardins at Miami Book Fair



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