Big Gay Read

The Big Gay Read, a follow-up to the BBC's Big Read and initiated by librarians in Manchester, has been launched as a national competition. An initial discussion list of 20 includes titles by Alan Hollinghurst, Annie Proulx, Colm Toibin, Jeannette Winterson and Patricia Highsmith. The winner, to be chosen by public vote, will be announced in February. [Report in the Guardian]