Gays Reading
By Jason Blitman
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Best authors. Best banter. Host — and gay reader — Jason Blitman is joined each week by bestselling authors, VIP gay readers, cultural icons, and other special guests for lively, spoiler-free conversations. Gays Reading celebrates LGBTQIA+ and ally authors and storytellers through fun, thoughtful, and insightful discussions. Whether you're gay, straight, or somewhere in between, if you love great books or great conversation, Gays Reading is for you.
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Douglas Stuart, John of John
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May 05, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Stephanie Sy-Quia
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May 01, 2026 |
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Xochitl Gonzalez, Last Night in Brooklyn
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Jayne Anne Phillips
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Abigail Savitch-Lew, Livonia Chow Mein
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Jessica George
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Patrick Radden Keefe, London Falling
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Emma Brodie
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Caro Claire Burke, Yesteryear
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Lisa Lee
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Yann Martel, Son of Nobody
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Felicia Day
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Lauren Groff, Brawler
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Saleem Haddad
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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April Book Club: Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Almost Life
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Tara Menon, Under Water
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Kate Schatz
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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T Kira Madden, Whidbey
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Ani DiFranco
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Amy Jo Burns, Wait for Me
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Sapphira Cristál
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Tayari Jones, Kin
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Misha Brown
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Kate Quinn, The Astral Library
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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March Book Club: Grant Ginder, So Old, So Young
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Patmeena Sabit, Good People
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. April Reynolds
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Nikesha Elise Williams, The Seven Daughters of Dupree
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading feat. Brian Larson (@brian.reads)
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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George Saunders, Vigil
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Nina McConigley
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Gabriel Tallent, Crux
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading feat. Annie Summerlee
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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February Book Club: Thrity Umrigar, Missing Sam
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Emily Austin, Is This a Cry for Help?
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? Feat. Sarah Dickinson (Sarah's Bookshelves Live)
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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2025 Highlights
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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What Are You Reading? 2025 Faves feat. Marion Winik
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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John Irving
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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The Book Club Menu feat. The Defined Dish & Ariel Sullivan (Conform)
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Dwayne Betts (Freedom Reads)
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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[Re-Release] Gregory Maguire (Wicked) feat. Eric Williams and Eden Espinosa
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Justinian Huang (Lucky Seed) feat. Lukas Gage, Guest Gay Reader
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Olivia Laing (The Silver Book) feat. Michael "Dancing Blue Shirt Guy" Galyean, Guest Gay Reader
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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December Book Club: Erin O. White (Like Family)
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Gráinne O'Hare (Thirst Trap) feat. Brian Schaefer, Guest Gay Reader
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Aja Gabel (Lightbreakers) feat. Anthony Delaney, Guest Gay Reader
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Catherine Newman (Wreck) feat. Rachel Runya Katz, Guest Gay Reader
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Tom Ryan (We Had a Hunch) feat. Kim Chi, Guest Gay Reader
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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What Are You Reading? with Mark and Scott Hoying
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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November Book Club: Victoria Redel (I Am You)
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Megha Majumdar (A Guardian and a Thief) feat. Brandon Taylor, Guest Gay Reader
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Lily King (Heart the Lover) feat. Dustin Thao, Guest Gay Reader
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Heather Aimee O'Neill (The Irish Goodbye)
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Jade Chang (What a Time to Be Alive) feat. Rose Dommu, Guest Gay Reader
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Sarah Dickinson (Sarah's Bookshelves Live)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Angela Flournoy (The Wilderness) feat. Rickey Laurentiis, Guest Gay Reader
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Eliana Ramage (To the Moon and Back) feat. M.L. Rio, Guest Gay Reader
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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October Book Club: Alejandro Varela (Middle Spoon)
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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What Are You Reading? feat. Mattea Roach (Bookends CBC's Literary Podcast)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Patrick Ryan (Buckeye) feat. Rabih Alameddine, Guest Gay Reader
