PinnedJohn Peyton CookeinPrism & Pen4 Brilliant Gay Novels by 3 Authors Who Left Us Too Soon 🌈HIV/AIDS ended the lives of these talented writers, but it didn’t stop them from giving us some astonishingly fierce novels firstJun 247Jun 247
PinnedJohn Peyton CookeinPrism & PenSuppression of Pride Is a Slippery Slope Toward AuthoritarianismIf we allow bullies, bigots, and MAGAts to intimidate us, they won’t stop until they rid themselves of us entirelyMay 299May 299
PinnedJohn Peyton CookeinPrism & Pen5 Great Novels by Women About Gay and Bisexual MenSome of my favorite novels about gay men grew from the imaginations of some incredibly talented womenMay 118May 118
PinnedJohn Peyton CookeinBooks Are Our Superpower5 *Huge* Novels I Read Last YearI’m a slow reader, and I read every word. Here are the longest (and some of the best) novels I read in 2023.Apr 617Apr 617
PinnedJohn Peyton CookeWhy Reading Matter Should Never Be Policed — Especially Not by ParentsHere in the bizzaro world of 2024, many school libraries and public libraries have been forced to remove books that conservative groups…Feb 55Feb 55
John Peyton CookeinBooks Are Our SuperpowerMy ‘Darkness at Noon’: The Enlightening Journey of a Used BookMy old copy of Arthur Koestler’s anti-totalitarian novel was given to someone else as a gift in 1941 — by a most interesting coupleJul 24Jul 24
John Peyton CookeAbout Me and My Writing on MediumI’ve seen other Medium writers sum up where they’re at so far, so here is my own ‘About Me’ — as always a work in progressJun 23Jun 23
John Peyton CookeinPrism & Pen2 More Novels About Gay Men That *Everyone* Should ReadThese novels about gay love in earlier times are deserving of a much wider readership.Jun 415Jun 415
John Peyton CookeinPrism & PenReading Gay Secondhand Books — Unique Legacies for New GenerationsWho, I wonder, read this gay novel before me? What did they go through in their own lives? What did this book mean to them?May 2813May 2813
John Peyton CookeDeriving Pleasure From Business: My Shanghai StoryI had to go to Shanghai on business . . . but I made sure to find time to explore for myselfMay 272May 272