chireviewofbooks.com/2026/10/28/i-wasnt-interested-in-writing-gay-intimacy-for-straight-people-marlon-james-on-the-disappearers “I wasn’t interested in writing gay intimacy for straight people”: Marlon James on “The Disappearers”
In an interview about his new novel The Disappearers, Marlon James discusses its queer characters in 1980s Kingston, revenge, masculinity and violence, and how his characters take over his plans. He says he wrote it for the queer gaze, not for straight readers.
— via Chicago Review of Books, Stephen Patrick Bell
