A Man and His Pride

Reading A Man and his Pride is the literary equivalent of spending a night in a club, dancing all your blues away, and waking the next morning with a smile on your face and a stranger in your bed. Funny, moving, and with energy to burn, Luke Rutledge’s debut is an absolute joy.

John Boyne

A Man and His Pride announces Luke Rutledge as an exceptionally talented and exciting new voice, one whose contribution to the gay canon has got off to a soaring start!

Matt Cain

One man’s story to understand and exorcise his shame, reunite himself with his natural and found family, and celebrate his pride at last. A great, relatable read for LGBTQ+ people and allies!

Henry Fry

A Man and His Pride is equal parts funny, sexy, brutal and poignant – an impressive debut.

Holden Sheppard

Candid, heartfelt, and ultimately hopeful, A Man and His Pride is a truly authentic queer Aussie debut.

Tobias Madden

A Man and His Pride is breezily written, moving queer fiction with a deft light comic touch.

The Age

One man’s story to understand and exorcise his shame, reunite himself with his natural and found family, and celebrate his pride at last. A great, relatable read for LGBTQ+ people and allies.

Henry Fry

Candid, heartfelt, and ultimately hopeful, A Man and His Pride is a truly authentic queer Aussie debut.

Tobias Madden

Just finished reading A Man and His Pride. Loved it! After 30 years with the shop and many more years reading ‘coming out’ novels I’m always a bit wary of reading them. This was fresh and the writing was great. It had a broader vision which hopefully mean that it will find an audience outside the queer community.

Rowland, Hares and Hyenas Book Shop

This is thoroughly engrossing, deftly constructed and refreshingly frank about the ruthless realities of the gay scene and the difficulties in coming out and becoming comfortable in your identity.

DNA magazine