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Ross Burgess at 15:37, 29 December 2018

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	*<cite>[[The Bird Keeper]]</cite> by Issy Festing		*<cite>[[The Bird Keeper]]</cite> by Issy Festing
	*<cite>Over the Rainbow: Money Class & Homophobia</cite> by Nicola Field		*<cite>Over the Rainbow: Money Class & Homophobia</cite> by Nicola Field
	*<cite>Fried Green Tomatoes ~~a[[t~~ the Whistle Stop Café</cite> by Fannie Flagg		*<cite>Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café</cite> by Fannie Flagg
	*<cite>[[Maurice]]</cite> by [[E M Forster]]		*<cite>[[Maurice]]</cite> by [[E M Forster]]
	*<cite>Rough Music</cite>, <cite>A Place Called Winter</cite> and <cite>Notes from an Exhibition </cite> by [[Patrick Gale]]		*<cite>Rough Music</cite>, <cite>A Place Called Winter</cite> and <cite>Notes from an Exhibition </cite> by [[Patrick Gale]]

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2018-12-29T15:29:25Z

Books discussed: Added the 2018 books

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	*<cite>Twenty-Two Eighty-Four</cite> by [[Christopher Preston]]		*<cite>Twenty-Two Eighty-Four</cite> by [[Christopher Preston]]
	*<cite>Brokeback Mountain</cite> by Annie Proulx		*<cite>Brokeback Mountain</cite> by Annie Proulx
	*<cite>The Friendly Young Ladies</cite> and <cite>The Persian Boy</cite> by Mary Renault		*<cite>The Friendly Young Ladies</cite> and <cite>The Persian Boy</cite> by [[Mary Renault]]
	*<cite>The Catcher in the Rye</cite> by J D Salinger		*<cite>The Catcher in the Rye</cite> by J D Salinger
	*<cite>A Stone's Throw</cite> and <cite>Tell it to the Bees</cite> by [[Fiona Shaw (author)\|Fiona Shaw]]		*<cite>A Stone's Throw</cite> and <cite>Tell it to the Bees</cite> by [[Fiona Shaw (author)\|Fiona Shaw]]

Ross Burgess: /* Books discussed */

2017-12-08T23:52:22Z

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	Books so far read and discussed (to ~~October~~ 2017):<ref name=homepage />		Books so far read and discussed (to December 2017):<ref name=homepage />
	{{columns-list\|2\|		{{columns-list\|2\|
	*<cite>The Yacoubian Building</cite> by Alaa al Aswany		*<cite>The Yacoubian Building</cite> by Alaa al Aswany

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	*<cite>Spectacles</cite> by [[Sue Perkins]]		*<cite>Spectacles</cite> by [[Sue Perkins]]
	*<cite>The Bell Jar</cite> by Sylvia Plath		*<cite>The Bell Jar</cite> by Sylvia Plath
	*<cite>Twenty-Two Eighty-Four</cite by [[Christopher Preston]]		*<cite>Twenty-Two Eighty-Four</cite> by [[Christopher Preston]]
	*<cite>Brokeback Mountain</cite> by Annie Proulx		*<cite>Brokeback Mountain</cite> by Annie Proulx
	*<cite>The Friendly Young Ladies</cite> and <cite>The Persian Boy</cite> by Mary Renault		*<cite>The Friendly Young Ladies</cite> and <cite>The Persian Boy</cite> by Mary Renault

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	*<cite>Spectacles</cite> by [[Sue Perkins]]		*<cite>Spectacles</cite> by [[Sue Perkins]]
	*<cite>The Bell Jar</cite> by Sylvia Plath		*<cite>The Bell Jar</cite> by Sylvia Plath
	*<cite>Twenty-Two Eighty-Four by [[Christopher Preston]]		*<cite>Twenty-Two Eighty-Four</cite by [[Christopher Preston]]
	*<cite>Brokeback Mountain</cite> by Annie Proulx		*<cite>Brokeback Mountain</cite> by Annie Proulx
	*<cite>The Friendly Young Ladies</cite> and <cite>The Persian Boy</cite> by Mary Renault		*<cite>The Friendly Young Ladies</cite> and <cite>The Persian Boy</cite> by Mary Renault

Ross Burgess at 23:47, 8 December 2017

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	*<cite>Retreat from Love</cite> by Colette		*<cite>Retreat from Love</cite> by Colette
	*<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]]		*<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]]
	*<cite>[[Not my Father's Son]]</cite> by [[Alan Cumming]]		*<cite>[[Not My Father's Son]]</cite> by [[Alan Cumming]]
	*<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham		*<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham
	*<cite>Astray</cite> by Emma Donoghue		*<cite>Astray</cite> by Emma Donoghue

