James Dawson: This Writer Is Gay

The reason I am constantly harping on about sexuality is in the hope that some of those young people who are in hiding, can see and hear me – a vaguely successful and very happy gay man being successful and happy. My role model, Russell T Davies, was visible for me back in 1998 with Queer As Folk, so I'm happy to take a turn. I hope people will read This Book Is Gay with pride, because while we are as normal as the day is long, the rest of the world doesn't always see us that way.

James Dawson, YA (Young Adult, granddad) author.

In July, James was voted Queen of Teen books by readers, the first male author to win.

He is launching and talking about This Book Is Gay - a book about being gay for teh young gays - at Gay's The Word bookshop in London this evening. 

If you go, please give him my love. x

Gay's The Word: Books Of The Year

Gay's The Word bookshop has announced its books of the year.
It's an interesting list - if strangely a little mainstream for an independent bookshop and celeb heavy.
Though it's nice to see the likes of Patti Smith, Stephen Fry, James Maker and Brian Sewell all snuggling up together.
When the late, great Peter Burton was books editor of Gay Times the Books of the Year were always a treat, running to four or five pages and featuring choices by GT contributors and authors such as Neil Bartlett, Francis King and Patrick Gale.
Since the stupid cunts that own Gay Times cruelly sacked Peter, the books pages have gradually been eroded.
Now there is a single books page, with "reviews" of 50 or 20 words.
Well done MPG - dat's progress!
But anyway, I'm bitter - why not give yourself a Christmas treat and pop into Gay's The Word?