Books - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment/books Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:04:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Books - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment/books 32 32 Pia Miranda Gives Career-Best Performance As Homophobic Villain in ‘Invisible Boys’ /news/pia-miranda-gives-career-best-performance-as-homophobic-villain-in-invisible-boys/235205 /news/pia-miranda-gives-career-best-performance-as-homophobic-villain-in-invisible-boys/235205#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:04:22 +0000 /?p=235205 Pia Miranda has long been a beloved figure in Australian film and television ever since her breakout role as Josie Alibrandi in Looking for Alibrandi in 2000 now she steps ...

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Holden Sheppard’s Gay Coming-Of-Age Masterpiece ‘Invisible Boys’ Comes To Life On Screen /features/holden-sheppards-gay-coming-of-age-masterpiece-invisible-boys-comes-to-life-on-screen/235145 /features/holden-sheppards-gay-coming-of-age-masterpiece-invisible-boys-comes-to-life-on-screen/235145#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 02:10:48 +0000 /?p=235145 Holden Sheppard’s award-winning debut novel Invisible Boys was beloved by LGBTQIA+ readers the instant it was released in 2019, capturing the raw, unfiltered experiences of young gay men growing up ...

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Australia’s First Trans Book Festival Launches Next Weekend /artsentertainment/books/australias-first-trans-book-festival-launches-this-weekend/235046 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 06:05:11 +0000 /?p=235046 Australia’s first Trans Book Festival is set to take place in Melbourne next weekend, with more than 20 trans and gender diverse writers ready to share their knowledge. Sam Elkin, ...

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Gay Aussie Author Shares Shocking Story About Catholic School Appearance /news/gay-aussie-author-shares-shocking-story-about-catholic-school-appearance/234996 Sun, 26 Jan 2025 02:03:17 +0000 /?p=234996 Award winning gay Australian author Will Kostakis has shared shocking details of an encounter he had whilst making an appearance at a Catholic school last year. In a video posted ...

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Brisbane Author Rae White Launches New Queer Children’s Book /news/brisbane-author-rae-white-launches-new-queer-childrens-book/234803 /news/brisbane-author-rae-white-launches-new-queer-childrens-book/234803#comments Sun, 12 Jan 2025 02:17:46 +0000 /?p=234803 Brisbane non-binary transgender author Rae White is set to release their next book this month, this time it’s an educational book for children. White has already received plenty of recognition ...

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American Psycho Author Calls “Fake ճԹ” On New Adaptation /artsentertainment/american-psycho-author-calls-fake-news-on-new-adaptation/234754 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:21:57 +0000 /?p=234754 Director Luca Guadagnino is reportedly behind a new film adaptation of American Psycho, based on the 1991 satirical horror by Bret Easton Ellis, but new comments made by the author ...

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Baz Luhrmann’s Upcoming ‘Joan of Arc’ Film Is Based on a Surprisingly Queer Book /artsentertainment/baz-luhrmanns-upcoming-joan-of-arc-film-is-based-on-a-surprisingly-queer-book/234115 /artsentertainment/baz-luhrmanns-upcoming-joan-of-arc-film-is-based-on-a-surprisingly-queer-book/234115#comments Fri, 29 Nov 2024 02:30:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=234115 Superstar Australian director Baz Luhrmann has announced his next project will be a biopic of 15th century military hero Joan of Arc. The movie, Jehanne d’Arc, will be produced by ...

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What Dr Zahra Stardust Wants You To Know About Porn /artsentertainment/what-dr-zahra-stardust-wants-you-to-know-about-porn/234096 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:38:36 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=234096 Dr Zahra Stardust can’t be summed up in one sentence. She’s a scholar, a writer, a lawyer, an artist, and a teacher. Zahra has more than fifteen years of experience ...

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National Survivors’ Day: LGBT Survivors of Sexual & Family Violence Speak Out in New ACON Anthology /artsentertainment/national-survivors-day-lgbt-survivors-of-sexual-family-violence-speak-out-in-new-anthology/233834 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:57:34 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233834 LGBTQIA+ survivors have come together to share their stories in The Loud Way Home, an anthology of experiences of domestic, family, and sexual violence. Queer survivors are often left out ...

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The Elixir Effect: Author Peter Matthews On Identity, Masculinity and Family /sponsored-content/the-elixir-effect-peter-matthews/233422 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:46:41 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233422 In new Australian novel The Elixir Effect, Peter Matthews tells a gripping and deeply personal story based on the real-life experiences of a man named Daniel Molina. It’s a raw ...

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Australian Federal Court Ruling Forces Reclassification of LGBT Graphic Novel ‘Gender Queer’ /news/australian-federal-court-ruling-forces-reclassification-of-lgbt-graphic-novel-gender-queer/233394 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:37:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233394 The Australian Federal Court has ordered the Australian Classifications Review Board (ACRB) to review its classification of the graphic novel memoir Gender Queer by non-binary and asexual American author Maia ...

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Queer Australian Author Will Kostakis Marries Partner Tobias Vickers In Sydney /artsentertainment/queer-australian-author-will-kostakis-marries-partner-tobias-vickers-in-sydney/233393 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 06:10:34 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233393 Popular queer Australian author Will Kostakis has married his long term partner Tobias Vickers in a beautiful ceremony in Sydney over the weekend. The pair married surrounded by family and ...

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Will Kostakis Talks The Success And Struggles Of Being A Queer Author In Australia /artsentertainment/will-kostakis-talks-the-success-and-stuggles-of-being-a-queer-author-in-australia/233137 Sun, 29 Sep 2024 01:54:41 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233137 Australian queer author Will Kostakis has reached a remarkable milestone in his literary career, winning the prestigious Prime Minister’s Literary Award for his latest novel We Could Be Something. This ...

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Art Simone Announces Her New Book ‘Drag Queens Down Under’ /artsentertainment/art-simone-announces-her-new-book-drag-queens-down-under/232851 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 04:57:38 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232851 Australian drag legend and RuPaul’s Drag Race: Down Under fave Art Simone has announced her new book coming soon, Drag Queens Down Under. The title, released by Affirm Press, is ...

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Queer Authors Top Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Nominations /artsentertainment/queer-authors-top-prime-ministers-literary-awards-nominations/232509 Sat, 17 Aug 2024 02:45:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232509 Queer authors Will Kostakis and Gary Lonesborough have this week been recognised in the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Both authors have been announced in the shortlist for the young adult ...

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Voices From 1978: The First Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras – Book Review /artsentertainment/voices-from-1978-the-first-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras-book-review/224964 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 22:38:34 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=224964 Dr Sophie Robinson The term ‘78ers’ – and the many people who represent its origin and history – has become an increasingly recognised term over the last decade.  When I ...

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Australia’s First Openly Gay Pro Wrestler Pens Autobiography /news/australias-first-openly-gay-pro-wrestler-pens-autobiography/222710 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:00:43 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=222710 Professional wrestling has always had flashy, flamboyant characters who proudly wore sequins and feathery robes. People like “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair and Gorgeous George were the epitome of this ...

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