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With My Own Hand: Ashley Douglas on Scotland’s 16th-century Sappho
22 July, Lighthouse Bookshop, Edinburgh – £0/£4/£22 (with book)

Ashley Douglas tells the story of Marie Maitland (c1550–1596), the Maitland manuscript, & Marie’s secret lesbian love poetry

https://lighthousebookshop.com/events/with-my-own-hand-ashley-douglas-on-scotlands-sixteenth-century-sappho

#Scottish #literature #earlymodern #poetry #16thcentury #lesbian #queerlit #womenwriters #sapphic

A modern head-and-shoulders portrait of Marie Maitland, a sixteenth-century Scottish noblewoman, wearing a high-collared and richly ornamented dress.

Text: Ashley Douglas on Scotland's 16th-century Sappho

Image also shows the cover of the book WITH MY OWN HAND: the secret life of Marie Maitland, Scotland's sixteenth-century Sappho, by Ashley Douglas

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New sapphic audiobook review: Kiss of Seduction by Rawnie Sabor, narrated by Allie Shae

https://judeinthestars.com/2025/06/12/kiss-of-seduction-by-rawnie-sabor-narrated-by-allie-shae/

Video review: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKzoL-VCAsR/

#book #books #LGBTBooks #lgbt #sapphic #BookLover #BookAddict #BookRecommendations #wlw #SapphicReads #BookReview #lesfic #BookReviewer #SapphicBookReview #QueerLit #BookToot #Bookstodon #SapphFic

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On white sheets, an iPhone playing Kiss of Seduction by Rawnie Sabor, narrated by Allie Shae, coming out of a black velvet pouch, with pink satin lining. Next to the phone is a leather handcuff with silver buckles.

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New sapphic audiobook review: Reverence by Milena McKay, narrated by Abby Craden

https://judeinthestars.com/2025/05/27/reverence-by-milena-mckay-narrated-by-abby-craden/

Video review: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKKK5GkxyoX/

#book #books #LGBTBooks #lgbt #sapphic #BookLover #BookAddict #BookRecommendations #wlw #SapphicReads #BookReview #lesfic #BookReviewer #SapphicBookReview #QueerLit #BookToot #Bookstodon #SapphFic

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On a muted multicolored background, an iPhone with the cover of Reverence by Milena McKay, narrated by Abby Craden. Next to it are dark hydrangea flowers.

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104d

Douglas Stuart in conversation with Kevin MacNeil
29 May, An Lanntair, Stornoway – £12/£10

“JOHN OF JOHN is Douglas Stuart’s finest novel yet… he infuses his narrative with an authentic understanding of the essence of Hebridean identity… a contemporary masterpiece”

https://lanntair.com/events/event/douglas-stuart-john-of-john-book-tour/

#Scottish #literature #novel #DouglasStuart #LGBT #QueerLit #Hebrides

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100d

There were never strawberries
like the ones we had
that sultry afternoon
sitting on the step
of the open french window…

—Edwin Morgan, “Strawberries”🍓
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 2020)

A poem for Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

https://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781784109967

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #lovepoem #PrideMonth #LGBTQ #QueerLit

Strawberries
Edwin Morgan

There were never strawberries
like the ones we had
that sultry afternoon
sitting on the step
of the open french window
facing each other
your knees held in mine
the blue plates in our laps
the strawberries glistening
in the hot sunlight
we dipped them in sugar
looking at each other
not hurrying the feast
for one to come
the empty plates

laid on the stone together
with the two forks crossed
and I bent towards you
sweet in that air
in my arms
abandoned like a child
from your eager mouth
the taste of strawberries
in my memory
lean back again
let me love you

let the sun beat
on our forgetfulness
one hour of all
the heat intense
and summer lightning
on the Kilpatrick hills

let the storm wash the plates

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100d

“I want my writing to be this oasis, this thing that’s just for me”

Douglas Stuart talks about his new novel, JOHN OF JOHN. He discusses the book’s origins, the communities & landscapes that shape his characters, & why he continues to write about the kind of people mainstream British fiction so often overlooks

@bookstodon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOP12bOLRow

#Scottish #literature #novel #LGBTQ #QueerLit #QueerWriters

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70d

“Colour is a language in the novel… The men can’t talk about the truth of their feelings, or about what’s really going on. But they have such specificity around colour, and that’s the one place they can meet”

—Douglas Stuart on JOHN OF JOHN, & championing Hebridean weavers

@bookstodon

https://observer.co.uk/news/profile/article/i-felt-like-i-owed-scotland-author-douglas-stuart-on-championing-hebridean-weavers

#Scottish #literature #novel #DouglasStuart #Hebrides #tartan #textile #tweed #weaving #queerlit

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