This is our last new episode of 2021 and we're going out with a BANG! In our first erotica we spoke to author Liz Asch about her new collection of mostly queer erotica short stories in Your Salt On My Lips. Liz is an artist, an author, and an acupuncturist and we had such a great conversation with her. You don't want to miss this one! <book summary> Playful, explorative, taboo-smashing, and delectably liberating, Your Salt on My Lips is a mostly-queer collection of literary...

The pandemic has been a tough time for all, but add a little lesbian romance to it makes it just a bit better! That's exactly what Michele Reynolds did in her book Six Feet! Six Feet is a contemporary, pandemic romance with the emphasis on romance. Henley Stones Smith, 42, is a psychologist with three foster daughters: Paloma, Jackie and Manhattan. Nicki Zabelle, 28, is a professional video gamer who sleeps in late and always orders take-out. The Covid pandemic hits and Nicki abruptly move...

This week we're posting the crossover episode that we did with our friends, Sarah and Persis, over at Girl on Girl Podcast. If you haven't subscribed to their podcast yet, what on earth are you waiting for!? We talked to Sarah and Persis this week about several queer books that were adapted into movies. We also chatted about a whole lot that has nothing to do with those movies. We always have so much fun talking to these t...

Get ready to laugh, y'all! Former Kansas Citian, Sophie Santos, shares all kinds of stories about her soon to be released memoir. From being a military kid, playing tackle football, joining a sorority in the South, coming out, mental health, and so much more! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll laugh again! There's something in this book that so many can relate to and we highly recommend it! Book is currently available on Amazon Also, stay tuned until the end to find out which KC BBQ place...

This is a special episode because we chat with friend and super-human person, Sam Brinton of The Trevor Project (to name only one thing they are involved with) as well as Dr. Jessie Freyermuth (spouse of 1/2 of the pod). We all read and chatted about the book Tomorrow Will Be Different by Sarah McBride. This book was unexpectedly sad but overwhelmingly awesome. Sarah McBride is changing our country for the better with her work in the US Government. <book sum...

In this episode we discuss All Out: The No Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages with Persis and Sarah from Girl On Girl Podcast! We go over our favorite stories, who we would cast as our favorite characters, and cap it all off with... murder?? Guess you'll have to listen to find out Persis's little secret!

"All of us were refugees of the nuclear family..." - Chelsey Johnson This is a thought provoking and insightful episode, y'all! Join us as we discuss the intricacies of Stray City with actor Humberly Gonzalez! Book Summary: Twenty four year old artist Andrea Moralez escaped her Midwestern Catholic childhood - and the closet - to create a home and life for herself within the thriving but insular lesbian underground of Portland, Oregon. But one drunken night, reeling from a bad breakup a...

This week we chat with fresh young author Upasa Borah about their book Thick and Thin, their fan fiction, and about how they came to be a writer and a poet. They are so talented at only 21 years old, we truly think they are going to do great things. The audio quality is a bit subpar this episode but we promise it will be worth it. (book summary) In Raumah, a city where wealth and familial ties rule all, the four Kings walk a path seemingly paved in gold. Duante, the protector. St...

The wait is finally over. This is part two of our episode with D2 from Start the Wave, and in the second half we get a bit more introspective in how this book affected us personally. We always have a great time talking to D2, no matter the subject. After you've finished this book please join us in checking out the Start the Wave pride resource list, as it is filled with many important and incredible books. We are slowly making our way through all of them. Also fo...

This week is part one of another super sized episode! Kendra and Amanda brought back D2 from Start the Wave to read and discuss the novel Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story by Jacob Tobia. This book is on the Start the Wave resource list so we talk more about that resource list, the purpose and the content you'll find there, as well as the first book we read but didn't record an episode about. <Summary> Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story by Jacob Tobia As a young child in ...

Who's ready for Part 2 of our incredible conversation with Emy Taliana?! AKA, Amanda's therapy session. She was so gracious with her time and Glennon Doyle's book is so inspiring and there are so many things to unpack, we just couldn't fit it all into one episode!

This episode we have a returning guest, wonderful queer musician, Emy Taliana! We're coming together to discuss Untamed by queer author Glennon Doyle. <Book Summary> For many years, Glennon Doyle denied her discontent. Then, while speaking at a conference, she looked at a woman across the room and fell instantly in love. Three words flooded her mind: There. She. Is. At first, Glennon assumed these words came to her from on high but soon she realised they...

If you haven't checked out the book The Salinian, stop and go read it now! This was one novella that we could NOT put down and leaves you wanting MORE! If you listen closely you will hear some exciting sequel novel news, not to mention all of the fantastic book to film exclusive info!

In this episode Kendra and Amanda speak with author and poet Betsy Bonner about her memoir The Book of Atlantis Black: The Search For A Sister Gone Missing, along with special guest Leah Jackson, ex-girlfriend of Atlantis Black. <book summary> For Grace Bonner, the bond of sisterhood is an exquisite, painful thing. In The Book of Atlantis Black, Bonner unravels the mystery of her sister and what happened in the final months before her disappearance, alleged overdose, and death. With a...

We explore the journey of childhood trauma, sexuality, and spirituality with author, yogi and meditation teacher Johnson Chong. Book Summary: Follow his journey through the pangs of youth, to growing self-awareness and life-changing lessons in India and abroad. This is a courageous story of shifting old attachments of self-rejection and shame into a new paradigm of peace and unconditional love. It is about embracing our emotional fumbles and self-deprecating tendencies as o...

Kendra and Amanda talk to author David Rabadi about his memoir How I Lost My Mind and Found Myself. David is the first gay Jordanian to come out in Yonkers. <Book Summary> The sentence for being gay and Arab is death-even when the punishment is self-inflicted. Living a closeted life in a Middle-Eastern culture is brutal-and potentially deadly. Add to the mix mental illness and your odds of survival drop to near zero. How I Lost My Mind and Found Myself is the true story of how one...

Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney Stevens We thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and discussing it with D2 from Start the Wave! Have a listen as we discuss the book, coming of age as queer folks and the wonderful organization Start the Wave!

In this episode Kendra and Amanda talk with queer author Catie Disabato about her new book, U Up? They also chat about her first book, The Ghost Network, her writing and creative process, Los Angeles, and ghosts. U Up? - book summary - Eve has a carefully curated online life, works occasionally, and texts constantly with her best friend, Ezra. Basically, she is an archetypal L.A. millennial. She has also been carrying on a year-long conversation with her deceased friend Miggy ov...

This episode we discuss the book Boy Erased: A Memoir by Gerard Conley, with our outstanding guest, the musician Adaline. This episode comes with a trigger warning as it discusses religious trauma and conversion therapy. The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about his sexuality. When Garrard was a nineteen-year-old college student, he was outed to his parents, and wa...

We are joined by Nicole and Lauren from Coming Out Podcast! If you haven't heard them then you should definitely check them out (after you listen to this episode, of course)! We discuss the teenage coming of age book Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz! Enjoy!