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This final episode of the Girls Gotta Read Podcast is on ‘Nobody Needs to Know’ by Pidgeon Pagonis. This is a memoir by an Intersex memoir.

Hosted: Ellery & Emily

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Sources:
Pidgeon’s website:
https://toocutetobebinary.com/collections/all

Information on Intersex:
https://www.ohchr.org/en/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/intersex-people

Author interviews:
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/18/1194623963/pidgeon-pagonis-memoir-nobody-needs-to-know-reclaims-intersex-identity

https://lithub.com/pidgeon-pagonis-on-the-urgency-of-writing-a-memoir-as-an-intersex-writer/

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/04/22/campus/intersex-advocate-discusses-intersex-bodily-autonomy-movement/

Advocacy:
Petition to end Intersex surgery:
https://interactadvocates.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/INTERSEX101.pdf

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This week we are discussing the graphic novel & season 1 of Heartstopper by Alice Oseman! 

Hosted by: Ellery & Emily

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Happy Pride! This week we are discussing ‘Rainbow Boys’ by Alex Sanchez. 

Hosted by: Ellery & Emily

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Sources:
Author interview: https://youthjournalism.org/meet-author-alex-sanchez/
Author interview about publishing process:
https://www.malindalo.com/blog/2012/06/ya-pride-interview-with-alex-sanchez

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The last episode of May is on ‘All the Sinners Bleed’ by S.A. Cosby. This book grapples with small town racism, true crime, and southern politics. This was Emily’s pick for Ellery’s birthday. 

Hosted by: Ellery & Emily

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Sources:
NPR interviews:
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1189276661
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/25/1189276661/s-a-cosby-all-the-sinners-bleed-south-confederacy

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This week we are discussing some of the books we have picked for the Girls Gotta Read Podcast 2024 Challenge! Follow along on StoryGraph to join!

Link to challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/1ba0ed3e-ed42-4620-8bc1-0f1ee16112e9

Hosted by: Ellery & Emily

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