I am beyond delighted to announce that my novel PROUD PINK SKY is being published by Amble Press, a new imprint of Bywater Books, and is scheduled for release in 2022.
Berlin: a megacity of 24 million people, is the world’s first gay state. Its distant radio broadcasts are a lifeline for teenager William, so when his love affair with Gareth is discovered the two flee toward sanctuary. But is there a place for them in a city divided into districts for young twinks, trendy bears, and rich alpha gays? Meanwhile, straight housewife Cissie loves Berlin’s towering highrises and chaotic multiculturalism, yet she’s never left her heterosexual district – not until she and her family are trapped in a queer riot. With her husband Howard plunging into religious paranoia, she discovers a walled-off slum of perpetual twilight, home to the city’s forbidden trans residents.
As they dive deeper into a bustling world of pride parades, polyamorous trysts, and even an official gay language, William and Cissie discover that all is not well in the gay state – each playing their part in a looming civil war...
The novel is the result of years of research into queer communities, history, and Polari – the real-life gay slang which is expanded and updated for PROUD PINK SKY. It is a work of 'ambitopian' fiction, which I’ve described in the io9/Gizmodo article, ‘Why We Need Utopian Fiction Now More Than Ever’.
I’m thrilled that the novel has a home with Amble, which has a number of exciting upcoming books from minority authors. I’ll reveal more information as it’s available!
- Redfern