Ross Burgess at 23:47, 8 December 2017

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	*<cite>Retreat from Love</cite> by Colette		*<cite>Retreat from Love</cite> by Colette
	*<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]]		*<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]]
	*<cite>Not my Father's Son</cite> by [[Alan Cumming]]		*<cite>[[Not my Father's Son]]</cite> by [[Alan Cumming]]
	*<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham		*<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham
	*<cite>Astray</cite> by Emma Donoghue		*<cite>Astray</cite> by Emma Donoghue

Ross Burgess: /* Books discussed */

2017-11-16T10:01:22Z

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	*<cite>Retreat from Love</cite> by Colette		*<cite>Retreat from Love</cite> by Colette
	*<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]]		*<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]]
			*<cite>Not my Father's Son</cite> by [[Alan Cumming]]
	*<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham		*<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham
	*<cite>Astray</cite> by Emma Donoghue		*<cite>Astray</cite> by Emma Donoghue

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	==Books discussed==		==Books discussed==

	Books so far read and discussed (to December ~~2017~~):<ref name=homepage />		Books so far read and discussed (to December 2018):<ref name=homepage />
	{{columns-list\|2\|		{{columns-list\|2\|
			*<cite>Blood Relatives</cite> by [[Stevan Alcock]]
	*<cite>The Yacoubian Building</cite> by Alaa al Aswany		*<cite>The Yacoubian Building</cite> by Alaa al Aswany
	*<cite>Blood Relatives</cite> by [[Stevan Alcock]]
	*<cite>Giovanni's Room</cite>, <cite>Go Tell it on the Mountain</cite> and <cite>Just Above My Head</cite> by James Baldwin		*<cite>Giovanni's Room</cite>, <cite>Go Tell it on the Mountain</cite> and <cite>Just Above My Head</cite> by James Baldwin
	*<cite>Mr Clive & Mr Page</cite> by [[Neil ~~Bartlett~~]]		*<cite>Mr Clive & Mr Page</cite> and <cite>Ready to Catch Him Should He Fall </cite> by [[Neil Barlett]]
	*<cite>The Gulf between us</cite> by [[Geraldine Bedell]]		*<cite>Days without End </cite> by Sebastian Barry
			*<cite>Gay Berlin - Birthplace of a Modern Identity </cite> by Robert Beachey
			*<cite>The Gulf between us</cite> by Geraldine Bedell
	*<cite>Leaving Tangiers</cite> by Tahar Ben Jelloun		*<cite>Leaving Tangiers</cite> by Tahar Ben Jelloun
	*<cite>Smut</cite> by [[Alan Bennett]]		*<cite>Smut</cite> by [[Alan Bennett]]
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	*<cite>Shameless</cite> by [[Paul Burston]]		*<cite>Shameless</cite> by [[Paul Burston]]
	*<cite>The Miniaturist</cite> by Jessie Burton		*<cite>The Miniaturist</cite> by Jessie Burton
	*<cite>Love is where it Falls</cite> by [[Simon Callow]]		*<cite>Love is where it Falls </cite>by [[Simon Callow]]
	*<cite>Breakfast at Tiffany's</cite> by Truman Capote		*<cite>Breakfast at Tiffany's</cite> by Truman Capote
	*<cite>Briefs Encountered</cite> by [[Julian Clary]]		*<cite>Briefs Encountered</cite> by [[Julian Clary]]
	*<cite>Retreat from Love</cite> by Colette		*<cite>Retreat from Love</cite> by Colette
	*<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]]		*<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]]
	*<cite>[[Not My Father's Son]]</cite> by [[Alan Cumming]]		*<cite>[[Not my Father's Son]]</cite> by [[Alan Cumming]]
	*<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham		*<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham
