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🏳️‍🌈 56 years ago today, the Stonewall Riots sparked a global movement. From New York to the world, LGBT+ people stood up & said: No more! WATCH our one-minute explainer on why Stonewall 1969 still matters: 🎥 #Stonewall56 #Pride #LGBTPlus #QueerHistory LGBT+ History Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

56 years ago today, on June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. The LGBTQ+ rights movement began when the community fought to live authentically. #Pride2025

Thank you so much Emma 📚🏳️‍🌈💗 (booktwt) for adding Sam Kenyon's I AM NOT RAYMOND WALLACE to such a #prestigious collection of books! If you want to read Sam's debut novel find it in all formats here: amzn.to/3bmVxFY Happy #Pride2025.

Lovely to see Paul of Bearded Badger Books today and visit his pop up in the magnificent maker hall in Derby. Bought some books, had some food, made some Flamingo Hotel plans. A reprint? Watch this space…

ew Release: Faking It (and falling in love) by Sally Brooks When coming out leads to fake dating a hot mess. #NewRelease #LesFic #Book #lesbianromance thelesbianreview.com/faking-it-and-…

"Sister Madeleine. The green eyes. The dark veil. The husky voice, the proud face, the strength of character. The blood. The mouth. The sea, the sea, the sea." @writingroslyn Jennabeebs thelesbianreview.com/woman-waves-ro…

this is meant for lesbians ONLY

In his retrospective at The Huntington, Don Bachardy, at 91, gets his flowers and reflects on a lifetime of queer art. out.com/out-exclusives…

Excited to hear about the launch today of 2 new blue plaques. Jessie Mann, Scotland's first female photographer, was assistant to pioneer photographer David Octavius Hill, both born in Watergate off High St in Perth and both feature in my Secrets of Blythswood Square. Big day.

New Release: Curious Hearts by Ruby Scott What if everything you thought you wanted was exactly what you didn't need? #NewRelease #LesFic #Book #lesbianromance thelesbianreview.com/curious-hearts…

Saltburn is 30% off this week for #Pride2025 Just enter the code ‘prideinbooks’ at checkout. Your Summer holiday read just got cheaper. Please share! renardpress.com/books/saltburn/

“Some of my most powerful experiences of art have been the result of dwelling in bad feeling to see if it might turn into something else.” —Garth Greenwell yalereview.org/article/garth-…

Latest substack. Thoughts on class. In life. In writing. What class am I? open.substack.com/pub/drewgummer…

This is now sold out (yahoo) but if you turn up on the day there may be returns...

Small Rain is out now in paperback in the UK, & I’m thrilled that Blackwell’s has chosen it as their Book of the Month for July.

Today’s post. An inalienable right to be gay. Now who said that? Section 28. Repression. And escape. open.substack.com/pub/drewgummer…

✨Edinburgh International Book Festival Event✨ 👤 Henry McLeish & James Mitchell 📍EFI Courtyard Theatre, Edinburgh Futures Institute 📆 18 August ⏰ 4pm 🎟 buff.ly/PE7HMpx #EIBF #EdinburghWhatsOn #EdinburghBookFest #EdinburghInternationalBookFestival #EIBF25

I’m honoured. Not only did my flash Born on the 4th of July get Pick of the Day it got Story of the Week. All of my last 3 books, Me and Mickie James, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel, Saltburn have appeared, in some form, on ABCtales first. abctales.com/story/drewgumm…

And in today’s blog a book review. A Crumpled Swan by David Collard, which is 50 short essays on Abigail Parry’s poem, In the dream of the cold restaurant. It’s excellent! open.substack.com/pub/drewgummer…