Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Greg Thorpe's books

161 ratings | 37 reviews | avg rating:4.47

more photos (6)

Greg’s Year In Books

Greg’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Greg’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Greg’s 2025 Year in Books

Greg Thorpe’s Followers (21)

Greg’s Bookshelves

to-read (241)
currently-reading (1)
read (422)
did-not-finish (0)
booker-winners-to-read (9)
classics-to-read (4)

Greg’s Friends (135)

Stephen van Dyck

1,135 books | 673 friends

Jonny Carey

764 books | 80 friends

Richard R

5,186 books | 272 friends

Hayley

879 books | 107 friends

Nikolas Koutsodontis

2,979 books | 453 friends

Della1984

522 books | 886 friends

Andreas

2,318 books | 70 friends

Nicole Miles

1,503 books | 75 friends

More friends…

2026 Reading Challenge

2026

READING

CHALLENGE

Greg Thorpe has read 43 books of their goal of 30!

143%

Greg Thorpe

Goodreads Author

Born

Douglas, Isle of Man, The United Kingdom

Website

https://gregthorpe.journoportfolio.com/

Genre

Gay and Lesbian, History, Paranormal

Member Since

September 2016

edit data

I'm a writer and arts freelancer living in Todmorden, Calderdale, UK, 'The Valley of the Lights'. I write short stories and my work has been nominated for the V. S. Pritchett Short Story Prize, the DISQUIET Literary Prize, and the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award, and I've received special commendation in The Stinging Fly / FBA Fiction Prize. I won a place on the 2026 Paul McVeigh West Cork Writing Residency and was recipient of an Oppenheim–John Downes Memorial Grant for my writing. My work has been published in Best British Short Stories, The Stinging Fly, Banshee, Aesthetica, Confingo, Ellipsis, SEXTET, dif, and Foglifter. ...more

12 posts
Greg Thorpe's Blog

New writing now online!

I first heard of the infamous King Mempricius in Derek Jarman's journals. His tale eventually inspired me to write my first piece of fiction based on myth and legend. 'Food for a Wolf' is published by the wonderful Foglifter Press in their exclusive online collection of queer mythology, link here:
https://www.foglifterjournal.com/oe-i...

Read this scintillating quote to whet your appetite:

‘Mempriciu Read more of this blog post »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on October 06, 2026 00:42 • Tags: mythology, queer-fiction

View all 12 posts »

Combine Editions
Greg Thorpe’s books

Average rating: 3.57 · 102 ratings · 21 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Best British Short Stories 2016 by Nicholas Royle (Editor), Leone Ross (Goodreads Author), Robert Sheppard 3.60 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Transactions Of Desire vol.1 by Omar Kholeif (Editor), Sarah Perks (Editor), A.L. & A.L. 2.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015	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
	Dark Habits by Sarah Perks (Editor), Greg Thorpe (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2017	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
	The Stinging Fly Issue 48/Volume Two Summer 2023 by Lisa McInerney (Editor), Anne Carson (Contributor), Jean-Baptiste Del Amo (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 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
	Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2023 by Aesthetica Magazine (Editor), Greg Thorpe (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 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
	Foglifter: Vol. 4 Issue 2 by Luiza Flynn-Goodlett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Greg Thorpe (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2019	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
	Confingo 18 (Autumn 2022) by Confingo Publishing (Editor), Greg Thorpe (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 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
	Banshee, Issue #15, Spring/Summer 2023 by Laura Jane Cassidy (Editor), Eimear B. Ryan (Editor), Claire Hennessy (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 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

More books by Greg Thorpe…

Greg is Currently Reading

Greg Thorpe is currently reading

In Writing

by Hattie Crisell

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Nov 07, 2026 12:14AM

Greg’s Recent Updates

Greg Thorpe is currently reading In Writing by Hattie Crisell	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
Nov 07, 2026 12:14AM · like
Greg Thorpe finished reading Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark by James Bailey (Goodreads Author)	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
Nov 04, 2026 03:45PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Like a Cat Loves a Bird by James Bailey. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Like a Cat Loves a Bird by James Bailey <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Greg Thorpe finished reading The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories by Henry James	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
Nov 02, 2026 08:24AM · like
Greg Thorpe started reading The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories by Henry James	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
Oct 29, 2026 01:17AM · 1 like · like
Greg Thorpe is now following John Billingsley Author of West Yorkshire Folk Tales
Oct 26, 2026 03:50AM · like
Greg Thorpe is currently reading Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark by James Bailey (Goodreads Author)	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
Oct 20, 2026 09:01AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Like a Cat Loves a Bird by James Bailey. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Like a Cat Loves a Bird by James Bailey <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Greg Thorpe rated a book it was amazing End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World by Naomi Klein	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
Oct 20, 2026 09:01AM · like
Greg Thorpe finished reading Beautiful Distance by Nao-Cola Yamazaki	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
Oct 18, 2026 05:42AM · like
Greg Thorpe wants to read The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories by Henry James	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
Oct 07, 2026 07:31AM · like
Greg Thorpe started reading End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World by Naomi Klein Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Nonfiction	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
Sep 22, 2026 03:03PM · like