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QUEER HISTORY: Polari, the World’s First Gay Language

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Polari

“Bona to vada your dolly old eek!” That may seem like a string of nonsense words from Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat or Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange but it’s a real-life greeting gay men in the UK would say to each other in the 1950s and 60s. It means “Good to see your nice face.” Until 1967, gay sex was illegal in England and Wales. To avoid imprisonment, gay men used Polari, a language that the Oxford English Dictionary says is “made up of Italianate phrases, rhyming slang and cant terms.” It had sprung up in the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Infected: Throwaways, by Andrea Speed

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Infected: Throwaways

QSFer Andrea Speed has a new MM Paranormal book out in her Infected series: Former prostitute and street kid turned private detective Holden Krause is asked to look into the murder of Burn, a black-market dealer, who turns up dead near the infamous homeless encampment known as the Jungle. It’s a place Holden is familiar with—and his memories of it aren’t entirely bad. The settlement has been taken over by sinister people but Holden isn’t afraid to take them on. A big part of his PI gig is cover for his more dangerous vigilante crusade: exacting justice for the people … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Artist’s Touch, by E.J. Russell

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The Artists Touch

QSFer E.J. Russell has a new MM paranormal book out: Two men haunted by more than the past. Painter Stefan Cobbe was homeless and debt-ridden after the death of his wealthy partner, but the worst loss of all was his artistic inspiration. After two years of nothing, he’s offered patronage by an eccentric gallery owner and starts to produce again, canvas after canvas. The only problem? He can’t remember painting any of them-not one single brushstroke. Luke Morganstern’s reputation as an art-fraud investigator is in tatters. He can’t afford to turn down any job, even a lousy one for an … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: A Most Unusual Honeymoon, by Nancy M. Griffis

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A Most Unusual Honeymoon

QSFer Nancy M. Griffis has a new MM urban fantasy book out: When Leo and Gerald go on their honeymoon to the English seaside, they expect to spend a lot of time in a luxurious bed and a little in the sun and surf. Unfortunately, a murder on their hotel floor ruins that lovely plan. With the deceased an acquaintance of Leo’s–and a German diplomat–Leo inserts himself into the perplexing investigation. Gerald has more than enough on his plate to fill the time: a most modern young lady–and her guardian mage–decide that Gerald needs looking after, even as he searches … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Elixir of Flight, by Alina Popescu

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Elixir of Flight

QSFer Alina Popescu has a new MM sci fi book out: The truth always comes to light, no matter how old or dark the intergalactic veil of lies. When flyers Michael and Samandriel set out to find the elusive Ishtahr sanctuary, the truths they uncover about the origin of their race threaten the very foundation of the Intergalactic Alliance. If exposed, the alliance’s revered overseers might lose their rule over the galaxies and their ultimate military force, the flyers. Desperate to protect Adam, his lover, Michael will go against anyone who threatens the human’s life. Put into stasis by what … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Here There Be Dragons, by Daniel Mitton

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Here There Be Dragons

QSFer Daniel Mitton has a new MM fantasy book out in his Wizard Shifter series: For a transplanted Floridian in an alternate world of magic and shifters, life is good. But things are about to change. Adam Stephens has found a home, a husband, an adopted son, and has discovered he is a Wizard and a Panther Shifter. When a messenger arrives from the King of Regaria in distant Capital City requesting that Adam attend him at his earliest convenience, Adam, his husband Rafe and their son Billy depart their quiet eastern mountain home. Upon arriving in Capital City and … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ace of Squids, by Elliot Cooper (Free)

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Ace of Squids

QSFer Elliot Cooper has a new MM paranormal mystery out: Everything changed when Grant’s lover, Ezra, gifted him a bejeweled filigree pocket watch, but nothing could have prepared him for Ezra’s macabre disappearance. Unable to accept Ezra might be dead, Grant does what he can to piece together a rescue. But Grant quickly discovers he’s running out of time. And the deeper he digs into the mystery of what’s happened to Ezra, the more entangled he becomes in the unspeakable truth that threatens to consume him, too. NOTE: this queer romantic horror short contains depictions of grief and eldritch body … Read more

Review: “The Calling” by M. D. Neu

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The Calling

Title: The Calling Author: M. D. Neu Genre: Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: NineStar Press Word Count: 108,300 Blurb Being a nobody isn’t Duncan Alexander’s life goal, but it’s worked for him. He has a nondescript job, a few good friends, and overall he’s content. That’s until one fateful trip to San Jose, California, where he is “Called” to meet the mysterious Juliet de Exter. Juliet is a beautiful, wealthy, powerful Immortal who is undertaking The Calling—a search for a human to join her world of Immortals. Inexplicably, Duncan’s calling is more dangerous than any of the Immortals, even Juliet, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Rook, by T. Strange

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Rook

QSFer T. Strange has a new MM sci fi book out: For killing his husband, Rook is sent to B-226-an alien planet populated by deadly creatures, where the average life expectancy for a prisoner is three weeks. Rook is relieved by the sentence-all he wants is to die and rejoin his husband. Upon arrival on B-226, Rook is partnered with Stevie, who has beaten the odds and survived for several months. Rook is drawn to Stevie in a way he didn’t expect in the aftermath of losing his husband. Before Rook can untangle the mess of his emotions, the already … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: UNDONE, by R. Phoenix & Morgan Noel

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Undone

QSFers R. Phoenix and Morgan Noel have a new MM fantasy/paranormal book out: Leandro is a capricious fae, and he has it all: a glamorous casino as his personal playground, more power than he knows what to do with, and Kol’tso, his pet incubus. When Kol’tso tries to push the boundaries of their relationship and provokes feelings in Bryce, a nosy detective, the arrangement becomes more and more complicated. Kol’tso soon finds out there is a high price to pay for angering one of the fae. He finds himself trapped between his nature as an incubus and his desire for … Read more