084 Chris Angel Murphy on "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
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01/31/22 • 44 min
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Chris Angel Murphy (they/them) is a queer, trans, and nonbinary LGBTQ+ educator and consultant living in Denver, CO, but is originally from Los Angeles, CA. They have a background in social work and LGBTQ+ community organizing. Chris Angel started LGBTQ+ community organizing as a freshman in high school back in 2001 and has been speaking and presenting on various topics ever since. They also have their own podcast, Allyship is a Verb, in which they interview LGBTQ+ community members from various lived experiences and backgrounds. In addition to all that, Chris Angel is just a great conversationalist, fearless when it comes to tackling difficult subjects with love and compassion. I loved this conversation with them, and fell wildly in love with their Best Book Ever, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky. WHAT a book!
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Host: Julie Strauss
Guest: Chris Angel Murphy
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Discussed in this episode:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine
Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self Love by Jonathan Van Ness (Julie’s note: JVN narrates the audiobook version of this book; if you aren’t in love with them yet, you for sure will be after you listen to it!)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower movie
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story by Jacob Tobia
Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive clip
(Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you’re shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)
Chris Angel Murphy (they/them) is a queer, trans, and nonbinary LGBTQ+ educator and consultant living in Denver, CO, but is originally from Los Angeles, CA. They have a background in social work and LGBTQ+ community organizing. Chris Angel started LGBTQ+ community organizing as a freshman in high school back in 2001 and has been speaking and presenting on various topics ever since. They also have their own podcast, Allyship is a Verb, in which they interview LGBTQ+ community members from various lived experiences and backgrounds. In addition to all that, Chris Angel is just a great conversationalist, fearless when it comes to tackling difficult subjects with love and compassion. I loved this conversation with them, and fell wildly in love with their Best Book Ever, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky. WHAT a book!
Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon
Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website
Do you have a book you want to tell me about? Go HERE to apply to be a guest on the Best Book Ever Podcast.
Host: Julie Strauss
Guest: Chris Angel Murphy
Instagram /Podcast/Etsy Store/Website/Gumroad
Discussed in this episode:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine
Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self Love by Jonathan Van Ness (Julie’s note: JVN narrates the audiobook version of this book; if you aren’t in love with them yet, you for sure will be after you listen to it!)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower movie
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story by Jacob Tobia
Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive clip
(Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you’re shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)
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083 Marion Hill on "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler
It’s always a delight to talk to one of the readers I admire most: returning guest of the show Marion Hill. Today, Marion joined me to talk about the sci-fi classic “Parable of the Sower,” and we had a great discussion about repeated readings, what makes a book sci-fi, and how Octavia Butler transcends any genre.
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Host: Julie Strauss
Guest: Marion Hill
Discussed in this episode:
The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
(After we recorded this episode, I spotted this haunting graphic novel version of the book)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
The Fifth Season by NK Jemison
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin
Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
Artpace Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Wild Seed by Octavia Butler (Listen to Marti Dumas tell me about Wild Seed on Episode 030)
The Little Country by Charles de Lint
Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint (Listen to Marion’s tell me about this book on Episode 008)
The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive clip
All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
(Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you’re shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)
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085 Jaclyn Desforges on "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte
Jaclyn Desforges is the author of Danger Flower, a poetry collection about nature, sexuality, reverse mermaids and mothering. She’s also the author of Why Are You So Quiet? a picture book about being an introverted kid. Her award-winning poems and stories have been published in literary magazines across Canada. Today, Jaclyn joined me to talk about a book that I have always thought I hated. It turns out, I fundamentally misunderstood “Jane Eyre,” and this was one of those bookish conversations that opened my eyes and made my brain tingle. We also talked Reverse Mermaids, how to understand books differently on a re-reading, and how Jane Eyre is Jaclyn’s own personal Patron Saint of Neurodivergence. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon
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Host: Julie Strauss
Guest: Jaclyn Desforges
Discussed in this episode:
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Danger Flower by Jaclyn Desforges
Why Are You So Quiet? by Jaclyn Desforges
Moving to Climate Change Hours by Ross Belot
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Wild Milk: Stories by Sabrina Orah Mark
Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive clip
Sure enough, there is a Young Reader’s edition of Quiet!!
(Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you’re shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)
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