Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for ‘Hotbed’ by Joanna Scutts, a fascinating look at (as it is subtitled) ‘Bohemian New York and the Secret Club that Sparked Modern Feminism’.
Thanks to Random Things Tours for my place on the tour and for my copy of the book in exchange for an honest review – opinions are all my own!
This book was published in hardback by Duckworth on 14th July, 2022.
Thanks to Random Things Tours for inviting me onto the blog tour for this tale of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll in 1960s Marrakesh.
As always, opinions are entirely my own.
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for ‘The Love that Dares’, a collection of letters by LGBTQ+ writers throughout the ages.
Thanks to Random Things Tours for inviting me on to the tour and for my copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
This book was published on 27th January 2022 by Ilex Press.
I love historical fiction and this time period – James VI of Scotland succeeding to the throne after Elizabeth I and becoming James I of England. In my head, this is a time of Shakespeare, Macbeth, witch hunts and the Gunpowder Plot. Genuinely fascinating, and a precarious time to be part of the court, especially if you were gay as this was definitely not a time of tolerance.
Cue Francis Bacon – writer, philosopher and newly promoted to Attorney General under James I. And hiding his sexuality from all but the men he picks up for fleeting liaisons on the banks of the Thames.
Continue reading (Audio)Book Review: ‘The Dangerous Kingdom of Love’ by Neil BlackmoreWelcome to my stop on the blog tour for ‘Mary Jane’ by Jessica Anya Blau, a fabulous coming-of-age novel set in the 1970s.
With thanks to Random Things Tours and the publisher for inviting me onto the tour and for my copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review.