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Stacey Abrams (Coded Justice) feat. Dan Pelosi, Guest Gay Reader
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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BONUS: Sam Wachman (The Sunflower Boys)
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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J.R. Dawson (The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World) feat. Jonathan Capehart, Guest Gay Reader
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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What Are You Reading? with Brad Summerville (@bradboughtabook)
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Nicci Cloke (Her Many Faces) feat. Tess Sharpe, Guest Gay Reader
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Ruben Reyes Jr. (Archive of Unknown Universes) feat. Chloe Michelle Howarth, Guest Gay Reader
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Dylin Hardcastle (A Language of Limbs) feat. Benedict Nguyễn, Guest Gay Reader
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Joe Westmoreland (Tramps Like Us) feat. Rob Franklin, Guest Gay Reader
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Leila Mottley (The Girls Who Grew Big) feat. Chip Pons, Guest Gay Reader
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Allison King (The Phoenix Pencil Company) feat. Jeff Hiller, Guest Gay Reader
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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S.A. Cosby (King of Ashes) feat. Richie Jackson, Guest Gay Reader
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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V.E. Schwab (Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil) feat. Melissa Febos, Guest Gay Reader
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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The Edmund White Episode
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Austin Taylor (Notes on Infinity) feat. Nicola Dinan, Guest Gay Reader
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Lucas Schaefer (The Slip) feat. Mike Curato, Guest Gay Reader
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Jonathan Van Ness & Julie Murphy (Let Them Stare) feat. Alison Bechdel, Guest Gay Reader
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May 29, 2025 |
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SPILL THE TEA on Conversations with Alison Wood Brooks (Talk)
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May 27, 2025 |
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Daria Lavelle (Aftertaste) feat. Kareem "Mr. Bake" Queeman, Guest Gay Reader
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May 20, 2025 |
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SPILL THE TEA on LGBTQ+ Travel with Alicia Valenski
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May 15, 2025 |
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Jemimah Wei (The Original Daughter) feat. Prabal Gurung, Guest Gay Reader
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May 13, 2025 |
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The Rosie O'Donnell Episode
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May 08, 2025 |
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Fredrik Backman (My Friends) feat. Erika J. Simpson, Guest Gay Reader
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May 06, 2025 |
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Annie Hartnett (The Road to Tender Hearts) feat. Debbie Millman, Guest Gay Reader
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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SPILL THE TEA on Sexual Evolution with Nathan H. Lents
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Denne Michele Norris (When the Harvest Comes) feat. Zee Carlstrom, Guest Gay Reader
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Seán Hewitt (Open, Heaven) feat. Jeffery Self, Guest Gay Reader
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Katie Kitamura (Audition) feat. Nathan Lee Graham, Guest Gay Reader
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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SPILL THE TEA on Penguin Classics with Elda Rotor
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Sameer Pandya (Our Beautiful Boys) feat. Emma Donoghue, Guest Gay Reader
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Kristen Arnett (Stop Me If You've Heard This One) feat. Torrey Peters, Guest Gay Reader
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Jinwoo Chong (I Leave It Up To You) feat. Dylan Mulvaney, Guest Gay Reader
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Clare Leslie Hall (Broken Country)
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Charlotte McConaghy (Wild Dark Shore) feat. Bruce Vilanch, Guest Gay Reader
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Sara Sligar (Vantage Point) on Deepfakes, Live at Palm Springs Readers' Festival
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Karissa Chen (Homeseeking) feat. Paul Lisicky, Guest Gay Reader
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Nancy Johnson (People of Means) feat. McKenna Michels, Guest Gay Reader
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Valentine's Day with Jessica Soffer (This is a Love Story)
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Jennifer Finney Boylan (Cleavage) feat. Julian Winters, Guest Gay Reader
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Ira Madison III (Pure Innocent Fun) feat. Todd Almond, Guest Gay Reader
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Daniel Black (Isaac's Song) feat. R.K. Russell, Guest Gay Reader
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Lotte Jeffs (This Love) Live at Warwick's
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Nnedi Okorafor (Death of the Author) feat. Holly Stars, Guest Gay Reader
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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The Power of Books in a Time of Crisis feat. Logan Lockner
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Kate Fagan (The Three Lives of Cate Kay) feat. Kathryn Budig, Guest Gay Reader
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Most-Anticipated 2025 Books with Book Riot Podcast feat. Brad Summerville, Guest Gay Reader
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Ann Patchett (Bel Canto) and Jason's 2024 Most Memorable Books
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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BONUS: What's the TEA? feat. Hannah Silva and Tom Pyun
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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What's the TEA? feat. Daniel Aleman (I Might Be in Trouble)
