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Kevin Booth

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Born

New Zealand

Website

http://www.kevinboothart.com

Twitter

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Genre

Contemporary, Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian

Influences

[authorJames Baldwin]

Member Since

December 2011

URL

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Kevin Booth pens contemporary and LGBT-themed fiction, often about Barcelona and its history, such as his first novel, Celia’s Room. He also writes about the city’s art and architecture in the BCN Free Art guides. Writing as K. Eastkott he created a non-Eurocentric ocean fantasy world, where he explores environmentally focussed themes, Seeking the Jewel Fish. Having lived primarily in Barcelona since 1988, he combines writing with work as a translator and editor. More info: www.kevinboothart.com ...more

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Average rating: 3.68 · 31 ratings · 13 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Bend Sinister: The Gay Times Book of Disturbing Stories by Peter Burton (Editor), Neil Bartlett, Neal Drinnan 3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Celia's Room 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Celia’s Room really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BCN Free Art 01: The Port and Barceloneta it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Meters: A TEFL play about a girl who overcame disability, poverty and racism to become the fastest woman in the world 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sian and the Winterwife by Avalon Weston (Goodreads Author), Kevin Booth (Goodreads Author) (Editor and publisher), Andreu Leon (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sian and the Winterwife: A fairy tale by Avalon Weston (Goodreads Author), Andreu Leon (Illustrations), Kevin Booth (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Preparing For Eldership by Rory Dyer, Chris Wienand, Leon van Daele 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raíces móviles: La vida migrante de las plantas by Carles Méndez Llopis, Ana de los Dolores Tomás Miralles, Paula Santiago Martín de Madrid 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Auto Safety Book: Secrets You Were Never Told by Axel Boone, Kevin Booth (Goodreads Author), Linda Booth 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Covid BCN 07: crime and (physical) punishment

I wanted to open this blog with some positive news: a couple of days ago the death rate in Catalonia dropped for the first time! I was hopeful we were reaching our peak even as the toll continued to rise in Spain (bearing in mind they didn’t go into full lockdown until around two weeks after Catalonia). But unfortunately it was a false alarm, just a blip on the graph. People are dying as fast if n

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“News is something somebody doesn't want printed; all else is advertising.”
― William Randolph Hearst

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