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Book Event: A Perfectly Good Man
Tuesday 27th March at 7pm
Booking Required - Book Event Entry: £5 per person. This includes a complimentary glass of wine and £4 discount OFF the book.
(For those who book, on the night just give the name your seats were booked under to the person on the door). Doors 7pm.
'A Perfectly Good Man'
A few words from Patrick Gale:
"It should come as no surprise to regular readers of my work to learn that gay men and women lie at the heart of this new novel's moral pattern. The novel tells the story of a (compellingly attractive) straight man who works as a priest in a remote Cornish parish but it gradually transpires that the great influence that has shaped him is his gay uncle, whose long relationship with another man is presented in pointed contrast to several more or less toxic straight marriages in the story. Oh yes, and in time honoured English fashion the novel ends with a church wedding - for a pair of brides"
More book details:
The new novel from Patrick Gale, author of Richard & Judy-bestseller ‘Notes from an Exhibition’, returning readers to his beloved Cornish coastline.
"Do you need me to pray for you now for a specific reason?"
"I’m going to die."
"We’re all going to die. Does dying frighten you?"
"I mean I’m going to kill myself."
When 20-year-old Lenny Barnes, paralysed in a rugby accident, commits suicide in the presence of Barnaby Johnson, the much-loved priest of a West Cornwall parish, the tragedy's reverberations open up the fault-lines between Barnaby and his nearest and dearest. The personal stories of his wife, children and lover illuminate Barnaby's ostensibly happy life, and the gulfs of unspoken sadness that separate them all. Across this web of relations scuttles Barnaby's repellent nemesis - a man as wicked as his prey is virtuous.
Returning us to the rugged Cornish landscape of Notes from an Exhibition, Patrick Gale lays bare the lives and the thoughts of a whole community and asks us: what does it mean to be good? To be published March 15th.
Praise for 'Notes from an Exhibition':
'I was completely enthralled by "Notes from an Exhibition." Patrick's Gale's prose grows ever more acrobatic and heartstopping, though somehow he never seems to be showing off. And few writers have grasped the twisted dynamics of family the way Gale has. There's really no one he can't inhabit, understand and forgive.' - Armistead Maupin
Can’t make the event but still want a signed copy and £4 OFF the book?
Simply e-mail us on sales@gaysthewortd.co.uk putting the words ‘Gale on Sale’ in the subject header and we’ll get a signed copy reserved for you at just £12.99 a copy - RRP £16.99. These signed copies can be held for you in-store or sent out as you prefer.
Further enquiries 0207 278 7654 / sales@gaystheword.co.uk
plus Anthony McDonald reads from his latest novel Getting Orlando
Thursday, February 9th, 7pm
Called "consistently outstanding" by the Lambda Book Review and cited for "glorious approaches to gay male sexual writing, " by the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review, Richard Labonte's Best Gay Erotica series sets and raises the bar in the 2012 volume. Gathering the hottest, freshest, and most literary fiction for the year, Best Gay Erotica 2012 captures the tenderness and raw energy of man-on-man desire. From the innocent but oh-so-beautiful boy next door to the "seen it all" gritty street hustler, these provocative and potent short stories will grab your attention and your erotic imagination.
Readings from contributors Shaun Levin, Anthony McDonald and Eric K. Anderson.
Reading in association with Lesbian and Gay History Month. Free. Refreshments available. RSVP on Gay's the Word Facebook Page, or if you are not on Facebook just turn up.
Shaun Levin is a South African writer based in London. He lived for many years in Israel. Much of his work is concerned with issue of immigration, home, identity and sexuality. He has been publishing stories since the early 1990s, and published his first book, Seven Sweet Things, in 2003. Since then, he has published several books and many stories, and most recently has been writing about the lives of three British painters, Mark Gertler, David Bomberg and Isaac Rosenberg.
Anthony McDonald studied history at Durham University. His first novel, Orange Bitter, Orange Sweet, was published by Gay Men’s Press in 2001 and his second, Adam, in 2003. It became one of the best selling books GMP ever published and was followed by Blue Sky Adam 2009 and Getting Orlando 2011. More on Getting Orlando: When Oliver loses his job and his lover in the space of a few months, he wonders if he will ever know happiness again. Unexpectedly, his life is transformed when he encounters an extraordinarily beautiful red-head on a train just minutes before a stranger in a pub offers him money to courier a mysterious package out of the country. Opportunities for cash, travel and adventure are suddenly within his grasp, as well as, amazingly, the young man to share them with. But when dreams come true, the aftermath is seldom predictable, and Oliver finds himself drawn into the outer orbits of a shadowy world of art theft and drug smuggling, and into a relationship whose roller-coaster progress will test him to his limits. Getting Orlando is a story of adventure, travel and romantic obsession.
Eric Karl Anderson's novel, Enough, was published in June 2004 (now OP. His work has appeared in Blithe House Quarterly (BHQ6.3), Riverbabble, Harrington Gay Men's Fiction Quarterly and Tatlin's Tower. He lives in London.
The Gay's the Word LGBT monthly book group has a new e-mail address for enquiries about joining: for enquiries contact Scott Krieger:lgbtbkgrp@hotmail.co.uk and members please note that the next meeting is set for Friday January 20th at 7:30 to discuss Jackie Kay's very interesting collection of short stories, "Why Don't You Stop Talking?".
In February they'll be meeting on Friday February 17th and will be discussing Edmund White's novel, "Hotel de Dream", an intriguing and slim novel full of ideas and unexpected turns (in which Mr. White does not make an appearance!)
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Gay's the Word is now thirty-two years old!!! Happy Birthday to us! GTW continues to be as dedicated to the well-being and spread of ideas in the queer community as it was in 1979 when our doors first opened. We are genuinely proud of our part in promoting access to what we believe is some of the most facinating and insightful literature ever produced by some of our most creative and daring minds.
Gay’s the Word has hosted some truly wonderful book events, including Jonathan Kemp reading from Twentysix, Alan Hollinghurst reading from The Stranger's Child - Stella Duffy reading from Theodora - Armistead Maupin reading from Mary Ann in Autumn – Green Carnation prize-winner Christopher Fowler reading from Paperboy – Rupert Smith reading from Man’s World – Jonathan Kemp reading from London Triptych – Christopher Stevens reading from the new authorized Kenneth Williams biography Born Brilliant – Bob Cant, Susan Hemmings, Elizabeth Wilson, Lisa Power and Jeffrey Weeks reading from Radical Records – Jackie Kay reading from Tove Jansson’s The True Deceiver – Neel Mukherjee reading from A Life Apart – Diana Souhami talking about the history of lesbian love and many, many more...Thank you to everyone who came to read and all those who attended. We love our author events and are so glad you do to. In addition, the long-running and tremendously enjoyable Lesbian Discussion Group that meets every Wednesday at 8pm continues to provide a relaxed and welcoming woman-only space. See the [Notice Board - Lesbian Discussion Group] page for a list of weekly discussion topics.
If you are interested in accessing details of our stock that deals with Queer Youth, Lesbian and Gay Parenting or Children's books that promote diversity please either e-mail us at sales@gaystheword.co.uk, putting your topic of interest plus the word 'Review' in the subject header or, alternatively, give us a ring. We also now have Children's books listed up on this site on the [Children's Books] page.
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