Memoir
A 90s tale of sex, drugs and rock & roll in New York
In new book, The Ballad of Speedball Baby, Ali Smith revisits an era that glitters like shards of broken glass scattered on the sidewalk.
Written by: Miss Rosen
'Free': a memoir about coming of age in communist Albania
Academic and author Lea Ypi talks to writer Diyora Shadijanova about her vital book documenting a pivotal moment in history and coming to terms with family secrets.
Written by: Diyora Shadijanova
The first trans rocker Jayne County reflects on her wild life
Shock factor — Following the release of her memoir, the punk icon recalls the ‘60s art scene surrounding Andy Warhol’s Factory, being on the frontlines of Stonewall and accidentally giving her ideas to David Bowie.
Written by: Liam Konemann
George M. Johnson is uplifting young, queer Black readers
All Boys Aren’t Blue — The 35-year-old LGBTQ+ activist and author from New Jersey discusses their latest book, an unflinching memoir-manifesto traversing topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity and Black joy.
Written by: Jack King
The memoir unearthing the vibrant history of the gay bar
Why we went out — Around the world, LGBTQ+ bars are closing. In a new book, writer Jeremy Atherton Lin reclaims these institutions from the rubble by tracing their legacy as spaces of solidarity and sexual expression.
Written by: Katie Goh
Carmen Maria Machado on lockdown, utopias and writing
‘Survival is its own art form’ — The US author reflects on the success of her genre-bending queer gothic memoir, In The Dreamhouse.
Written by: Kate Wyver
An antarctic explorer describes what it's like to walk to the edge of the earth and live to tell the tale
A memoir by Polar explorer Ben Saunders — In 2013 Ben Saunders and Tarka L’Herpiniere became the first humans to walk 2,900 kilometres from the shore of the Antarctic to the South Pole and back again. But perhaps the greatest lesson, as Saunders explains here, was learned on their return home.
Written by: Ben Saunders