Look alive, Sunshine! It’s time for another Book Club episode. Gen and Jette discuss The True Live of the Fabulous Killjoys: California by Gerard Way, Shaun Simon, and Becky Cloonan. It’s a great conversation about storytelling, graphic novels, and dystopian aesthetics. Show notes: Killjoys may have begun as an idea …
And the sky has bloomed, it is verdant with stars. I’ve never seen stars like this before. Deep, brilliant, soft. I am comforted because nothing we have done to this earth affects them. Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich In episode 76, Gen and Jette discuss their …
In Episode 72, Gen and Jette discuss their most recent book club book—that’s actually a play! Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris tackles race, sexuality, and interracial relationships. It’s been nominated for a record 12 Tony Awards. We had such a good discussion about this play and its themes. Maybe …
In Episode 69, Gen and Jette continue their series #Bookstagram Made Me Do It with These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong. In this retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in 1920s Shanghai, Juliette Cai and Roma Montagov are heirs to their respective gangs who have to work together to find …
It’s time for another book club episode! Gen and Jette talk about their March/April book club selection—We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby. We talk about Irby’s pull-no-punches writing style, her ability to put herself out there in her writing, and how we could turn some of …
OH HONEY! In Episode 63 Gen and Jette have a blast talking about Trixie and Katya’s Guide to Modern Womanhood. In our first book club episode of 2021, we talk about everything from make-up to air travel to BFFs. Trixie Mattel and Katya of Drag Race fame offer their tips …
Gen and Jette dive into a book club book to kick off 2021. They discuss Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Show Notes How did we not know that Silvia Moreno-Garcia was Canadian? Check out this CBC article on how Moreno-Garcia subverts the genre Do you know the Oprah Effect? The Guillermo del …
In Episode 55, Gen and Jette discuss their first James Baldwin novel, Another Country, and they are in love. While Baldwin tackles tough themes that are still relevant today, he does it in the most beautiful way. This novel paints a picture of New York City in the 1950s through …
Today is September 9th. I have been in quarantine for 182 days. Virtually alone for 182 days. That is asides from the #podcat, who spends most of her days sleeping, as well as a couple of socially-distanced meet-ups. If there was ever a summer to lose myself in books, this …
In Episode 50, Gen and Jette discuss From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle. It’s our 50th Episode, so it’s only fitting that we’re talking about a book for the book club that started it all! Jesse Thistle’s memoir of homelessness, addiction, and eventual hope, sparked incredible discussion. This is an …
