Uncategorized Archives - Lavender Menace https://lavendermenace.org.uk/category/uncategorized Queer Books Archive Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:46:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://lavendermenace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Eye-3.0-32x32.png Uncategorized Archives - Lavender Menace https://lavendermenace.org.uk/category/uncategorized 32 32 Book review: The Log Books by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith https://lavendermenace.org.uk/the-log-books Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:34:12 +0000 https://lavendermenace.org.uk/?p=18203 One of the volunteer Menaces reviews The Log Books: Voices of Queer Britain and the Helpline that Listened by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith, and interviews Adam Zmith. Thanks to […]

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]]> We’re recruiting: Research Coordinator https://lavendermenace.org.uk/research-coordinator Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:58:06 +0000 https://lavendermenace.org.uk/?p=18150 Key details Role The Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive has grown out of Scotland’s first LGBTQ+ bookshops, Lavender Menace and West & Wilde. Bob Orr and Sigrid Nielsen, the owners […]

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]]> We’re recruiting: General Manager https://lavendermenace.org.uk/general-manager Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:53:06 +0000 https://lavendermenace.org.uk/?p=18147 Key details Role The Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive has grown out of Scotland’s first LGBTQ+ bookshops, Lavender Menace and West & Wilde. Bob Orr and Sigrid Nielsen, the owners […]

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]]> Lavender Menace awarded grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to unlock Scotland’s LGBTQ+ heritage https://lavendermenace.org.uk/nlhf-2026 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:46:08 +0000 https://lavendermenace.org.uk/?p=18125 Today, Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive is announcing a £119K grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to unlock Scotland’s LGBTQ+ heritage and improve access to it for our community. […]

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]]> Office holders wanted – Finance Director and Board Secretary https://lavendermenace.org.uk/office-holders-wanted Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:11:55 +0000 https://lavendermenace.org.uk/?p=18034 Our Directors play a vital role in making sure that Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive achieves its core purpose. They oversee the overall management and administration of the organisation. They […]

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]]> Our Top Queer Books for Halloween https://lavendermenace.org.uk/queer-halloween-books Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:48:35 +0000 https://lavendermenace.org.uk/?p=15490 As the nights are drawing in, it’s the perfect time to curl up with a creepy, spooky or unsettling read. And there’s no end of queer horror books to choose […]

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]]> Book review: Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin https://lavendermenace.org.uk/ordinary-saints Fri, 01 Aug 2025 18:58:16 +0000 https://lavendermenace.org.uk/?p=15286 Lavender Menace volunteer Katie Marson interviews Ordinary Saints author Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin. Thanks to Bonnier Books UK for the review copy and arranging the interview! Overview  Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin’s Ordinary Saints is […]

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]]> Interview with Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin https://lavendermenace.org.uk/interview-with-niamh-ni-mhaoileoin Fri, 01 Aug 2025 18:49:58 +0000 https://lavendermenace.org.uk/?p=15283 Lavender Menace volunteer Katie Marson interviews Ordinary Saints author Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin. Thanks to Bonnier Books UK for the review copy and arranging the interview! Transcriber’s note: this interview was […]

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]]> Elizabeth Calvert: 17th-Century Radical Bookseller https://lavendermenace.org.uk/elizabeth-calvert Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:17:06 +0000 https://lavendermenace.org.uk/?p=15205 What can 17th-Century Radical Bookseller Elizabeth Calvert Teach Us in a Modern Age of Book Bans? by Ali Leetham The US Education Department decided to end its investigations into book […]

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]]> Book review: Marsha by Tourmaline https://lavendermenace.org.uk/book-review-marsha-by-tourmaline Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:41:57 +0000 https://lavendermenace.org.uk/?p=15193 Lavender Menace volunteer Cooper King reviews Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline. Thanks to HarperCollins for providing review copies for this blog and for our […]

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