This week, Danika talks about five excellent queer beach reads.
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Books Discussed:
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Falling In Love With Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson
Links Mentioned:
The Best Beach Reads of All Time
9 of My Favorite Queer Beach Reads
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16:07
New Releases and More for June 3, 2025
This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Ten Incarnations of Rebellion, Charlottesville, Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
Charlottesville: An American Story by Deborah Baker
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel
Flashlight by Susan Choi
Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare
A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle
Beast by Richard Van Camp
The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by John Seabrook
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
Sister, Butcher, Sister by KD Aldyn
Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings
The Catch by Yrsa Daley-Ward
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44:16
All the (More!) Books! May 30, 2025
This week, Sharifah talks about a couple of excellent recent reads!
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Books Discussed:
Swift River by Essie Chambers
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
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13:17
New Releases and More for May 27, 2025
This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Amplitudes, Lu and Ren’s Guide to Geozoology, Harmattan Season, and more great books!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis
Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity by Lee Mandelo
Lu and Ren’s Guide to Geozoology: A Graphic Novel by Angela Hsieh
Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi
The South by Tash Aw
Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian
Titan of the Stars by E.K. Johnston
Acception, Vol. 1 by Coco Ouwerkwerk aka Colourbee
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45:17
All the (More!) Books! May 23, 2025
This week, Liberty talks about several books she recently acquired, plus what she's reading now!
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Books Discussed:
L.A. Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood by Anne Soon Choi
The Peepshow: The Murders at Rillington Place by Kate Summerscale Â
Nimona: 10th Anniversary Limited Edition by N.D. Stevenson
The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf by Kathryn DavisÂ
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls
The Crayon Stub by Marcus CutlerÂ
Meowdle: 75 Feline Crime Puzzles to Solve Using Logic, Skill and the Power of Catnip by Dr. Gareth Moore and Laura Jayne Ayres
Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. Wilson
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