Queerbook
Paperback
Queerness is everywhere and it always has been. But queer stories, culture and communities have been often hidden …
Shortlisted for the SLA Information Book Awards 2025
"Engaging, witty and thoughtful … full of a supportive kindness that LGBTQ+ teens may find indispensable." –Guardian
Queerbook is an invitation to discover and celebrate queer joy, past and present. It’s a whistlestop tour of all the fun (and serious) queer stuff that the foghorn of straight culture drowns out, and that you deserve to know: heroes and histories, science and stories, art, spaces, music, film, TV, fashion – along with jargon-free breakdowns of terms from sexuality and gender identity, to code-switching, intersectionality, bi-erasure, straightwashing, and much, much more.
You don’t need any specific interests to read Queerbook – all you need is curiosity and a desire to learn more about what it means to be LGBTQ+. So, say no to the Straightrix and enter the technicolour world over the rainbow … Ready? Queer we go!
Cover illustration by Madelén Foss
RRP: £8.99
Imprint
Red Shed
ISBN
978-0-00-863714-9
Publication Date
01-02-2024
Format
Paperback
Pages
208 pages
Dimensions
135x216mm
Product Description
Queerness is everywhere and it always has been. But queer stories, culture and communities have been often hidden …
Shortlisted for the SLA Information Book Awards 2025
"Engaging, witty and thoughtful … full of a supportive kindness that LGBTQ+ teens may find indispensable." –Guardian
Queerbook is an invitation to discover and celebrate queer joy, past and present. It’s a whistlestop tour of all the fun (and serious) queer stuff that the foghorn of straight culture drowns out, and that you deserve to know: heroes and histories, science and stories, art, spaces, music, film, TV, fashion – along with jargon-free breakdowns of terms from sexuality and gender identity, to code-switching, intersectionality, bi-erasure, straightwashing, and much, much more.
You don’t need any specific interests to read Queerbook – all you need is curiosity and a desire to learn more about what it means to be LGBTQ+. So, say no to the Straightrix and enter the technicolour world over the rainbow … Ready? Queer we go!
Cover illustration by Madelén Foss
Author
Malcolm Mackenzie, Illustrated by Emily A. Foster
Malcolm Mackenzieis an author, editor and journalist, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of pop culture. He has launched two teen magazines, winning Best Editor award from the British Society of Magazine Editors, and written books on K-Pop, BTS,Friendsand Ariana Grande. He is also a regular contributor to theGuardian,GQ,GraziaandGlamourmagazines.
Emily A. Fosteris a queer, autistic illustrator who creates inclusive and joyful artwork. Her work celebrates diversity and aims to create a world everyone can recognise themselves in.
Imprint
Red Shed
ISBN
978-0-00-863714-9
Publication Date
01-02-2024
Format
Paperback
Pages
208 pages
Dimensions
135x216mm
Product Description
Queerness is everywhere and it always has been. But queer stories, culture and communities have been often hidden …
Shortlisted for the SLA Information Book Awards 2025
"Engaging, witty and thoughtful … full of a supportive kindness that LGBTQ+ teens may find indispensable." –Guardian
Queerbook is an invitation to discover and celebrate queer joy, past and present. It’s a whistlestop tour of all the fun (and serious) queer stuff that the foghorn of straight culture drowns out, and that you deserve to know: heroes and histories, science and stories, art, spaces, music, film, TV, fashion – along with jargon-free breakdowns of terms from sexuality and gender identity, to code-switching, intersectionality, bi-erasure, straightwashing, and much, much more.
You don’t need any specific interests to read Queerbook – all you need is curiosity and a desire to learn more about what it means to be LGBTQ+. So, say no to the Straightrix and enter the technicolour world over the rainbow … Ready? Queer we go!
Cover illustration by Madelén Foss
Author
Malcolm Mackenzie, Illustrated by Emily A. Foster
Malcolm Mackenzieis an author, editor and journalist, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of pop culture. He has launched two teen magazines, winning Best Editor award from the British Society of Magazine Editors, and written books on K-Pop, BTS,Friendsand Ariana Grande. He is also a regular contributor to theGuardian,GQ,GraziaandGlamourmagazines.
Emily A. Fosteris a queer, autistic illustrator who creates inclusive and joyful artwork. Her work celebrates diversity and aims to create a world everyone can recognise themselves in.