Paul Burston
We Can Be Heroes book tour
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....
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Paul Burston
- Apr 6
- 1 min
I Am What I Play
Music features heavily in my memoir. There are references to songs by David Bowie (of course) and to other artists who've provided the...
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Paul Burston
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Bookseller's Choice!
On Friday I received the exciting and totally unexpected news that We Can Be Heroes has been chosen as one of the Editor's Choices for...
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Paul Burston
- Mar 3
- 3 min
“All is transient” - or why I bother
“All is transient. Does it matter? Do I bother?” - David Bowie Three years ago this month, I received a grant from Arts Council England...
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Paul Burston
- Feb 27
- 2 min
A crash course for the ravers
I’m sitting here, eagerly anticipating the launch of my memoir on June 1, watching my We Can Be Heroes book tour grow day by day – Bath,...
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Paul Burston
- Feb 17
- 1 min
We Can Be Heroes book tour
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...
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Paul Burston
- Jan 1
- 2 min
New year, new me?
It’s high time for me to reconnect with the brave young man I was - and take better care of the older, battle scarred one I’ve become.
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Paul Burston
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
More rave reviews of We Can Be Heroes
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!"...
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Paul Burston
- Nov 19, 2022
- 1 min
Proofs have landed!
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...
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Paul Burston
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
We Can Be Heroes - early reviews
My forthcoming memoir went out into the world last week, via Netgalley. Physical proof copies will be sent for advance reviews soon. This...
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Paul Burston
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
We Can Be Heroes : Neil Bartlett
Bette Bourne & Neil Bartlett in A Vision of Love Revealed In Sleep, 1989 Welcome to the latest episode of We Can Be Heroes podcast with...
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Paul Burston
- Jul 27, 2022
- 1 min
A crash course for the ravers
Obviously, I couldn't produce a podcast called We Can Be Heroes and NOT interview Bowie expert Nicholas Pegg. The tenth and final episode...
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Paul Burston
- Jul 11, 2022
- 1 min
A Survivor's Story
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),...
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Paul Burston
- Dec 9, 2021
- 1 min
We Can Be Heroes
“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...
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Paul Burston
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
Six months sober
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...
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Paul Burston
- Apr 18, 2021
- 1 min
Polari Live Online & In Heaven
Hello, folks! I hope you're keeping well. Just to let you know, I have two Polari events coming up in May. On May 6, there's Polari Live...
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