Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hi everyone this my channel #Bookdraw Welcome!

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I conducted a few interviews whilst I was in Liverpool of some lovely active folks who have talked a bit about books which are important to them. There will be more from these people and other folks at a later date!

The books mentioned:
The Emmigrants by W.G Sebald
Sucking Sherbet Lemons by Michael Carson
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit and Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal both by Jeanette Winterson
Ruby Fruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
The First Lady by April Ashley
and Various Roald Dahl books and Gosebumps is a series by R L Stine
Martin and John or (Fu*king Martin) by Dale Peck


The People I interviewed and there work:

Joan Burnett @JoanEBurnett Chiar of Liverpool Pride
Steve Benson @stevenbenson4635
Sophie Green sophie-green.com
Julie Cavanagh from News from Nowhere @newsfromnowhere
Jonathan Beaver jonathonbeaver.com
Chris Porter youth worker at Gyro ypas.org.uk/our-services/support-services/lgbt-project