It's the middle of Pride Month. It's also Independent Bookshop Week, so here's a list of the indie bookshops where you can order copies...

A few more dates have been added to my book tour, including Bradford Literature Festival on July 2 and Blackwell's Manchester on July 3....

For the first time in a few years, I have a new book out this summer and I’m going on a book tour. More details and further dates will be...

When I'm not writing, coaching or running Polari literary salon and the Polari Prize, I give talks. Often these are author talks about my...

This was such an expected surprise. Yesterday, two days after the cover reveal, We Can Be Heroes shot to number one in the Amazon chart...

Huge thanks to everyone who’s read an advance copy of We Can Be Heroes and shared their thoughts! As Mr Bowie used to say, "love on ya!"...

Yesterday I held a copy of my memoir in my hand for the very first time. It was... emotional. It's always a special moment when you first...

My forthcoming memoir went out into the world last week, via Netgalley. Physical proof copies will be sent for advance reviews soon. This...

New episode of We Can Be Heroes with singer, actress, trans icon and my good friend Adele Anderson of Fascinating Aida. Here she is...

It's not often that I get to sit down and chat with a Booker winning author. But I've known Bernardine Evaristo for many years and...

My memoir We Can Be Heroes will be published next June by Little A and is now available to preorder. It features David Bowie (of course),...

Not a word of remembrance for those who died. Not a show of solidarity with those who survived. Not a mention.

Word is out! I’ll be chairing my first ever panel at Harrogate in July. I’ve been attending as a punter since 2017, and last year I...

In some ways, I’m still catapulting condoms over prison walls - only now they’re landing where they’re needed most.

Do you ever get the feeling you’re being undervalued? I know I do. And when I do I tend to make a joke of it and think of Susie Blake’s...

“What d’you say?” I’m thrilled to announce that my memoir will be published by Amazon Publishing imprint Little A. It’s called We Can Be...

On Wednesday, I hosted my final Polari event of the year at Heaven. It was World AIDS Day and many of the readings and song choices...

Today I’m six months sober. To mark the occasion, I’ve decided to keep a journal – not just to keep track of my sobriety, but also for...

There’s been a lot of talk lately about diversity in publishing. Speaking as someone who published his first book way back in 1995, I’ve...

Me and Alexis Gregory Earlier this week I hosted my first onstage event in seven months. It was a major one, too – Polari In Heaven. Even...