Julian, and The Virtues of the Solitary Bird.
The talk at the Royal Festival Hall will be chaired by Peter Bush, Goytisolo's translator. Tickets £5, box office 020 7960 4242 or book: www.rfh.org.uk
Next month we will review A Cock-Eyed Comedy. £9.60 from www.amazon.com, ISBN 1852428198, Serpent's Tail, Pub: 3 October.

the terror of SEX

Sex Terror - Erotic Misadventures in Pop Culture is a collection of recent interviews and book reviews from 'Anti-Gay' author Mark Simpson. Known for his witty and controversial writing on the current state of gay life, this

book demonstrates that he is happy to sink his teeth into most subjects, from Abba to Bill Clinton. Sex and masculinity remain his favourite topics, though he never shies away from turning his razor-like gaze on what he sees as his homogenised, consumerist queer 'brethren'. Serious and seriously funny, Sex Terror provides amusement and thought in equal measure.
Published in the US by Harrington Park Press, Price £11.70 from www.amazon.com, or from bookshops stocking imports.

rose - coloured SPECTACLES

David Derrick describes his approach to his work as "English Idiosyncratic". If that appeals, then try and catch his paintings and drawings on show at The Globe Centre until 27 September. Derrick found time to train at Putney College of Art and via the Open College of Arts while pursuing his

career as a teacher, then headmaster. Giving up his last job at a central London primary school because it became too demanding, and he also became very ill, he has since