| Hiding iin Hip Hop is as much revealing about the “velvet rope” worlds Dean traveled in as it is about his own tragic-turned-triumphant life. ...There are many revealing stories and first-hand anecdotes offered by Dean about his travails throughout Hollywood and hip hop.... But most important is the primary message that there are a substantial number of celebrities and successful business leaders in entertainment, who are African American, hiding behind their sexuality when they should not have to. With Hiding iin Hip Hop, Dean hopes to open up the debate to start the healing and forge a path to acceptance rather than living in shame...... Hiding iin Hip Hop is his stunning, courageous story. Kick Mag.com |
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It should have been an ordinary voyage, although to modern eyes, there is something vile, asking for trouble, about transporting 1,000 breadfruit from Tahiti to the West Indies to feed starving slaves. The ordinariness evaporated the instant Fletcher Christian, Captain Bligh's protege, perhaps lover, helped himself to a coconut. Diana Souhami is fascinated by chaos theory and chance encounters, by the pressures of proximity and accidental travels...... Coconut Chaos is a delight, moreish and funny, balancing between fact and fiction, linking together past and present, action and consequence, history and imagination. In the process, Souhami raises questions about the linear narratives we use to make sense of the chaos around us and, at the same time, revels in them. - The Observer |
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That's Revolting! is a pre-emptive line in the sand, a radical embrace of the political creativity of the 'outsider.' It calls us all, regardless of our specific sexual and gender identities, to resist the pressures to assimilate into an increasingly belligerent and racist normality. Ranging from New York to San Francisco, from prison cells to the prison camp life of occupied Palestine, That's Revolting! does more than map out the nether regions of queer identity politics. The articles and interviews gathered together here are full of the collective wisdom of generations of activists determined to take the social space needed to live their lives. Inspiring, angry, ribald and also soberly self-critical, this book is a great way to...... expand your notions of what a better world can be." - Left Turn |
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Homo Domesticus is an autobiographical portrait of the author's 10-year relationship with his husband. Greenwood charts the progress of his own most significant decade from first kiss to trial separation, and finally to a legal marriage and the adoption of a child. What is remarkable about Greenwood's writing is his even-toned perspective and sense of humor. The narrative never smacks of egotism, nor does it turn didactic in an attempt to demonstrate just how a relationship should be maintained. Greenwood is not a prose stylist like David Sedaris, nor does his story have the sensationalism of an Augusten Burroughs memoir. But there is a genuine and heartfelt tone to the narrative that carries the reader through to a satisfying conclusion. - Robert Julian |
