The shocking, tell-all memoir from '90s popstar and heart-throb formerly known as KavanaBorn in Manchester in 1977, Anthony Kavanagh's rise to fame was stratospheric, scoring a record deal at the age of just eighteen and winning the much-coveted Smash Hits Male Artist of the Year Award...

An unflinching exploration of what it means to be gay in a society where homosexuality is punishable by death.The dawn prayer calls echo through the streets. As many make their way to mosques, for some it signals the end of another illegal gay party....

The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King ‘Elizabeth was king, Then James was queen.’ – English author (1603) James Stuart, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland did not always love wisely, but he never failed to do so boldly. He fell in love...

Throughout his life, clothes have provided an outlet through which journalist Teo van den Broeke understands both himself and the world around him. From the blue princess dress he coveted as a child, that first led him to question whether he was 'normal', through...

From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, a stunning biography of one of the most flamboyant and enigmatic seventeenth-century Englishmen at the heart of political and royal life. George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), was loved by three monarchs. King James...

'Stephen Hough's memoir had me gripped from the beginning [ .] riveting and revelatory. Most memoirs give me far more than I want to know - this is the rare sort that left me urgently demanding a second volume, a third, a fourth. I...

Pioneering human rights campaigner, patriot, romantic, traitor, LGBTQ+ martyr: this is the story of Roger Casement, one of the 20th century’s most complex and compelling figures. 'A book of met­iculous sensitivity and research' TELEGRAPH, 'Extraordinary' THE TIMES, 'Superbly written, genuinely exciting' ANDREW ROBERTS, 'Outstanding'...

'Textured literary portraits of the masculine mind and body'Raymond Antrobus, author of The PerseveranceIn October 1960, James Baldwin and John Cheever spoke on a panel together at San Francisco State College. The troubled state of American society was under discussion, which Baldwin incisively diagnosed as...

"They had nothing to expect from the mercy of the crown; their doom was sealed; no plea could be urged in extenuation of their crime, and they well knew that for them there was no hope in this world." When Charles Dickens wrote these...

Announcing the arrival of a major new talent, an astonishing work of social history which captures Black gay Britain as never before. 'The seven Black gay men of this radical oral history have continuously shown up for us, highlighting the nuances of race, class...

For 60 years Mr George Leo John Lucas led a double life. By day, he was a civil servant at the Board of Trade, but by night - unable to live openly as a gay man before the Sexual Offences Act of 1967 -...

An Ode to My Black Queer Body You've fought and you've run away. You've danced with other Black queer bodies until sunrise. Sometimes you wanted to be caught and sometimes you wanted to be held. With all that you've endured, you are nothing less...

Uneven tells the stories of nine pioneering bisexual artists, writers and musicians that will change our understanding of the world's largest sexual minority.  Bisexuality is often seen as something temporary, in spite of increasing openness around it: a sign of immaturity or a waystation...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Stickers adorn our first memories, dot our notebooks and our walls, are stuck annoyingly on fruit, and accompany us into adulthood to announce our beliefs from car bumpers....

A intimate, hilarious memoir of art, friendship, queerness, and found family by Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey, stars of The L Word—including never-before-shared stories and photos from behind the scenes of the show and their personal lives."The point is we're all connected, see? Through love,...

From the suburbs of Leeds to the streets of Sydney, from the queer clubs of London to a quiet life by the sea, through love, family, friendship and heartache, join Roxy Bourdillon on a journey to work out exactly who she is. What a...

How can I enjoy my hot disabled body whilst dealing with internalised ableism?How can I best navigate my sex life with mobility issues or a carer?Why are queer spaces so inaccessible - and what can I do about it?Andrew Gurza is seriously hot. He's...

'Miraculous. The Light of Day reclaims a forgotten hero . . . I couldn't put it down' - Will Tosh'Sir, we are homosexuals . . .'So began the letter penned by Roger Butler and sent to several British newspaper editors - some of whom were so...

A moving coming-of-age memoir in the vein of Unorthodox and Educated, about one young woman’s desperate attempt to protect her children and family while also embracing her queer identity in a controlling Hasidic community. Growing up in the Hasidic community of Brooklyn’s Borough Park,...

In Welcome to the club, Manchester legend DJ Paulette shares the highs, lows and lessons of a thirty-year music career, with help from some famous friends.One of the Haçienda’s first female DJs, Paulette has scaled the heights of the music industry, playing to crowds...

The captivating true story of an underdog business – a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher’s Britain – from a woman at the heart of the women’s liberation movement. An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book for 2024What was it like to start a feminist...

In Dysphoria Mundi, Paul B. Preciado has written a mutant text assembled from essays, philosophy, poetry and autofiction that captures a moment of profound change and possibility. Rooted in the isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic, and taking account of the societal convulsions that have...

Sceptre has acquired Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare by Will Tosh. Seal Press, an imprint of Basic Books, will publish in the US.Straight Acting is an alternative biography of William Shakespeare viewed through the lens of the queer world of...

Letters to My Younger Queer Self is a heartfelt and inspiring collection of letters by well-known members of the queer community and allies.If you could write a letter to your younger queer self, what would you say? What advice would you share? What mistakes would...

A memoir of faith, sexuality and daring to stay Yehudis Fletcher was six years old when she decided to find out if there was actually a G-d.One Sabbath evening, she dared to defy a fundamental rule. She didn’t wash her hands before breaking bread....

'For anyone who has experienced or is dealing with loss, I hope you find this book inspiring.'This collection of queer experiences of loss, hope and resilience explores different aspects of loss, the challenges of these situations, but also how queerness might help people to...

A young, aspiring writer desperate for a break…and the legendary Andy Warhol superstar who gave him the story of a lifetime. By the mid-1980s, Holly Woodlawn, once lauded by George Cukor for her performance in the 1970 Warhol production and Paul Morrissey directed Trash, was...

A young queer science writer's reflections on identity and the ocean  A young queer science writer on some of the ocean's strangest creatures and what they can teach us about human empathy and survival. As a mixed Chinese and white non-binary writer working in...

When Rosie first embarked on exploring her sexuality, she didn't know where to start and spent a long time longing for something that didn't feel possible to her. Every woman wants to be able to explore their sexuality, but it can be hard to...

From her pygmy goat farm in Vermont, a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel wonders- Can she pull humanity out of its death spiral by writing a scathing memoir about her own greed and privilege? From her pygmy goat farm in Vermont, a cartoonist named Alison...