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Gorgeous guest post on the website today! The inimitable @xuanlintham.bsky.social joins us ahead of their launch next week to share some of the books that fed into the writing of Revolutionary Desires: the political power of the sex scene!
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Xuanlin Tham on the power of the sex scene – The Skinny We chat with author and film curator Xuanlin Tham about Revolutionary Desires, an incisive and intricate exploration of the politics of the sex scene.

"Representations of how sex is actually felt and experienced, sitting with what is difficult about sex – this can only be found in cinema"

Film curator @xuanlintham.bsky.social speaks about their debut book REVOLUTIONARY DESIRE, out tomorrow via @404ink.bsky.social‬

Inklings #27: Revolutionary Desires - Xuanlin Tham — 404 Ink Sex on screen is unnecessary, gratuitous, and serves no purpose. This is the sentiment on the rise as cinema becomes less and less sexy. Xuanlin Tham counters that sex scenes ...

Happy publication day to @xuanlintham.bsky.social and Revolutionary Desires!

"incisive and intricate" - The Skinny

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Fierce Salvage - A Queer Words Anthology — 404 Ink PRE-ORDER: PUBLISHING JANUARY 2025 Fierce Salvage is a snapshot of current Scottish LGBTI+ writing and a showcase of queer talent, the follow-up to We Were Always Here.

Happy publication day to Fierce Salvage! Curious and provocative, sometimes domestic, sometimes otherworldly, this collection is a snapshot of Scotland’s queer community and LGBTI+ writing scene, and captures the variety of experiences that bind the community together. www.404ink.com/store/p/fier...

Image showing the cover of Revolutionary Desires with text "Xuanlin Tham on the Political Power of the Sex Scene with Anahit Behrooz, Weds 12 March 7pm"

Coming soon and launching at @lighthousebks.bsky.social is @xuanlintham.bsky.social's Revolutionary Desires, with fellow-Inkling author Anahit Behrooz!

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The 13th Amendment allows for modern day SLAVE LABOR. They risking their lives for pennies.

A Warm Welcome awaits at Glasgow Women’s Library | Glasgow Women's Library People who visit GWL regularly describe us as warm, welcoming and friendly. Everyone who visits is greeted by one of our staff team when they first come into GWL – it’s how we roll. Now…

As the temperatures plummet, we'd like to remind you that you don’t need to have a reason to come to GWL to spend time & keep warm – just come in, make yourself comfortable & let staff know if you need any help. We may not be able to meet all your needs but here’s what we can offer:

Nickel Boys review – a miracle of a movie With this adaptation of Colson Whiteheads Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, filmmaker RaMell Ross delivers 2024’s most harrowing and transcendent film.

For Little White Lies, I wrote about RaMell Ross’ miraculous NICKEL BOYS - the defining American film of the decade, and a profoundly inspirational synthesis of narrative feature and avant-garde visual essay lwlies.com/reviews/nick

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Last day of this Very exciting offer, making it the *PERFECT* day to pre-order one of our Top Titles for 2025!

From fiction to feminism PLUS local talent like Katie Goh,
@xuanlintham.bsky.social @michaelpedersen.bsky.social @hrfmichael.bsky.social Kirsty Logan!

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