Mikhail Kuzmin

Russian poet, novelist. His novel Wings was the first Russian novel centred on homosexuality. Kuzmin met poet Yuri Yurkun in 1913. The 2 lived together with Yurkun's mother, + wife, Olga. Their relationship lasted until Kuzmin's death in 1936. Yurkun was arrested (along with many other writers) 2 years later by Soviet authorities and shot.

1) Kuzmin
2) Yuri Yurkin
3) Kuzmin

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Mikhail Kuzmin

Russian poet, novelist. His novel Wings was the first Russian novel centred on homosexuality. Kuzmin met poet Yuri Yurkun in 1913. The 2 lived together with Yurkun's mother, + wife, Olga. Their relationship lasted until Kuzmin's death in 1936. Yurkun was arrested (along with many other writers) 2 years later by Soviet authorities and shot.

1) Portrait by Konstantin Somow
2) Portrait by Aleksandr Golovin
3) Portrait by Yury Annenkov

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The UK’s 2025 Polari Prize Controversy and Its Implications

The Polari-Boyne controversy in London may have raised considerations for other awards-programs' organizers.
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/the-uks-2025-polari-prize-controversy-and-its-implications/

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London’s Polari Prizes Release Their 2025 Longlists

The United Kingdom's two Polari Prizes, one for debut publications, honor work focused on LGBTQ issues and experience.
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/londons-polari-prizes-release-their-2025-longlists/

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There’s sad books and then there is Philippe Besson’s Lie With Me («Arrête avec tes mensonges»).

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40539136-lie-with-me

Très amusant de lire les critiques effarouchées de gens qui croyaient tomber sur un roman d'histoire bien élevé.

"La Société du Mystère" est un roman très excitant et prenant sur la vie sexuelle de peintres de la Renaissance, et la manière dont ils faisaient part de leurs désirs et de leurs idées par des messages cachés dans leurs oeuvres.

Et puis ça parle de peinture, quand même.

Je recommande à 100% 🥸🥹🥵

https://www.babelio.com/livres/Fernandez-La-societe-du-mystere/901381

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Fascinating essay by Jarrett Earnest in the New York Review of Books concerning Tom of Finland. He explores the thorny issues surrounding his aesthetic and its influence in gay erotica and pornography. Namely, the fascist (and specifically Nazi) connotations.

Interesting and thought-provoking.

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/05/09/toms-men-tom-of-finland/

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Done. That was fast. Only 500 pages :(
Awesome as usual. My only complaint - could have been a bit less of apologies going on between the MC. Slightly overdone perhaps. And not all loose ends needed explaining, some mystery would have been fine. Otherwise the hot scenes were hot, the gore was gory, the happy end was happy.

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Aaand... Check! The second time. Apparently I have managed to forget quite a lot, so I had as much enjoyment as if reading for the first time. Awesome!
I so adore dark fantasy!

Now finally to the newly published 3rd book! Wooohooo!

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Just finished reading this one for the second time (I think. Or maybe it's the third time?). Ooh, still very good, even awesome book.
Now to the second time of the second book. It's soooo good to know that I will be having 2 more days of a fantastic time in a fantastic world...
Nothing beats a good book, oh yeah.

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