Episode 6: Queer Representation

We're keeping the ball rolling with our Pride episodes this month! Becca is joined by Jenni, Nick, and Victoria to talk about their first experiences with queer representation in media, and give us some recommendations on books and comics they love!

Books discussed:

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti

The Less than Epic Adventures of T.J. and Amal by E. K. Weaver

No Straight Lines by Justin Hall (Sorry folks, this one doesn't appear to be available through any of our distributors right now)

Canto: If I Only Had a Heart by David Booher

Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani Mootoo

Additional Authors Discussed:

Kate Leth

Sina Grace

C. Spike Trottman

Virginia Woolf

Alison Bechdel

Ellen Forney

Roxane Gay

What We're Reading:

Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom

A Song Below Water by Bethany Morrow

Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty

Poe Dameron: Free Fall by Alex Segura

Haunted Heroine by Sarah Kuhn

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsin Muir

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