			*<cite>[[A Boxful of Ideas: Poetry & Prose by LGBT Writers]] </cite> edited by [[John Dixon]] and [[Jeffrey Doorn]]
	*<cite>Astray</cite> by Emma Donoghue		*<cite>Astray</cite> by Emma Donoghue
	*<cite>[[James Miranda Barry]]</cite> by [[Patricia Duncker]]		*<cite>In A Hidden Room</cite> by Stella Duffy
			*<cite>[[James Miranda Barry]] </cite> by [[Patricia Duncker]]
	*<cite>Justine</cite> by Lawrence Durrell		*<cite>Justine</cite> by Lawrence Durrell
	*<cite>Middlesex</cite> by Jeffrey Eugenides		*<cite>Middlesex</cite> by Jeffrey Eugenides
			*<cite>Mr Loverman </cite> by Bernardine Evaristo
	*<cite>In the Darkroom</cite> by Susan Faludi		*<cite>In the Darkroom</cite> by Susan Faludi
	*<cite>The Bird Keeper</cite> by [[Issy Festing]]		*<cite>[[The Bird Keeper]]</cite> by Issy Festing
	*<cite>Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop ~~Café~~</cite> by Fannie Flagg		*<cite>Over the Rainbow: Money Class & Homophobia</cite> by Nicola Field
			*<cite>Fried Green Tomatoes a[[t the Whistle Stop Café</cite> by Fannie Flagg
	*<cite>[[Maurice]]</cite> by [[E M Forster]]		*<cite>[[Maurice]]</cite> by [[E M Forster]]
	*<cite>Rough Music</cite> ~~and~~ <cite>A Place Called Winter</cite> by [[Patrick Gale]]		*<cite>Rough Music</cite>, <cite>A Place Called Winter</cite> and <cite>Notes from an Exhibition </cite> by [[Patrick Gale]]
	*<cite>[[Arctic Summer]]</cite> and <cite>In a Strange Room</cite> by Damon Galgut		*<cite>Arctic Summer</cite> and <cite>In a Strange Room</cite> by Damon Galgut
	*<cite>[[Carrington: A Life]]</cite> by Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina		*<cite>[[Carrington]]: A Life</cite> by Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina
	*<cite>[[Black and Gay in the UK: An Anthology]]</cite> by [[John R Gordon]]		*<cite>[[Black and Gay in the UK: An Anthology]]</cite> by [[John R Gordon]]
	*<cite>Notes on a Scandal</cite> by [[~~Zoë~~ Heller]]		*<cite>Notes on a Scandal</cite> by [[Zoë Heller]]<cite></cite>
	*<cite>The Lost Boy, the Doodlebug, and the Mysterious Number 80</cite> by [[Stevie Henden]]		*<cite>The Lost Boy, the Doodlebug, and the Mysterious Number 80</cite> by [[Stevie Henden]]
	*<cite>Carol</cite> by Patricia Highsmith		*<cite>Carol</cite> by Patricia Highsmith
	*<cite>[[Speak my Language and other stories]]</cite> edited by [[Torsen Højer]]		*<cite>[[Speak my Language and other stories]]</cite> edited by [[Torsen Højer]]
	*<cite>The Line of Beauty</cite> by [[Alan Hollinghurst]]		*<cite>The Line of Beauty</cite> by [[Alan Hollinghurst]]
	*<cite>Goodbye to Berlin</cite> and <cite>A Single Man</cite> by [[Christopher Isherwood]]		*<cite>Goodbye to Berlin</cite>, and <cite>A Single Man</cite> by [[Christopher Isherwood]]
	*<cite>Trumpet</cite> and <cite>The Red Dust Road</cite> by [[Jackie Kay]]		*<cite>Trumpet</cite>, and <cite>The Red Dust Road</cite> by [[Jackie Kay]]
			*<cite>Mr Foote's Other Leg</cite> by Ian Kelly
	*<cite>The Rainbow</cite> by [[D H Lawrence]]		*<cite>The Rainbow</cite> by [[D H Lawrence]]
	*<cite>The Gracekeepers</cite> by [[Kirsty Logan]]		*<cite>The Gracekeepers</cite> by [[Kirsty Logan]]
	*<cite>Tales of the City</cite>, <cite>Michael Tolliver Lives</cite> and <cite>The Days of Anna Madrigal</cite> by Armistead Maupin		*<cite>Tales of the City</cite>, <cite>Michael Tolliver Lives</cite>, and <cite>The Days of Anna Madrigal</cite> by Armistead Maupin
	*<cite>A Darker Domain</cite> by [[Val McDermid]]		*<cite>A Darker Domain</cite> by [[Val McDermid]]
