A Queer Quiz From 1979 It’s the height of summer—that’s right, it’s 65 degrees Fahrenheit here in Edinburgh, officially “phew, what a scorcher” territory for the Scottish...

A queer quiz from 1979 in my latest (free!) newsletter! buttondown.com/WhereAre/arc...

Really looking forward to chatting with Lighthouse's Mairi tonight and celebrating Jane Cholmeley's amazing book--and the history of Silver Moon Bookshop. lighthousebookshop.com/events/queer...

New newsletter, on how the experience of publishing a book was different from my expectations! buttondown.com/WhereAre/arc...

If you're in Edinburgh on the evening of Wednesday, June 4, this event with Silver Moon's Jane Cholmeley and me, in the @Lighthousebks garden, will be a BLAST! lighthousebookshop.com/events/queer...

Review | A fresh perspective on the life and films of Pedro Almodóvar In “The Passion of Pedro Almodóvar,” James Miller offers an eclectic survey of the career of one of Spain’s greatest filmmakers.

I reviewed James Miller's great new book "The Passion of Pedro Almodóvar" for the Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

You know you're still connected to your old place of work when you see a story on the ToC, and you think, "Ooh, who has a pilot boyfriend?"

A Place of Our Own A highly readable cultural history of queer women's lives in the second half of the twentieth century'An inspiring celebration of lesbian camaraderie, activism and fun' SARAH WATERS'A cracking read, a...

The paperback edition of my book A PLACE OF OUR OWN: SIX SPACES THAT SHAPED QUEER WOMEN'S CULTURE will be available in the UK, Australia, etc., on June 5. Order now and get 25% off at the Virago store. Good through 11:59 on June 4! store.virago.co.uk/discount/PLA...

Thank you, Susan! It's so kind of you to say so--I'm very glad you enjoyed it.

Wow, thank you for recommending my book ... but also for this amazing list of recommendations. I see SO MANY books I'm going to request from my local library now.

The list of nominees for the Publishing Triangle's Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction.

It's such an honor to be nominated for a Publishing Triangle award, especially this one, since Judy Grahn is a hero of mine! Thank you, @publishingtriangle.bsky.social!

The most prolific theatre company in Europe? It’s on Byres Road A play (and a pie, and a pint) is the thing

For @glasgowbell.bsky.social, I wrote about Glasgow's @playpiepint.bsky.social, which produces more new plays than anywhere in Europe or North America--and serves a hell of a Scotch pie: www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-most...

Review | A 40-year-old critique of conservative women that’s as relevant as ever In “Right-Wing Women,” Andrea Dworkin offered provocative arguments about the “sexual, sociological, and spiritual adaptation” of her subjects

More proof that Becca Rothfeld is America's best nonfiction book critic: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

So kind! Thank you!

I'd love to.

I really enjoyed talking to Cassidy Hunt about my book, A PLACE OF OUR OWN. Check out the interview at Sinister Wisdom: sinisterwisdom.org/node/909

Thank you, Allison. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Elon Musk thinks there is a hidden grooming scandal in Oldham. Why can’t the police find it? This week’s controversy can be traced back to a vicious online campaign that has terrified politicians – but struggled to substantiate its claims

You may not be shocked to learn that Elon Musk has egregiously misled the world about the Oldham grooming story. I've been reporting on it for years and so much of the noise traces back to one bad faith rabble rouser called Raja Miah. This is the real story.

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Giblets inside chickens? (Do you get that in America? Can you tell I don't cook?!)

The flavor capsule thing, by Knorr, I think. In the ads, French Fred comes out of a house's walls to help a hopeless cook make a wonderful meal for their partner/family. Lovely idea, but the product looks absolutely revolting. Like putting a blob of plastic in the middle of your meaty meal.

Not to be shallow, but could we be informed where Mohamed gets his hats?

I'm SO GLAD you liked it!

Loved this book! “A Place of Our Own” by June Thomas is a must read! Really appreciated her effort to be inclusive and discuss trans and non binary issues along with the problems lesbians had finding our own places to exist in.

Finally one piece of evidence to support the folks in Westminster having to *walk through a corridor*!

It Might Seem Obvious What Happened to the UnitedHealthcare CEO. Don’t Be So Sure. A scholar of criminal justice and contract killing saw something else in the shooting—potentially.

Aymann read your mind! slate.com/news-and-pol...

Technically, I think I said it SHOULD be a thing--or it's a thing in my head!

I found the book really interesting, but I haven't seen the TV show yet. (Maxine Peake went to my high school, though!)

Ah, I didn't understand what had happened! (Of course a Plus member would know how Plus works these days!)

In Steve McQueen’s Blitz, We’re Going Underground, Going Underground Debating McQueen’s latest.

I had a lovely time chatting with Steve Metcalf and
Dan Kois about Blitz, Get Millie Black, and influencer wars on this week's Culture Gabfest: slate.com/podcasts/cul...

Ta! They're separate segments now. But we had a very spirited conversation about closing credits sequences of movies.

Should Glasgow's suburbs subsidise the city? Play in Pollok Park, work in town; pay tax in East Ren.

Really lovely piece from @danigaravelli.bsky.social in the @glasgowbell.bsky.social about the tricky financial and emotional consequences of living on the edges of Glasgow's city limits: www.glasgowbell.co.uk/should-glasg...