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June Thomas

@junethomas.bsky.social
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Author, A PLACE OF OUR OWN: SIX SPACES THAT SHAPED QUEER WOMEN'S CULTURE (May 2024). Longtime Slatester, podcaster. Free newsletter: buttondown.email/WhereAre Back in UK after 40 years in US

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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yay, Caroline!
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What a fantastic piece. Fascinating and beautifully written.
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Conor @ernekid.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is some absolute nonsense impacting one of my favourite sandwich places in Belfast
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is a really smart way to update a news/investigative podcast: with more news and investigation! (Do start with Episode 1, though.) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
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UPDATE - The woman on the balcony | Posh George: The criminal behind Farage Ep.6
Podcast Episode · Posh George: The criminal behind Farage | Times Investigates · S13, E6 Bonus · 31min
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I joined three other amazing writers and scholars responding to Rachel Karp's book The Lesbian Bar Chronicles in Signs' "Short Takes" series: signsjournal.org/rachel-karps... (I swear I don't hate bars!)
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Rachel Karp’s The Lesbian Bar Chronicles
Krista Burton, Ashley Green, Mairead Sullivan, and June Thomas discuss Rachel Karp’s book The Lesbian Bar Chonicles, plus a response from Karp herself.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This was bonkers in the best possible way!
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I wrote about Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, a Big Bang Theory spin-off that manages to maintain close ties to the progenitor show while going in a VERY different direction: slate.com/culture/2026...
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One of the Most Popular Sitcoms of All Time Has a Bizarre New Spin-Off. It’s Surprisingly Great.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe really is something else (complimentary).
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I thought I'd visited all of the world's museums of dentistry! (I think the Baltimore one is no longer open to the public.)
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A dream pairing of topic and author! This is all I know and all I shall know on this topic.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
What a lineup!
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I love living in a city where you have to get in a ticket queue the second they go onsale for the book festival. And now I know how the Swifties must feel--I got the last ticket for James Bailey's close read of The Driver's Seat. Now I've booked my tickets, everyone go buy some: www.edbookfest.co.uk
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Home | Edinburgh International Book Festival
2026 Book Festival: Sat 15 - Sun 30 AugustPublic on sale: 10am, Thu 25 June
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Believe me, I feel your pain. (I also went through it with the Outward podcast, which aired its final episode today.) My lips are sealed, but I will say: Don't feel you need to order any special gear.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I'm an audiobook fanatic, but the audiobook doesn't seem to be available in the UK. (The same is true for my book, sadly.)
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Loved this episode--and ordered the book!
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Jones' biography of George Lucas, in which Marcia shows up in all her glory, is so great. I was gripped, and not because of the movies!
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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
a very special all-replacement edition Culture Gabfest, where @isaacbutler.bsky.social, @junethomas.bsky.social, and me talk the buzzy horror hit Obsession, the buzzy horror show Widow’s Bay, and a very silly controversy about a very important subject: children’s books.
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Is Obsession Too Mean or Not Mean Enough?
The indie phenom Obsession makes for a cruel rom-com sandwich on horror bread.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Don't quote me on this just yet, but ... you might get two-thirds of that wish very soon!
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
VERY late response (I haven't been on Bluesky for ages), but it was actually Michael Schuman who rec'd this book. Now *I* must check it out!
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
A queer quiz from 1979 in my latest (free!) newsletter! buttondown.com/WhereAre/arc...
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A Queer Quiz From 1979
It’s the height of summer—that’s right, it’s 65 degrees Fahrenheit here in Edinburgh, officially “phew, what a scorcher” territory for the Scottish...
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Really looking forward to chatting with Lighthouse's Mairi tonight and celebrating Jane Cholmeley's amazing book--and the history of Silver Moon Bookshop. lighthousebookshop.com/events/queer...
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Lighthouse | Queer Women / Queer Spaces: An evening with JUNE THOMAS & JANE CHOLMELEY
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
New newsletter, on how the experience of publishing a book was different from my expectations! buttondown.com/WhereAre/arc...
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
If you're in Edinburgh on the evening of Wednesday, June 4, this event with Silver Moon's Jane Cholmeley and me, in the @Lighthousebks garden, will be a BLAST! lighthousebookshop.com/events/queer...
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Lighthouse | Queer Women / Queer Spaces: An evening with JUNE THOMAS & JANE CHOLMELEY
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
I reviewed James Miller's great new book "The Passion of Pedro Almodóvar" for the Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
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Review | A fresh perspective on the life and films of Pedro Almodóvar
In “The Passion of Pedro Almodóvar,” James Miller offers an eclectic survey of the career of one of Spain’s greatest filmmakers.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
You know you're still connected to your old place of work when you see a story on the ToC, and you think, "Ooh, who has a pilot boyfriend?"
