BOOK REVIEW

Asterios and the Labyrinth | Reviewed by Grant Leishman for Readers’ Favorite

Asterios and the Labyrinth (Mythos of Knossos) by Edmond Thornfield transports readers back to the time of ancient Greek power, of mythical beasts, sorcerers, and the battle for royal succession. Upon the death of King Minos, his son Asterios must succeed to the throne before the various warlords tear the kingdom apart in their quest […]

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Author’s Note of Meeting Donatello

AS THE EPICENTER OF RADICAL HUMANISM AND ARTISTIC ENLIGHTENMENT, FLORENCE BECAME THE PARAMOUNT CRUCIBLE OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE. Independent thinkers broke free from the constraints of the preceding millennium. Against this backdrop, the following tale gives voice to the long-suppressed desires and identities of those who suffered the dominant assumption that heterosexuality is the default and

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BOOK REVIEW

Asterios and the Labyrinth | Reviewed by Saifunnissa Hassam for Readers’ Favorite

Edmond Thornfield’s novel, Asterios and the Labyrinth (Mythos of Knossos), is a reimagined, action-packed mythological and historical story, set in ancient Krete (Crete) during the period of the Bronze Age Minoan civilization. When King Minos dies, his son Asterios succeeds him as the ruler of the Kingdom of Labrys. Prince Phaistos of Archanes is commander-in-chief

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A Tale of Paris & Paris: Echoes of Troy | Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers’ Favorite

A Tale of Paris and Paris: Echoes of Troy by Edmond Thornfield is set in fifteenth-century Cortona, where Lorenzo di Ranieri returns from Florence to a city under ecclesiastical scrutiny. Quiet warnings reach him that the Inquisition is preparing accusations meant to divide households and strip the town of power. Lorenzo uses his position in

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The Gay Classicist Manifesto

Reclaiming the Classical Tradition

S THE 21st CENTURY BEGINS, THE UNFOLDING LITERARY RENAISSANCE HAS SHATTERED THE SHACKLES OF HETERONORMATIVE commandments that have constrained the classic canon. Yet forces of erasure still confine our existence to the shadows. To this day, governments around the world, social prejudice, and insidious institutions stifle our voices with censorship, cruelty, and death. THIS IS

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