Blog
Welcome to our blog
We’ve already started blogging about the books in our growing archive – found in our own and friends’ collections and secondhand shops. And we invite you to join us.
Peter Parker on the art of biography
Peter Parker is an acclaimed author of biographies and histories, with a particular focus on twentieth century queer writers such as Christopher Isherwood and J R Ackerley. His latest book […]
Book review: Freakslaw by Jane Flett
Lavender Menace volunteer Zoe Robertson reviews Freakslaw by Jane Flett. Freakslaw by Jane Flett lures readers into the candyfloss-fogged fray of a grisly, gruesome fairground, examining prejudice and personal identity […]
Dressing Dykes: an interview with Eleanor Medhurst
Eleanor Medhurst, fashion historian and author of Unsuitable: A History of Lesbian Fashion, visited Lavender Menace Queer Book Archive to talk about researching lesbian fashion and queer history with our […]
Lavender Menace interviews Peter Parker
Lavender Menace interviews Peter Parker about his latest book Some Men in London, a two-volume anthology about gay life between 1945-1967.
Dorian the Maenad
Lavender Menace volunteer, Michael, explores the queer links between The Picture of Dorian Gray and the Cult of Dionysus.
Got any book recommendations?