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
The paperback edition of my book A PLACE OF OUR OWN: SIX SPACES THAT SHAPED QUEER WOMEN'S CULTURE will be available in the UK, Australia, etc., on June 5. Order now and get 25% off at the Virago store. Good through 11:59 on June 4! store.virago.co.uk/discount/PLA...
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A Place of Our Own
A highly readable cultural history of queer women's lives in the second half of the twentieth century'An inspiring celebration of lesbian camaraderie, activism and fun' SARAH WATERS'A cracking read, a...
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Thank you, Susan! It's so kind of you to say so--I'm very glad you enjoyed it.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Wow, thank you for recommending my book ... but also for this amazing list of recommendations. I see SO MANY books I'm going to request from my local library now.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
It's such an honor to be nominated for a Publishing Triangle award, especially this one, since Judy Grahn is a hero of mine! Thank you, @publishingtriangle.bsky.social!
The list of nominees for the Publishing Triangle's Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
For @glasgowbell.bsky.social, I wrote about Glasgow's @playpiepint.bsky.social, which produces more new plays than anywhere in Europe or North America--and serves a hell of a Scotch pie: www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-most...
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The most prolific theatre company in Europe? It’s on Byres Road
A play (and a pie, and a pint) is the thing
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
More proof that Becca Rothfeld is America's best nonfiction book critic: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
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Review | A 40-year-old critique of conservative women that’s as relevant as ever
In “Right-Wing Women,” Andrea Dworkin offered provocative arguments about the “sexual, sociological, and spiritual adaptation” of her subjects
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
So kind! Thank you!
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
I'd love to.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I really enjoyed talking to Cassidy Hunt about my book, A PLACE OF OUR OWN. Check out the interview at Sinister Wisdom: sinisterwisdom.org/node/909
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Cassidy Hunt Interviews June Thomas | Sinister Wisdom
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Thank you, Allison. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
You may not be shocked to learn that Elon Musk has egregiously misled the world about the Oldham grooming story. I've been reporting on it for years and so much of the noise traces back to one bad faith rabble rouser called Raja Miah. This is the real story. manchestermill.co.uk/p/elon-musk-...
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Elon Musk thinks there is a hidden grooming scandal in Oldham. Why can’t the police find it?
This week’s controversy can be traced back to a vicious online campaign that has terrified politicians – but struggled to substantiate its claims
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Giblets inside chickens? (Do you get that in America? Can you tell I don't cook?!)
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
The flavor capsule thing, by Knorr, I think. In the ads, French Fred comes out of a house's walls to help a hopeless cook make a wonderful meal for their partner/family. Lovely idea, but the product looks absolutely revolting. Like putting a blob of plastic in the middle of your meaty meal.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Not to be shallow, but could we be informed where Mohamed gets his hats?
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
I'm SO GLAD you liked it!
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Dawn ☀️ 🏳️‍🌈 @sunshine183.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Loved this book! “A Place of Our Own” by June Thomas is a must read! Really appreciated her effort to be inclusive and discuss trans and non binary issues along with the problems lesbians had finding our own places to exist in.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Finally one piece of evidence to support the folks in Westminster having to *walk through a corridor*!
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Aymann read your mind! slate.com/news-and-pol...
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It Might Seem Obvious What Happened to the UnitedHealthcare CEO. Don’t Be So Sure.
A scholar of criminal justice and contract killing saw something else in the shooting—potentially.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Technically, I think I said it SHOULD be a thing--or it's a thing in my head!
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I found the book really interesting, but I haven't seen the TV show yet. (Maxine Peake went to my high school, though!)
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Ah, I didn't understand what had happened! (Of course a Plus member would know how Plus works these days!)
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I had a lovely time chatting with Steve Metcalf and Dan Kois about Blitz, Get Millie Black, and influencer wars on this week's Culture Gabfest: slate.com/podcasts/cul...
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In Steve McQueen’s Blitz, We’re Going Underground, Going Underground
Debating McQueen’s latest.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Ta! They're separate segments now. But we had a very spirited conversation about closing credits sequences of movies.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Really lovely piece from @danigaravelli.bsky.social in the @glasgowbell.bsky.social about the tricky financial and emotional consequences of living on the edges of Glasgow's city limits: www.glasgowbell.co.uk/should-glasg...
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Should Glasgow's suburbs subsidise the city?
Play in Pollok Park, work in town; pay tax in East Ren.
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 29/11/2024
With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, for the first time in our political history, the cabinet is 100% state educated. Quite the moment.
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June Thomas @junethomas.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Don't sleep on haemorrhoids.
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