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Faber has signed a social history of queer Britain by writers and podcast producers Tash Walker and Adam Zmith.

Commissioning editor Mo Hafeez acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada and excluding audio rights, from Sophie Lambert at C&W. Publication is currently scheduled for autumn 2025.  

The new book is inspired by the authors’ podcast "The Log Books". It is based on the archives kept by the LGBTQ+ helpline Switchboard since 1974. Walker and Zmith said: “The stories we found in the archives and the memories of hundreds of queer elders we interviewed for ’The Log Books’ are full of life, love and loss. 

"This unique repository gave us an insight into LGBTQ+ life in the decades before we were born and as we grew up in a time defined by hostility towards queer people; it was a window into a history that was hidden from us. We are thrilled to have the chance to continue our work with Mo and the team at Faber, to further explore the special bonds fostered between queer people across generations.”

Hafeez added: “It is a genuine privilege to be working with Tash and Adam on this incredible project. Their writing represents a bridge to the past, a reflection of the present, and a look into the future; they succeed in capturing queer lives and history but do not settle there, opting instead to propel these things into the very foreground of our national story.”  

More info here: https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/faber-signs-social-history-of-queer-britain-by-walker-and-zmith

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