John Grindrod

Glorious Bridget Christie show this evening. Her Trump impression particularly absurd

The hidden history of Britain’s fight for queer rights Several new books explore the LGBTQ+ lives and narratives that have all too often been ignored

observer.co.uk/style/featur... This is a great read, and I can't wait to read the new @grindrod.bsky.social book about suburbia from a non-hetero point of view.

The hidden history of Britain’s fight for queer rights Several new books explore the LGBTQ+ lives and narratives that have all too often been ignored

For The Observer, I’ve written about growing up under the shadow of Section 28, bi erasure, and the role of the Bishopsgate Institute’s archive informing new books on LGBT+ history that offer resistance and lessons in our own increasingly intolerant times

observer.co.uk/style/featur...

Might be a bit Edie Brickell, but today happiness looks like the bee on our rosemary blossom

Tales of the Suburbs by John Grindrod review – an entertaining alternative history of queer Britain From London’s commuter belt to the country village gay club, these portraits of LGBTQ+ life are filled with humour, compassion and observational flair

Tales of the Suburbs by John Grindrod review – an entertaining alternative history of queer Britain

This, forever.

Me too! Today is mainly going to be running around excitedly…

Thank you so much Matt!

So chuffed! Thank you for your brilliant stories x

Thank you lovely!

Endless huge thank yous to all of the beautiful, generous people who shared their stories with me. This book is obviously for them first and foremost x

Utterly thrilled to bits

Tales of the Suburbs by John Grindrod review – an entertaining alternative history of queer Britain From London’s commuter belt to the country village gay club, these portraits of LGBTQ+ life are filled with humour, compassion and observational flair

Tales of the Suburbs is Book of the Day in the Guardian! ‘This fantastically entertaining alternative history of queer life in Britain’ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

It’s now just a week away! And there’s loads of lovely events to look forward to. London, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Bath… Lots more in the pipeline too. Be lovely to see you! www.johngrindrod.co.uk/events

Such a beautiful run round the lake at dusk, the geese and moorhens and ducks all getting ready to watch Emmerdale or whatever it is they get up to over there at lights out

Best essay commission evah! Come along to our event, we'll be bringing the suburbs to Foyles...

One week to go! Come! Am also currently editing a wonderful essay by @grindrod.bsky.social on the relationship between suburbia, sexuality and the music of the Pet Shop Boys to run on @thequietus.com next week 🏠🏠🏠🏠🍆👀🏠🏠🏠🏠

Cover of Geraint Franklin’s book High-Tech Britain, showing the Lloyds Building

Congratulations @geraintfranklin.bsky.social on your sparkly new book, High-Tech Britain, out tomorrow

Holding up a copy of a book, Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains by John Grindrod, in front of two suburban semis and a speed bump

Wouldn't you LOVE to have me on your podcast/radio show/other modern communications thingy? Tales of the Suburbs is out next week, and it would be smashing to get word out as far as possible over the next few months via the medium of chat. Slide into my DMs or www.johngrindrod.co.uk/contact x

I think it’s fair to say that I’ve caught up with demand for my bird beer mat paintings, so I might stop my ‘bird a day’ policy.

This is good news if you were interested in buying one though as there has never been more available to choose from!

There’s also a book!

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That's a really good idea!

I think the publisher are doing that (I hope!)

You never normally hear the rap bit of Hotel California though

Holding up a copy of a book, Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains by John Grindrod, in front of two suburban semis and a speed bump

Wouldn't you LOVE to have me on your podcast/radio show/other modern communications thingy? Tales of the Suburbs is out next week, and it would be smashing to get word out as far as possible over the next few months via the medium of chat. Slide into my DMs or www.johngrindrod.co.uk/contact x

Both a bit Superfortressy?

Oooh! Non-standard.

Or, Get Carter

It’s also SO Birmingham

Drive-thru Hooters

You had a lot of it x