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Weike Wang (Rental House) feat. Joseph Lezza, Guest Gay Reader
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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BONUS: Susan Rieger (Like Mother, Like Mother), Elephant Memories
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Christopher Bollen (Havoc) feat. Simon Doonan, Guest Gay Reader
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Brit Barron (Do You Still Talk to Grandma?) feat. R. Eric Thomas, Guest Gay Reader
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Gregory Maguire (Wicked) feat. Eric Williams and Eden Espinosa
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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What's the TEA? with Sarah Leavitt (Something, Not Nothing)
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Oliver Radclyffe (Frighten the Horses) feat. Roxane Gay, Guest Gay Reader
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite (Rage) feat. Brian Derrick, Guest Gay Reader
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Lyndsay Rush (A Bit Much) feat. Cody Rigsby, Guest Gay Reader
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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What's the TEA? with Jeremy Salamon (Second Generation)
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Nicole Maines (It Gets Better...) feat. Sammy Rae, Guest Gay Reader
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Eliot Schrefer (The Brightness Between Us) feat. Arielle Egozi, Guest Gay Reader
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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What's the TEA? with Chad Beguelin (Showmance)
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Rivers Solomon (Model Home) feat. Margaret Cho, Guest Gay Reader
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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George M. Johnson (Flamboyants) feat. Rasheed Newson, Guest Gay Reader
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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What's the TEA? with Abdi Nazemian (Desert Echoes)
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Rumaan Alam (Entitlement) feat. Lea DeLaria, Guest Gay Reader
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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TJ Klune (Somewhere Beyond the Sea) feat. James Scully, Guest Gay Reader
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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What's the TEA? with Shannon Bowring (Where the Forest Meets the River)
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Danzy Senna (Colored Television) feat. Jonathan Adler, Guest Gay Reader
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Elif Shafak (There are Rivers in the Sky) feat. Franklin Cappadora, Guest Gay Reader
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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BONUS Read-Along: Abraham Verghese (The Covenant of Water)
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Season Finale: Books We're Excited About Second Half of '24 and a Message
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Upcoming/Up & Coming feat. Alana S. Portero, Komail Aijazuddin, and Gina María Balibrera
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Lev Grossman (The Bright Sword)
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Peng Shepherd (All This and More)
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Julia Phillips (Bear)
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Upcoming/Up & Coming feat. Solomon J. Brager, Oisín McKenna, and August Thompson
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Catherine Newman (Sandwich)
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Chris Whitaker (All the Colors of the Dark)
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Claire Lombardo (Same As It Ever Was)
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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PRIDE Upcoming/Up & Coming feat. Kimberly King Parsons, KB Brookins, and Santiago Jose Sanchez
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Rufi Thorpe (Margo's Got Money Troubles)
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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PRIDE '24 feat. Jen Silverman, David Levithan, and Emma Copley Eisenberg
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Pride Upcoming/Up & Coming feat. Justinian Huang, KT Hoffman, and Myriam Lacroix
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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PRIDE '24 feat. Carvell Wallace, R.O. Kwon, and Byron Lane
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Upcoming/Up & Coming feat. Zoë Bossiere, Alan Murrin, and Essie Chambers
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May 28, 2024 |
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Steven Rowley (The Guncle Abroad)
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May 21, 2024 |
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Kaliane Bradley (The Ministry of Time)
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May 14, 2024 |
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Great Queer Coffee Table Books feat. Ryan Fitzgibbon, Billie Winter, & Hannah Murphy Winter
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May 07, 2024 |
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Rachel Khong (Real Americans)
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Upcoming / Up & Coming feat. Jiaming Tang, Melissa Mogollon, Yael van der Wouden
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Yulin Kuang (How to End a Love Story)
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Holly Gramazio (The Husbands)
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Douglas Westerbeke (A Short Walk Through a Wide World)
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Garrard Conley (All the World Beside)
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Tommy Orange (Wandering Stars)
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Jason & Brett Answer Listener Questions
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Armistead Maupin (Mona of the Manor)
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Upcoming/Up & Coming feat. Lottie Hazell, Ursula Villarreal-Moura, and Alexandra Tanner
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Bianca Bosker (Get the Picture)
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Ijeoma Oluo (Be a Revolution)
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Mark Daley (Safe)
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Dolly Alderton (Good Material)
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Crystal Hefner (Only Say Good Things)
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Kaveh Akbar (Martyr!)
