Tag: Stephen Coy
Queerguru’s Stephen Coy reviews THEATER CAMP at the Provincetown Film Festival
The appeal of Theater Camp lies in its large cast of oddballs skewering, or at least having a good time with, a seasonal camp stocked with eager youngsters yearning for their big chance on the stage. The adults in charge at AdironACTS are by only slightly more competent than their young charges. While…
‘How We Won the War for LGBTQ Equality: And How Our Enemies Could Take it all Away’ by Kevin Naff
We have to start with the title, which might seem an overly optimistic statement. Do the battles not just go on and on? Kevin Naff clarifies a bit by saying that we have collectively won many battles but the fight is not over and the promise of equality remains fragile. His book is a collection…
Queerguru’s Stephen Coy raves about THE KINGDOM OF SAND the first new novel in 16 years from queer literary genius ANDREW HOLLERAN
As a reader, my anticipation for the new book by Andrew Holleran was palpable. Many people recognize him as the author of the seminal (both definitions of the word are relevant) novel “Dancer from the Dance,” published in 1978 and still cited as a modern classic of gay literature. That novel has always felt different…
Queerguru’s Stephen Coy reviews “Playing the Palace” by Paul Rudnick
Writing a book review of Paul Rudnick’s latest novel is probably a fool’s errand. If you follow his Twitter feed or read his short pieces in The New Yorker, you know that the more outlandish and implausible the premise, the better. I say all of this in a complimentary way. He skewers pop culture and…
