Welcome back the Little Gay Library! This month, Glory (she/they) and Leslie (she/ella) had the pleasure of interviewing Emily Hashimoto, author of A World Between. They spoke to Emily about the media and art references in the book, why Nasrin is actually not as terrible as we thought, and advice for emerging writers. Side chats include discussing Emily’s favorite movies in the Meg Ryan Cinematic Universe (MRCU), the nonprofit worker to library school student pipeline, and formative queer-coded media and headcanoning straight characters. Glory and Leslie also discussed their April/May reads and extended Little Hopes & Dreams, a book recommendation segment, for the month of June. Below you can find more about Emily Hashimoto and how to submit to Little Hopes & Dreams. You can follow the podcast on Instagram at www.instagram.com/littlegaypod to stay up-to-date on new episode releases and join conversations about what we discussed. — Emily Hashimoto's debut novel A World Between follows two queer women of color over the course of thirteen years as they grow away from and towards each other. O, The Oprah Magazine said it was a "sweetly poignant look at the transformative power of young love" and Kirkus Review called it a "sweeping debut novel about the ever changing nature of identity and love." Cosmopolitan UK praised it as one of the best books by LGBTQ+ authors. Emily's personal essays have appeared in Out, Electric Literature, Catapult, Literary Hub, and The Rumpus, centering intersectional narratives. They’ve received fellowships from VONA, Queer | Art, VCCA, Art Omi, and Baldwin for the Arts. Emily lives with their wife and child in Southern California. Find them on Instagram and Twitter at @emilyhash and on their website www.emilyhash.com. Little Hopes & Dreams: Send in a voice message or written submission to our email with the subject line “Little Hopes and Dreams” - littlegaypod@gmail.com