Books - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment/books Setting Australia’s LGBTIA+ agenda since 1979 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:30:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Books - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment/books 32 32 Gay Wiradjuri Man Jake Gablonski Explores Identity And Belonging In New Book ‘Brave Like Bunji’ /artsentertainment/jake-gablonski-interview/242046 /artsentertainment/jake-gablonski-interview/242046#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:30:18 +0000 /?p=242046 “As a kid, you start to notice what feels safe and what doesn’t,” he says. “Sometimes one part of you might be welcome in a space, but another isn’t,” says ...

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Yeah The Boys: Holden Sheppard Delivers A Powerful Sequel To Invisible Boys /news/yeah-the-boys-holden-sheppard-delivers-a-powerful-sequel-to-invisible-boys/241716 Sun, 03 May 2026 08:57:34 +0000 /?p=241716 Since Holden Sheppard released Invisible Boys into the world in 2019 fans have been begging to know what happened to their favourite characters. Following the 2025 television adaptation the thirst ...

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Queer Rom-Com ‘Boyfriend Material’ Set For Television Adaptation With A24 /artsentertainment/boyfriend-material-a24-tv/241693 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:38:46 +0000 /?p=241693 In very exciting news for people who know how to read and also watch television, A24 has optioned the TV rights to UK author Alexis Hall’s queer romcom novel Boyfriend ...

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Invisible Boys Nominated For Prestigious Peabody Awards /news/invisible-boys-nominated-for-prestigious-peabody-awards/241508 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:05:51 +0000 /?p=241508 Invisible Boys is continuing to draw praise from around the world with news it has been nominated for a Peabody Award in the US. The nomination pits the popular Australian ...

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Animorphs Returns: Our Favourite Trans Positive Teen Series Is Getting A Reboot /news/animorphs-returns-our-favourite-trans-positive-teen-series-is-getting-a-reboot/241441 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:15:12 +0000 /?p=241441 Forget she-who-shall-not-be-named and the boy in the cupboard, Animorphs, one of our of our favourite queer coded teen sci-fi series could be getting reboot. And the author behind it is ...

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Mitch Brown and Holden Sheppard Painted For Archibald Prize /news/mitch-brown-and-holden-sheppard-painted-for-archibald-prize/241359 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 03:02:40 +0000 /?p=241359 Bisexual icon Mitch Brown and gay author Holden Sheppard have both revealed they have been painted for the Archibald Prize Portrait. Both men shared the news via social media this ...

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National Treasure Magda Szubanski To Publish New Memoir Later This Year /artsentertainment/national-treasure-magda-szubanski-to-publish-new-memoir-later-this-year/241315 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:02:11 +0000 /?p=241315 Beloved icon Magda Szubanski has announced the release of her second memoir, set to be published in September this year. Titled I Can’t Tell You But I Will, the memoir ...

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“Read Queer, Be Here”: A New Online Queer Bookshop Has Opened In Sydney /news/obsidian-bookshop-opening/241156 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:22:27 +0000 /?p=241156 Only a few months after the much loved queer staple Bookshop Darlinghurst closed in Sydney, a small, self-funded queer bookshop has stepped up to try and respectfully fill their fabulous ...

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The Trans Book Festival Has Revealed Its 2026 Program And It’s Full Of Your Favourite Authors /artsentertainment/trans-book-festival-2026-program/241019 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:40:05 +0000 /?p=241019 Melbourne’s Trans Book Festival has dropped an absolutely stacked 2026 program, featuring a line-up of brilliant Australian trans and gender diverse authors, including Zoe Terakes, Darcy Green, Ellen van Neerven, ...

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LOVING: Queer Bravery On Display In Qtopia Sydney’s Latest Photography Exhibition /artsentertainment/loving-queer-bravery-on-display-in-qtopia-sydneys-latest-photography-exhibition/240751 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:15:36 +0000 /?p=240751 It’s a fact that queer people have always existed throughout history, despite whatever’s being said in the culture wars these days. But in case you needed some definitive evidence, there ...

