If you know anything about me, it’s that I’m relentlessly charming, effusive, and witty. In fact, not a day goes by that people aren’t drawn to me in the street, laughing and pointing even though I haven’t had chance to tell a joke yet! And if you haven’t had the opportunity to hear the dulcet yet ogrish tones of my giant-person voice, then fear not! Because I’ve been talking to the internet! I’ve actually talked about all sorts of things, but not least the wonderful re-edition of my book The Giddy Death of the Gays & the Strange Demise of Straights from Amble Press.
The Science Witch Podcast
This was an interview I was really looking forward to, not least because it’s co-hosted by my friend of twenty years, Enku Ide. Enku and I met when we were tiny baby queers living in Swansea, south Wales, and despite spending the next decades on different continents we’ve kept in touch ever since. Last year I even had the absolute pleasure of staying with him and his husband in rural Georgia, where we had a marvelous time exploring thrift stores the size of supermarkets and attending Savannah’s incredibly friendly pride event.
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING PHOTO CONTAINS PICTURES OF REDFERN SANS MAKE UP AND THUS IS ONLY AT 80% GLAMOUR
Anyway, in honour of the recent Giddy Death re-release I had the opportunity to chat with Enku, as well as his podcast co-hosts Ruby, and Anjel about everything from my novels, to LGBTQ solidarity, trans and nonbinary representation in fiction, pagan rituals, and even the impact of generative AI on writers. I had a fantastic time and the heartfelt and emotional discussion even brought one of the hosts to tears. The talk was something really special to me, and you can listen to it for yourself at any of the internet’s fine podcast vendors:
Gender Identity Weekly
I also had the fantastic opportunity to talk with Amethysta Herrick for the Gender Identity Weekly podcast. The time absolutely flew by, and I was thrilled to actually talk about my doctorate, which I all-too-frequently forget I even have. This means we really got to delve into some queer history (I know things, I promise!) right back to the 18th century (spoiler: not a fun time for queer people!).
We also talked about both Proud Pink Sky and Giddy Death, as well as our favourite Pokemon (see obvious choice Jigglypuff on the shelf just behind me).
If you want the voice-only version, click the link here for the podcast website.
If you’d rather see our joyful faces, click here for the YouTube link.
Loveliness From 'Nathan Burgoine
Finally, I was really touched by ‘Nathan Burgoine’s Pride Roundup of books, which included Proud Pink Sky:
“…if there’s anything Redfern Jon Barrett knows how to do, it’s to take something binary—good or bad, gay or straight, you name the dichotomy—and then shatter the false binary into something way, way, way more nuanced and fascinating than you ever considered.”
To read the full post, simply click here.
In case that’s not enough, I shall leave you with this picture of myself with my big ol’ nonbinary books that was taken for International Non-Binary People’s Day. If you want more pictures of my face, you can find them on Mastodon: @Redfern or on Bluesky: @redfernjon.
Until the next mounting global crisis, friends!
— Redfern