Episode

Suzi Feay chats with author and social activist Paul Burston

Novelist Paul Burston is the author of 'Shameless', 'The Gay Divorcee', 'Star People' and the crime thrillers 'The Black Path' and 'The Closer I Get'. The host and creator of the award-winning Polari literary salon, he founded the three Polari prizes, for debut, non-debut and children's books with an LGBTQ+ focus.

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Novelist Paul Burston is the author of 'Shameless', 'The Gay Divorcee', 'Star People' and the crime thrillers 'The Black Path' and 'The Closer I Get'. The host and creator of the award-winning Polari literary salon, he founded the three Polari prizes, for debut, non-debut and children's books with an LGBTQ+ focus. His memoir, 'We Can Be Heroes: A Survivor's Story', is out in June 2023. Paul chats to Suzi about his early activism and move into journalism, his 'alter ego' as the flamboyant host of Polari, his love of Bowie and why he's never seen himself as merely a cheerleader for gay culture.

Works and topics

  • Shameless
  • The Gay Divorcee
  • Star People
  • The Black Path
  • The Closer I Get

Findability

Duration: 1:08:13. YouTube ID: 1bcdrUxd0P0. Category links and author pages connect this episode to the wider Book Bag catalogue.