Best Jp Derboghossian Podcasts (2024)

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More Tales of the City with David Ciminello 46:44

3d ago46:44

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After reading about the characters in this book, I made it my mission to have their kind of life for myself. Today we meet David Ciminello and we’re talking about the book that saved his life: More Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin. David Ciminello is a Lambda Literary Fellow and author of The Queen of Steeplechase Park. As an actor, David gues…

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Livestream - Our 2-Year Anniversary! 32:56

10d ago32:56

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Here is the recording of our live stream we held on Instagram on June 18! We talk about impactful episodes. We had a couple of trivia questions for the audience. We got into our book ban episodes. Then we shared about upcoming shows! Our Bookshop Visit our Bookshop for new releases, current bestsellers, banned books, critically acclaimed LGBTQ book…

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Paul Takes The Form of a Mortal Girl with Saraid de Silva and Andrea Lawlor 51:22

17d ago51:22

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This book made me think about how my relationship to myself is lifelong. Today, we meet Saraid de Silva and we’re talking about the book that saved her life: Paul Takes The Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor. And Andrea joins us for the conversation! Saraid de Silva is the author of Amma and is a screen writer on the TV series Shortland Street.…

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LGBTQ Book Bans: Narrating the Crisis 57:56

24d ago57:56

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A deep dive into LGBTQ book bans with two of the nation's leading researchers. Today, we are joined by Sabrina Baêta and Tasslyn Magnusson. They are leading researchers in the United States on LGBTQ book bans in our schools. They led efforts to research and write the new 2024 PEN America report Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis. Here is part …

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The Fire Next Time with Kim Hines 41:16

1M ago41:16

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When I read his work, I feel like he is a close friend that I lost. That’s how much he resonates with me. Today we meet Kim Hines and we’re talking about the book that saved her life: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin. Kim Hines is a playwright, actor, director, and author. Her plays have been produced across the United States, including tours at…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Jessie Chandler and Shanghai Murder 11:35

1M ago11:35

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Today, Once Upon a Crime Books presents 7 Minutes in Book Heaven, the podcast where we interview LGBTQ authors about the new books they have coming out for us to love and cuddle up with. Once Upon a Crime Books is an independent bookstore specializing in mystery fiction. Located in Uptown Minneapolis, you can shop in their store Monday through Satu…

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We Are All Armenian with Natalie Cruz 38:39

2M ago38:39

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Seriously though. When you're life is hyphenated, how do you put it altogether to live the life you want? Today we meet Natalie Cruz and we’re talking about the book that saved her life: We Are All Armenian edited by Aram Mrjoian and featuring eighteen essayists. Natalie lives in Philly, is the managing editor of the Queer Armenian Library, teaches…

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Loveless with Jake Mier 37:18

2M ago37:18

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They say what matters most is love. But for a lot of us...that’s not what matters most. Today we meet Jake Mier and we’re talking about the book that saved their life: Loveless by Alice Oseman. Jake lives in the Twin Cities and works in restorative justice. Loveless is the funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of Georgia, who doesn't und…

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Catching the Queer Spirit! 47:01

2M ago47:01

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That moment when you meet kindred queer spirits in podcasting. Today we have a special cross-pollination episode with the Queer Spirit podcast. The Queer Spirit podcast has conversations with embodied artists, practitioners and activists who care for, enliven and empower our 2SLGBTQ+ communities to thrive + flourish. Their hosts are Nick Venegoni, …

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Love Lives Here with Archie Arnold and Rowan Jetté Knox 53:58

2M ago53:58

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All the love in our queer families. Today we meet Archie Arnold and we’re talking about the book that saved his life: Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family by Rowan Jetté Knox. Archie is a grant writer working at a community college in Minnesota. His career in grants and fundraising spans twenty years. Rowan Jetté Knox is an …

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Becoming a Man with K Jason Bryan 35:04

3M ago35:04

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As gay kids we have to get through so much that we end up not remembering a lot of our childhoods. Today we meet K Jason Bryan and we’re talking about the book that saved his life: Becoming A Man: Half A Life Story by Paul Monette. Jason is a Sr Client Consultant for corporate insurance, and used to chair his company’s LGBT & Allies ERG. He is a fo…

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Swinging on the Garden Gate with Sandy Hope and Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew 49:47