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Heated Rivalry Star Hudson Williams Says Closeted Pro Athletes Are DMing Him /artsentertainment/heated-rivalry-star-hudson-williams-says-closeted-pro-athletes-are-dming-him/240436 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 05:19:53 +0000 /?p=240436 Heated Rivalry actor Hudson Williams has revealed that professional athletes who have not been able to publicly come out as LGBTQIA+ have contacted him in the wake of the gay ...

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Holden Sheppard Reveals Invisible Boys Sequel Could Get A TV Adaptation /news/holden-sheppard-reveals-invisible-boys-sequel-could-get-a-tv-adaptation/240174 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:52:37 +0000 /?p=240174 Holden Sheppard has revealed the cover and synopsis of the long awaited sequel of his hit book Invisible Boys, revealing details about the lives of his much loved characters. Sheppard ...

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Narelda Jacobs & Karina Natt On Rainbow Family & Writing Their Book As An Act of Resistance /artsentertainment/narelda-jacobs-karina-natt-on-rainbow-family-writing-their-book-as-an-act-of-resistance/239935 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:23:39 +0000 /?p=239935 When celebrated Whadjuk Noongar journalist Narelda Jacobs and communications specialist Karina Natt join our interview with their eight-month-old daughter Sanna, it’s clear that their new book If Queers Weren’t Meant ...

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Zoe Terakes Intertwines Queerness, Nature, and Mythology In Debut Novel /artsentertainment/zoe-terakes-intertwines-queerness-nature-and-mythology-in-debut-novel/239551 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:51:58 +0000 /?p=239551 Zoe Terakes’ debut novel, Eros: Queer Myths for Lovers is more than just a reimagining of Greek mythology, heavy with eroticism, embodiment and an explicit focus on untold queer stories. ...

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Em Rusciano On Her Book Blood, Sweat and Glitter, Queer Joy, and Finding Her People /news/em-rusciano-on-her-book-blood-sweat-and-glitter-queer-joy-and-finding-her-people/239520 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:32:21 +0000 /?p=239520 Australian comedian, performer, and unapologetic glitter bomb of unfiltered ADHD energy Em Rusciano has always known where she belongs, surrounded by queer people, a little chaos, and a lot of ...

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Holden Sheppard Nominated In 2026 Australian of the Year Awards /news/holden-sheppard-nominated-in-2026-australian-of-the-year-awards/239498 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:30:20 +0000 /?p=239498 West Australian author Holden Sheppard has been shortlisted in the 2026 Australian Of The Year Awards. Sheppard has been named in the top four in the category of Australia’s Local ...

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After The Siren: A Timely Story About Sport And Sexuality In Australia /news/after-the-siren-a-timely-story-about-sport-and-sexuality-in-australia/239021 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 05:56:00 +0000 /?p=239021 Darcy Green debuts their brand new novel, After The Siren, in a time when queer identity and sport, particularly the AFL, are in the spotlight in Australia. The story is ...

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Steve MinOn Shortlisted For Queensland Literary Awards People’s Choice Award /news/steve-minon-shortlisted-for-qld-literary-awards-peoples-choice-award/238632 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 01:38:55 +0000 /?p=238632 Brisbane author Steve MinOn has reached another milestone for his debut novel First Name, Second Name. MinOn was announced as a finalist for the 2025 Queensland Literary Awards this week and ...

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The Little Bookroom: Community Save World’s Oldest Children’s Bookshop /news/the-little-bookroom-community-save-worlds-oldest-childrens-bookshop/238251 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:56:50 +0000 /?p=238251 In an overwhelming show of community support, beloved local institution The Little Bookroom has narrowly escaped closing, with plans to reopen just in time for gifting season. Swooping in to ...

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In Spite Of You: This Gorgeous Queer Rom-Com Will Both Read You To Filth & Heal Your Heart /artsentertainment/in-spite-of-you-this-gorgeous-queer-rom-com-will-both-read-you-for-filth-heal-your-heart/238478 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:32:45 +0000 /?p=238478 Patrick Lenton is hands down one of my favourite writers in the country. Smart and nuanced, he has a way with words that is truly unique; a spiky yet soft, ...

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