Janis and Saint Christopher

Janis and Saint Christopher
Author James McKenzie
Cover artist Yuri Arcurs
Country Australia
Genre Urban Fantasy
Publisher BookBaby
Media type e-book
Pages 239
ISBN 9781483503639

Janis and Saint Christopher (2013) is an urban fantasy e-novel by Australian radio presenter James McKenzie.[1][2]

Plot summary

The e-novel is set in Saint Christopher, an Australian city colonised by the French. Rebel journalist Scott Parker gets into a fight at a media conference and the Christian Lobby stages a protest about the morality of homosexuality when they learn about his husband's outdoor sex park. Aging flower power queen Janis Joplin gets sucked into the drama after she performs a concert at the sex park.

Queerd Magazine said it was "a dark comedy that explores confronting issues. Same-sex divorce, infidelity, barebacking, media manipulation and corruption, political scandals, even Botox addiction gets a guernsey."[3]

Janis Joplin

"I originally intended that Janis would play a cameo in the novel but she wouldn't go away," author James McKenzie told Q News (Australian magazine). "Bringing her to life and exploring what her life would have been like if she hadn't died young was wondrous. She's the book's rock, guiding much younger characters as their lives spin publicly out of control."[4]

Characters

Scott Parker; Janis Joplin; Mick Sarkozy (gay footballer); Ryan Morris (sex park owner); Susie Toasta (manipulative television reporter); Brian Steally (camera man and Susie's husband); Michael Slider (conservative politician); Veronica Slider; Chez Devers (radio station manager and Janis's love interest); Peter Rattle (gay cop); Jane Ernst (Susie's TV rival); Janette Howard.

Distribution

Melbourne's Moreland Leader newspaper said leading online book retailers have distributed Janis and Saint Christopher internationally, including Angus and Robertson and Amazon.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Magnusson, Michael. "Edge of Fantasia". Gay News Network. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Rocca, Jane. "James McKenzie". Metro Media Publishing. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. ↑ LeMin, Jess (27 March 2013). "Joplin Lives In Queer Australia". Queerd.
  4. ↑ "Joplin Lives In Gay Australia". QNews. 28 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Joplin still hopping in Brunswick". Moreland Leader. 13 May 2013.


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