3M ago49:47

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No one ever told me that I could be divine. That my sexuality was a gift. Today we meet Sandy Hope and we’re talking about the book that saved her life: Swinging on the Garden Gate by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew. And Elizabeth joins us for the conversation! Sandy is a licensed mental health counselor whose practice focuses Internal Family Systems theo…

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Dress Your Family In Corduroy and Denim with Jacob Budenz 45:58

4M ago45:58

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Everyone calls me ma'am on the phone. I love it. Today we meet Jacob Budenz and we’re talking about the book that saved their life: Dress Your Family In Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris. Jacob is a true multi-hyphenate: musician, author, performance artist, director, and witch. Jacob published their new book Tea Leaves in 2023 and is the front p…

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Am I Blue with Ricardo Galaviz and Bruce Coville 47:14

4M ago47:14

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When a closeted queer kid meets his fairy godfather what does he wish for? Today we meet Ricardo Galaviz and we’re talking about the book that saved his life: Am I Blue? by Bruce Coville. And Bruce joins us for the conversation! Ricardo (all pronouns) is the Associate Director of the Milwaukee LGBT Center. Bruce (he/him) is the author of over 100 b…

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To Kill A Mockingbird with Jean Gustafson 30:05

5M ago30:05

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A tomboy who wants to be Perry Mason (and has a crush on Della) included this book on job applications. Today we meet Jean M. Gustafson and we’re talking about the book that saved her life: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Jean M. Gustafson is a seasoned attorney who specializes in various branches of law, including employment law, elder law, c…

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The Banned Book Club with John Bracken 17:47

5M ago17:47

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Are you ready to un-ban LGBT books in real time? I share with you about The Banned Book Club and then I sit down with the head of the project: John Bracken who is the Executive Director of The Digital Public Library of America. How to start reading: Download the Palace Project App for iOS or Android in the Apple App store or Google Play. Open the a…

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The Front Runner with Leon Acord 46:16

5M ago46:16

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It was such a catharsis that I took the book into the woods and acted out scenes from it. Today we meet Leon Acord and we’re talking about the book that saved his life: The Front Runner by Patricia Nell Warren. Leon Acord is the author of the memoirs Expletives Not Deleted and Sub-Lebrity: The Queer Life of a Showbiz Footnote. Leon created, wrote, …

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The Homosexualization of America with Philip Anthony and Dennis Altman 34:32

6M ago34:32

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You go to his place to hook up. The book that saves your life is on his coffee table. Today we meet Philip Anthony and we’re talking about the book that saved his life: The Homosexualization of America by Dennis Altman. And Dennis joins us for the conversation! Philip is based in Minneapolis and is host of the podcast The Downright Upright Show. De…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Jeff Billington and Summer's Second 11:43

6M ago11:43

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Today, we meet Jeff Billington and his new novel: Summer's Second. In this novel, Asher Brock’s last summer of youth is far from ideal. His hopes for the future, including an escape from his constricting Ozark Mountains hometown, seem increasingly fragile as he faces hurdles of poverty and abuse, all while coming to terms with being gay. Jeff Billi…

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The Color Purple with Maya Williams 41:42

7M ago41:42

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My eighth grade brain was like: they're such great friends AND they kiss on the mouth?! That's great! Today we meet Maya Williams and we’re talking about the book that saved their life: The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Maya Williams (ey/em, they/them, and she/her) is a religious Black multiracial nonbinary suicide survivor who is currently an Ashl…

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Princess Freak with Adrineh Der Boghossian and Nancy Agabian 1:01:20

7M ago1:01:20

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Without this book, I wouldn't have become me. And I guess I'd be married to a man. Today we meet Adrineh Der Boghossian and we’re talking about the book that saved her life: Princess Freak by Nancy Agabian. And Nancy joins us for the conversation! Princess Freak documents through poetry and prose texts Nancy's coming-of-age of as a shy, funny, bise…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Joshua Moehling and Where The Dead Sleep 13:36

7M ago13:36

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Today, Once Upon a Crime Books presents 7 Minutes in Book Heaven, the podcast where we interview LGBTQ authors about the new books they have coming out for us to love and cuddle up with. Once Upon a Crime Books is an independent bookstore specializing in mystery fiction. Located in Uptown Minneapolis, you can shop in their store Monday through Satu…

