In Episode 145, we’re back with the sequel to Her Majesty’s Royal Coven! This is probably the fastest we’ve ever read the second book in a series, but we simply couldn’t wait. So much happened in this book. Can we have the next one already please? Show Notes Juno Dawson …
In Episode 142, Gen and Jette discuss their latest book club selection, Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson. Obviously we loved the witchy vibes and the stellar queer rep, but also the end of this book had us screaming. Yes, it ends on a cliffhanger! Show Notes We haven’t …
In Episode 138, Gen and Jette discuss the graphic novel Flung Out of Space by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer. It reimagines the life of author Patricia Highsmith and the inspiration for her classic lesbian novel The Price of Salt. Show Notes We’ve begun a bit of a tradition of …
In Episode 135, it’s time for our annual FUJK book selection. Once upon a time, before a certain author who wrote a book about a certain boy wizard revealed herself to be a piece of trash, we had begun working out way through the series. Now we choose a queer …
Gen and Jette up their CanCon for Pride this year with Junior High — a middle grade semi-autobiographical graphic novel from Canadian musical duo Tegan and Sara, with the illustrations of Tillie Walden. Show Notes Tegan and Sara’s memoir High School was released in September 2019 and has since been turned into …
In Episode 109, Gen and Jette discuss Pet by Akwaeke Emezi. We absolutely loved this one and now plan to read everything Emezi has written, including Bitter, the prequel story to Pet. Show Notes This episode is in keeping with our annual December tradition of replacing a discussion about a …
I had initially conceived of this list as a Pride reading wishlist that I knew I’d never finish, but then I looked up and June was almost over. This is still a queer reading list, but it’s one to last the whole year. I read books by queer authors all …
It’s June, which means it’s time for our Pride reads, and to celebrate Gen and Jette dedicate Episode 96 to all things queer lit! We talk about a lot of different books in this one and realized that quite a few of our past episodes feature queer books and writers. …
It’s Pride month, so I thought I’d put together a list of books that celebrate queer joy. So often, queer stories revolve around trauma and tragedy, but we deserve happy endings, too. Pride is a protest, but it’s also a celebration, and these books reflect that. The following titles embrace …
