From Newcastle to Cornwall, from the birth of the 20th century to the teens of the 21st, »Girl Woman Other« follows a cast of twelve characters on their personal journeys through this country and the last hundred years. Being gay, straight, single, married, transgender, vegan, feminist, young, old, chef, voodoo queen, minority, divine, lovers, mother, daughter, eating, smoking, sexing, using ... Weiterlesen

Tan France: Naturally Tan

UK 2020, 267 pp., pb., € 17.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Penguin UK

In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir, Tan France, star of Netflix's Emmy award-winning »Queer Eye«, tells his origin story for the first time. With his trademark wit, humor, and radical compassion, Tan reveals what it was like to grow up gay in a traditional South Asian family, as one of the few people of colour in South Yorkshire. He illuminates ... Weiterlesen

Anne Choma: Gentleman Jack

The Real Anne Lister. UK 2019, 327 pp. illustrated, brochure, € 24.95
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Penguin UK

The real Anne Lister, and the official companion to the hit BBC series created by Sally Wainwright and starring Suranne Jones. In »Gentleman Jack«, historian and series consultant Anne Choma draws from the explosive diaries of Anne Lister to recreate the life and times of one of the most fascinating lesbian figures of all time. Anne's remarkable diaries, partly written ... Weiterlesen

John Boyne: My Brother's Name is Jessica

UK 2019, 248 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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Penguin UK

Sam Waver's life has always been pretty quiet. A bit of a loner, he struggles to make friends, and his busy parents often make him feel invisible. Luckily for Sam, his older brother, Jason, has always been there for him. Sam idolises Jason, who seems to have life sorted - he's kind, popular, amazing at football, and girls are falling ... Weiterlesen

Pat Barker: The Silence of the Girls

UK 2018, 325 pp., pb., € 12.95
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Penguin UK

Queen Briseis has been stolen from her conquered homeland and given as a concubine to a foreign warrior. The warrior is Achilles: famed hero, loathed enemy, ruthless butcher, darkly troubled spirit. Briseis's fate is now indivisibly entwined with his. No one knows it yet, but there are just ten weeks to go until the Fall of Troy, the end of ... Weiterlesen

Susan Sontag: Notes on Camp

UK 2018, 64 pp., pb., € 7.95
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Penguin UK

»The ultimate Camp statement: it's good because it's awful.« - These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between »high« and »low« culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary sensation.

Stephen Fry: Heroes. Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures

UK 2018, 478 pp., brochure, € 17.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Penguin UK

Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes. In this companion to his bestselling »Mythos,« Stephen Fry retells these dramatic, funny, tragic mostly queer and always timeless tales. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See ... Weiterlesen

Stephen Fry: Mythos. The Greek Myths Retold

UK 2018, 442 pp., pb., € 17.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Penguin UK

In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. We shiver when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche ... Weiterlesen

Édouard Louis: History of Violence

Transl. by Lorin Stein. UK 2018, 199 pp., brochure, € 14.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Penguin UK

»History of Violence« retraces the story of Christmas Eve 2012, when the gay narrator met Reda, a migrant, on the street. They spend a night together when Reda pulls out a gun and says that he is going to kill the narrator. Reda insults the narrator, strangles and rapes him. The next day, the medical and legal proceedings begin. The ... Weiterlesen

Becky Albertalli: Leah on the Off Beat

UK 2018, 343 pp., brochure, € 12.95
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Penguin UK

Leah Burke - girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier's best friend from »Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda« - takes center stage in this novel of first love and senior-year angst. When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat - but real life isn''t always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she's the ... Weiterlesen

Will Self: Phone

UK 2018, 624 pp., brochure, € 12.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Penguin UK

For the characters at the heart of Will Self's new novel the 500-quid worry bead in their pocket may be both a blessing and a curse. For elderly Dr Zachary Busner it is a mysterious object - »NO CALLER ID« - but also it's his life line to his autistic grandson Ben, whose own connection with technology is, in turn, ... Weiterlesen

John Preston: A Very English Scandal

Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment. UK 2016, 340 pp., brochure, € 19.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Penguin UK

Behind oak-panelled doors in the House of Commons, men with cut-glass accents and gold signet rings are conspiring to murder. It's the late 1960s and homosexuality has only just been legalized, and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal Party, has a secret he's desperate to hide. As long as Norman Scott, his beautiful, unstable lover is around, Thorpe's brilliant ... Weiterlesen

John Boyne: The Heart's Invisible Furies

UK 2017, 720 pp., brochure, € 12.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Penguin UK

A gay man is finding his way in post-war Ireland. The story begins in 1945 when a baby is born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural community. The baby is adopted as Cyril Avery by a middle-class Dublin couple and befriends a more confident, glamorous boy, Julian Woodbead, who provides a dubious anchor through ... Weiterlesen

Colm Tóibín: House of Names

UK 2017, 224 pp., brochure, € 18.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Penguin UK

On the day of his daughter's wedding, Agamemnon orders her sacrifice. His daughter is led to her death, and Agamemnon leads his army into victorious battle. Years later, he returns home and his murderous action has set the entire family - mother, brother, sister - on a path of intimate violence, as they enter a world of hushed commands and ... Weiterlesen

Naomi Alderman: The Power

UK 2018, 341 pp., pb., € 14.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Penguin UK

Imagine if one day, suddenly, girls developed a strange physical power: they can produce electricity inside them. They can use this power to hurt, to torture, and to kill. The whole world that is built on patriarchy is suddenly upturned - being a woman is synonymous with power and strength, men are the ones afraid to walk alone at night, ... Weiterlesen

Dana Thomas: Gods and Kings

The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano. UK 2016, 432 pp., brochure, € 24.95
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Penguin UK

In »Gods and Kings«, Dana Thomas tells the story of how John Galliano and Alexander McQueen changed the face of fashion. In the first decade of the 21st century the fashion world was dominated by two different but equally successful and turbulent figures. Within twelve months, Alexander McQueen had committed suicide, and John Galliano had professionally imploded. Who was to ... Weiterlesen

Stephen Fry: More Fool Me

UK 2014, 400 pp., brochure, € 19.90
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Penguin UK

Stephen Fry invites readers to take a glimpse at his life story in the unputdownable »More Fool Me«. It is a heady tale of the late Eighties and early Nineties, in which gay Stephen - ever more driven to create, perform and entertain - burned bright and partied hard with a host of famous and infamous friends, regardless of the ... Weiterlesen

Bernardine Evaristo: Mr Loverman

UK 2013, 307 pp., brochure, € 14.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Penguin UK

Barrington Jedidiah Walker. Barry to his friends. Trouble to his wife. Seventy-four years old, Antiguan born and bred, flamboyant Hackney personality Barry is known for his dapper taste and fondness for retro suits. He is a husband, father and grandfather. And for the past sixty years, he has been in a relationship with his childhood friend and soulmate, Morris. Wife ... Weiterlesen

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