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Upcoming/Up & Coming feat. Christina Cooke, Daniel Lefferts, and Rebecca K Reilly
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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2024 Anticipated Books feat. Jenny Jackson
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Most Memorable Books 2023, Season Finale
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Books, Broadway, & Beyond feat. Kait Kerrigan, Merri Sugarman, & Matthew Chisling
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Stephen Markley (The Deluge) on Climate Not-So-Fiction
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Cozy Season Book Recs feat. Jasmine Guillory
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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The Old Gays (The Old Gays Guide to the Good Life) on Saving the Best for Last
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Zachary Zane (Boyslut) on Sex, Sexuality, and Sexual Expression, among other things
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Greg Marshall (Leg) on Coming of Age in Two Closets ...and Speedos
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Jedediah Jenkins (Mother, Nature) on Relationships and Donuts
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Ginger Minj (Southern Fried Sass) on Food, Bette Midler, and Reading
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Danny Pellegrino (The Jolliest Bunch) on the Art of Gift Giving, Lindor Balls, and Meat Sticks
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Nonfiction November Book Recs feat. Sy Montgomery
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Pidgeon Pagonis (Nobody Needs to Know) on the "I" in LGBTQIA+, Trauma Soup, and Pizza
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Dann McDorman (West Heart Kill) on Mysteries and Shenanigans
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Amy Schneider (In the Form of a Question) on "Who is Amy Schneider?"
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Ashley Winstead (Midnight is the Darkest Hour) on Thrillers, Plot Twists, and Twilight
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Alex Gino (Green) on Being a Banned Book Author and Writing for the Next Generation
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Nathan Hill (Wellness) on the Stories We Tell and Modern Romances
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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The Booker Prize Episode feat. Gaby Wood and Tan Twan Eng
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Mona Awad (Rouge) on Fairy Tales and Beauty
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Charles Busch (Leading Lady) on Liza, Drag, and a Show Business Adjacent Life
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Lara Love Hardin (The Many Lives of Mama Love) on Redemption, Shame, and The Lady Purse
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Angie Kim (Happiness Falls) on Happiness, Of Course
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Rasheed Newson (My Government Means to Kill Me) on Queer History and the WGA Strike
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Alice Winn (In Memoriam) on Finding Queer Joy in War
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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R. Eric Thomas (Congratulations, the Best is Over!) on Ann Patchett and The Best Pickleball Movie
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Kyle Dillon Hertz (The Lookback Window) on Overcoming Trauma and Reclaiming Joy
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Tim Murphy (Speech Team) on Revisiting Youth
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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End-of-Summer Poolside Book Recs feat. Elissa Sussman
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Javier Fuentes (Countries of Origin) on Immigration and Young Love
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Caroline O'Donoghue (The Rachel Incident) and Justice for Shelley Duvall
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Fave 2023 Reads ...So Far
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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On Gay Books
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Gays Reading Trailer
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Jun 21, 2023 |