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Stephen Coy loves the shockingly brutal honest of Crystal Rasmussen’s hilarious Diary of a Drag Queen

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  Tom Rasmussen and his alter ego, Crystal Rasmussen, grew up in Lancashire, England. Now identified as non-binary, the preferred pronouns are they/them/their.  Though from modest beginnings, they became a sensation, at least in their own mind. Anyone who is a bit uptight, or even skittish, might find the brutal honesty a bit much.  Their … Continue reading



Stephen Coy reviews CLEANLINESS by GARTH GREENWELL ‘one of best writers of his generation’

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After his extraordinary debut novel, What Belongs to You, was published, I eagerly anticipated Garth Greenwell’s second novel. What Belongs to You was set in Sofia, Bulgaria and the main character taught literature at the American school The same setting frames the second novel. In neither is the narrator named and the characters are identified … Continue reading




Stephen Coy reviews funny lady LANE MOORE”s How To Be Alone if you Want to and Even if you Don”t

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How to be Alone if you Want to and Even if you Don’t Lane Moore Growing up, Lane Moore had a very unstable family life, full of dysfunction and disappointment. As an adult, she has little contact with them. This situation spilled over into a life with few friends and those she did attain, rarely … Continue reading



Stephen Coy reviews He’s Done Ever So Well for Himself by Justin David ‘a writer with keen skills of observation’.

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It would not be unusual for a reader to begin this book and think it a memoir. I did. A quick check on the jacket confirmed that it is a work of fiction. Perhaps there are people who are this funny in real life but most of us can only hope to encounter so many … Continue reading



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