Good As You
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Good As You by Paul Flynn
One of the most important books about gay culture in recent times The Quietus Long-listed for the Polari First Book Prize In 1984 the pulsing electronics and soft vocals of Smalltown Boy would become an anthem uniting gay men.
One of the most important books about gay culture in recent times -- Andy Thomas * The Quietus *
Fascinating and entertaining..as incisive about gay culture as Caitlin Moran's books are about feminism -- Boyd Hilton * Heat *
One of civilisation’s great pop-cultural writers…tells the story of some of the most amazing decades in British history * GQ Style *
Lively, timely and lovingly researched: thoroughly gay, in both the old and the new senses of the word -- Louis Wise * The Sunday Times *
Insightful and engaging look at the past 30 years of gay social history in Britain * Attitude *
Important and insightful * The Pool *
Wonderful book...sensitively written and well researched. I'm honoured to be included * David Furnish *
An essential testament that needs to be read by anyone who came of age during the last three decades: gay, straight, parent, child, sister, brother, politician, policy maker, celebrity, commentator - all of us who are trying to make sense of where we came from and where we are now * John Tiffany *
Whether it's the bittersweet recollections of a former London Lighthouse AIDS nurse, the unexpected moral fortitude of a former tabloid editor, or the Grindr confessions of a pop idol, Flynn finds the heroism in the everyday and the exceptional...an ambitious and inspiring work * Adam Mattera, former Attitude editor *
As fascinating as it is laugh out loud funny, and proves, quite brilliantly, that there's nowt so queer as folk -- Antony Cotton
Fascinating and entertaining..as incisive about gay culture as Caitlin Moran's books are about feminism -- Boyd Hilton * Heat *
One of civilisation’s great pop-cultural writers…tells the story of some of the most amazing decades in British history * GQ Style *
Lively, timely and lovingly researched: thoroughly gay, in both the old and the new senses of the word -- Louis Wise * The Sunday Times *
Insightful and engaging look at the past 30 years of gay social history in Britain * Attitude *
Important and insightful * The Pool *
Wonderful book...sensitively written and well researched. I'm honoured to be included * David Furnish *
An essential testament that needs to be read by anyone who came of age during the last three decades: gay, straight, parent, child, sister, brother, politician, policy maker, celebrity, commentator - all of us who are trying to make sense of where we came from and where we are now * John Tiffany *
Whether it's the bittersweet recollections of a former London Lighthouse AIDS nurse, the unexpected moral fortitude of a former tabloid editor, or the Grindr confessions of a pop idol, Flynn finds the heroism in the everyday and the exceptional...an ambitious and inspiring work * Adam Mattera, former Attitude editor *
As fascinating as it is laugh out loud funny, and proves, quite brilliantly, that there's nowt so queer as folk -- Antony Cotton
Paul Flynn has worked as a journalist for over two decades. He began writing at City Life magazine in Manchester and is currently the Senior Contributing Editor at Love and a columnist for Attitude and Grazia. He has previously been a contributing editor and writer at i-D, Pop, Dazed, Fantastic Man, The Gentlewoman and GQ Style and has written for the Guardian and Observer, Sunday Express and the Sunday Times newspapers. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781785032936 |
| ISBN 10 | 1785032933 |
| Title | Good As You |
| Author | Paul Flynn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-07-05 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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