Been thinking about how Netflix approached Adolescence on social.
• Tough subject matter
• Native formats
• Genuinely thoughtful tone
• They let the audience lead
Social doesn’t have to be loud or lol-heavy to make an impact.
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The cover of the book Idolfire by Grace Curtis on a pink background. Above it the Queerly logo and below the Book of the Week caption.
‘Idolfire’ by Grace Curtis is our Book of the Week ✨ An epic sapphic fantasy inspired by the fall of Rome, following Aleya and Kirby on a quest to the ancient city of Nivela, where old magic and a thousand stolen gods await #BookOfTheWeek
Torrey Peters is back with a bold collection pushing the boundaries of gender, power, and identity. Set in a remote logging camp, the titular story turns a winter dance into a volatile exploration of masculinity, transition, and desire. ‘Stag Dance’ is a must read this spring!
Get up, get up! Let’s go go go… Rob’s back on air with The Queerly Breakfast Show 📻 Starts Monday 10 March at 7:30am on Queerly Radio 🎶
I’ve still got Pink Pony Club stuck in my head only now it’s the Elton John vocal 😵
Queen James unravels the passionate, scandalous, and dramatic life of Britain’s first king. If you love royal history with a queer twist, this is an absolute must-read! #BookOfTheWeek
FIRST LOOK: JOE, a short film, inspired by the Polari Prize-winning novel ‘The Whale Tattoo’ by Jon Ransom. Coming soon.
We're on the BAFTAs red carpet today 🍿 Do you have any questions for this year's nominees? Drop them below and we might ask them 😉 #EEBAFTAs #BAFTA
The results are in! Congratulations to all of the @dorianawards.bsky.social winners ✨ It’s been an honour to be a part of this with GALECA this year. thisisqueerly.com/dorian-film-...
‘All The Young Queers’ is my @thisisqueerly.com Book of the Week! This wonderful collection of short stories from Nathan Evans offers a window into the challenges and triumphs of growing up queer. It’s a celebration of identity, love, and the journey to find one’s place in the world. #BookOfTheWeek
A man returns home, seeking closure—but finds comfort in a former lover’s arms. A stunning, unsentimental novel about love, trust & the search for home.
I loved ‘The Edges’ by Angelo Tijssens—raw yet tender, it lingers long after the final page. #BookOfTheWeek
What are your go-to genuine laugh out loud comedy podcasts? 🎧
Love, war, and forbidden desire - ‘The Boy I Love’ is a breathtaking and heartbreaking journey into the trenches of WWI. @whusseyauthor.bsky.social masterfully blends history, romance, and raw emotion, creating a novel that will stay with you long after the final page #TheBoyILove
@harveymorton.com with the big guests on @thisisqueerly.com 🙌 www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8x5...
Meta has announced ‘Edits’, a new video creation app from Instagram to rival CapCut. It will be released in the “coming weeks”.
Big change on Instagram. Main feed thumbnails now display a 4:5 crop. Chaos. #SocialMedia
After 11 years leading digital and social content at Working Title Films, I’ll soon be stepping away.
It’s been an extraordinary decade-plus of creativity, storytelling, and learning.
I’m now looking for freelance opportunities with start dates from mid-March 2025.
A reminder that your resolutions come into force on the first Monday of the year. Not today.
No one who played this as a child in the 1990s is ok
Are those atlaspheres I see in this new #Gladiators trailer? youtu.be/og9N4wcRLJ0?...
It’s not quite the change we were all hoping for 🪓
It’s nine months until Vito is back on our TV screens again, which will be just in time to deal with all of the pregnancies he’s caused this evening #strictly
Tempted
Sales were down despite the same shot of our window display being used 25 times in a Channel 5 “documentary” 📉
I’m excited by the prospect of just how many versions of ‘DJ Play A Christmas Song’ we will have by Christmas 🎄 open.spotify.com/track/275YsW...
Truth
No Justin! Every year I’m told “your tastes might have changed” and every year they haven’t. The worst of all the pies. Not even worthy of the title.
People aren’t just leaving X on a moral basis. The user experience is also very poor and the platform has effectively now become pay to play. No one wants to contribute to a space where they feel invisible.
It seems to me the battle to become new Twitter will be won by the platform that can give users the most new followers, post engagement and/or link clicks. No one is here because they don’t like attention.
I’m so excited for the next book from the wonderful @whusseyauthor.bsky.social ✨’The Boy I Love’ is described as a sweeping gay love story set against the horror of the battlefront of the First World War, painstakingly researched by the author 💕 It’s available to pre-order now.