	*<cite>Enduring Love</cite> by [[Ian McEwan]]		*<cite>Enduring Love</cite> by [[Ian McEwan]]
	*<cite>At my Mother's Knee and Other Low Joints</cite> by [[Paul O'Grady]]		*<cite>At my Mother's Knee and Other Low Joints</cite> by [[Paul O'Grady]]
	*<cite>Under the Udala Trees</cite> by Chinelo Okparanta		*<cite>Under the Udala Trees</cite> by Chinelo Okparanta
			*<cite>Lord Cucumber & the Boy Hairdresser</cite> by [[Joe Orton]]
	*<cite>The Magician’s Assistant</cite> by Ann Patchett		*<cite>The Magician’s Assistant</cite> by Ann Patchett
	*<cite>Spectacles</cite> by [[Sue Perkins]]		*<cite>Spectacles</cite> by [[Sue Perkins]]
	*<cite>The Bell Jar</cite> by Sylvia Plath		*<cite>The Bell Jar</cite> by Sylvia Plath
	*<cite>Twenty-Two Eighty-Four</cite> by [[Christopher Preston]]		*<cite>Twenty-Two Eighty-Four</cite> by [[Christopher Preston]]
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	*<cite>The Friendly Young Ladies</cite> and <cite>The Persian Boy</cite> by [[Mary Renault]]		*<cite>The Friendly Young Ladies</cite> and <cite>The Persian Boy</cite> by [[Mary Renault]]
	*<cite>The Catcher in the Rye</cite> by J D Salinger		*<cite>The Catcher in the Rye</cite> by J D Salinger
	*<cite>A Stone's Throw</cite> and <cite>Tell it to the Bees</cite> by [[~~Fiona Shaw (author)\|~~Fiona Shaw]]		*<cite>A Stone's Throw,</cite> and <cite>Tell it to the Bees</cite> by [[Fiona Shaw]]
	*<cite>[[Mrs Keppel and her Daughter]]</cite> by [[Diana Souhami]]		*<cite>Mrs Keppel and her Daughter</cite> and <cite>[[Gluck]]</cite> by [[Diana Souhami]]
	*<cite>The City of Devi</cite> by Manil Suri		*<cite>The City of Devi</cite> by Manil Suri
			*<cite>Lies we tell Ourselves</cite> by Robin Talley
	*<cite>Valentine Grey</cite> by [[Sandi Toksvig]]		*<cite>Valentine Grey</cite> by [[Sandi Toksvig]]
	*<cite>Sacred Country</cite> by [[Rose Tremain]]		*<cite>Sacred Country</cite> by [[Rose Tremain]]
	*<cite>The Death of Lucy Kyte</cite> by [[Nicola Upson]]		*<cite>The Death of Lucy Kyte</cite> by [[Nicola Upson]]
			*<cite>Myra Breckenridge</cite> by Gore Vidal
	*<cite>The Colour Purple</cite> by Alice Walker		*<cite>The Colour Purple</cite> by Alice Walker
	*<cite>Gypsy Boy</cite> by [[Mikey Walsh]]		*<cite>Gypsy Boy</cite> by [[Mikey Walsh]]
	*<cite>Affinity </cite>, <cite>Fingersmith</cite>, <cite>The Night Watch</cite>, <cite>Tipping the Velvet</cite> and <cite>The Paying Guests</cite> by [[Sarah Waters]]		*<cite>Affinity</cite>, <cite>Fingersmith</cite>, <cite>The Night Watch</cite>, <cite>Tipping the Velvet</cite> and <cite>The Paying Guests</cite> by [[Sarah Waters]]
	*<cite>[[Brideshead Revisited]]</cite> by [[Evelyn Waugh]]		*<cite>[[Brideshead Revisited]]</cite> by [[Evelyn Waugh]]
	*<cite>My Lives</cite> by Edmund White		*<cite>My Lives</cite> by Edmund White
	*<cite>The Ballad of Reading Gaol</cite> by [[Oscar Wilde]]		*<cite>The Ballad of Reading Gaol</cite> by [[Oscar Wilde]]
	*<cite>[[Alexander McQueen: Beneath the Skin]]</cite> by Andrew Wilson		*<cite>[[Alexander McQueen]]: Beneath the Skin</cite> by Andrew Wilson
	*<cite>Oranges are not the only Fruit</cite>, <cite>Written on the Body</cite> and <cite>Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?</cite> by [[Jeanette Winterson]]		*<cite>Oranges are not the only Fruit</cite>, <cite>Written on the Body</cite>, and <cite>Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?</cite> by [[Jeanette Winterson]]
	*<cite>Memoirs of Hadrian</cite> by Marguerite Yourcenar		*<cite>Memoirs of Hadrian</cite> by Marguerite Yourcenar
	}}		}}