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 249Jun 249
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 618Apr 618
John Peyton CookeinPrism & PenPrecocious Puberty Ended My Queer Athletic Career — Or Did It?Once my gayness kicked in, my experience with sports in junior high took a nosedive, then made a surprising comebackAug 125Aug 125
John Peyton CookeinBooks Are Our Superpower5 Great Spy Novels That *Everyone* Should ReadSome spy stories are great works of literature that shouldn’t be passed over — even by readers not usually drawn to the genreJul 2710Jul 2710
John Peyton CookeMy 101 Favorite Novels — Suggested Readings for Your TBR ListIn approximate order, I offer those novels that gave me the most memorable reading experiences of my life thus farJul 232Jul 232
John Peyton CookeinPrism & Pen“Alas” (A Queer Cautionary Tale)A story about what happens next if we fail to actJul 145Jul 145
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 27Jul 27
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