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The Song of Achilles with Christina Bagni 35:14

8M ago35:14

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Ancient queer Greek love. The Easter Bunny. And everything in between. Today we meet Christina Bagni and we’re talking about the book that saved her life The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Christina is an editor, host of Classics and Chill, and the author of the YA novel My Only Real Friend is the Easter Bunny at the Mall. For Christina, The …

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American Renaissance with Scott Bane 35:06

8M ago35:06

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You didn't realize you'd end up reading a charming gay couple's 3,100 love letters. Today we meet Scott Bane and we’re talking about the book that launched a life-saving journey for him: American Renaissance by F.O. Matthiessen. Scott is a Program Officer at the John A. Hartford Foundation and author of A Union Like Ours: The Love Story of F.O. Mat…

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Blind: A Memoir with David-Elijah Nahmod and Belo Miguel Cipriani 42:57

9M ago42:57

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I knew something was wrong, but what? This book helped me realize I have a disability. And it's treatable. Today we meet David-Elijah Nahmod and we’re talking about the book that saved his life: Blind: A Memoir by Belo Miguel Cipriani. And Belo joins us for the conversation! David-Elijah Nahmod is a freelance journalist in San Francisco, who writes…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Dianna Hunter and Clouded Waters 15:07

9M ago15:07

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We meet Dianna Hunter and her new novel Clouded Waters which releases today: October 10! What's it about? When a local water scientist goes missing, newspaper owner Susan B. Ellingson follows a trail of evidence from a tiny, off-grid community into a global tangle of lies, corruption, whistleblowing, and danger. All the while her mother-in-law lead…

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The Velvet Rage with Chris Tompkins 43:24

9M ago43:24

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Coming out wasn’t a switch that fixed everything. This book explained why. Today we meet Chris Tompkins and we’re talking about the book that saved Chris' life: The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs. Chris is an LGTBQ affirmative therapist and author of the new book Raising LGBTQ Allies: A Parent's Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground. In The…

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Valencia with Leslie Vincent and Michelle Tea 46:31

9M ago46:31

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I had no queer friends. I kept going to the same bookstore hoping a girl would hit on me. Welcome to our new season! Today we meet Leslie Vincent and Michelle Tea! We’re talking about the book that saved Leslie's life: Valencia by Michelle Tea. As a music maker, Leslie Vincent performs jazz and the great American Songbook. She released her new albu…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Rebecca Turkewitz and Here in the Night 10:22

10M ago10:22

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Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series! Our series concludes today as we meet Rebecca Turkewitz and her new new spooky story collection: Here in the Night. New episodes of This Queer Book Saved My Life! drop next Tuesday! September 19th! What's it about? The thirteen stories in Rebecca Turkewitz’s debut collection, Here in the Night, are engross…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Rob Kirby and Marry Me A Little 11:02

10M ago11:02

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Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series! Every Tuesday this summer we will feature new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven which has your next summer read! New episodes of This Queer Book Saved My Life! drop September 19th. Today we meet Robert Kirby and his new graphic memoir: Marry Me A Little. What's it about? Rob recounts his experience of m…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Marisa Crane and I Keep My Exoskeletons To Myself 13:36

10M ago13:36

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Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series! Every Tuesday this summer we will feature new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven which has your next summer read! New episodes of This Queer Book Saved My Life! drop this September. Today we meet Marisa Crane and their new novel: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself. What's it about? Dept. of Speculation mee…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Tristan Taormino and A Part of the Heart Can't Be Eaten 12:52

10M ago12:52

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Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series! Every Tuesday this summer we will feature new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven which has your next summer read! New episodes of This Queer Book Saved My Life! drop this September. Today we meet Tristan Taormino and their new memoir: A Part of the Heart Can't Be Eaten. What's it about? Sex educator, fil…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Lin Thompson and The House That Whispers 11:55

11M ago11:55

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Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series! Every Tuesday this summer we will feature new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven which has your next summer read! New episodes of This Queer Book Saved My Life! drop this September. Today we meet Lin Thompson and their new novel: The House That Whispers. What's it about? Eleven-year-old Simon and his sib…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Lucian Childs and Dreaming Home 13:40

11M ago13:40

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Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series! Every Tuesday this summer we will feature new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven which has your next summer read! New episodes of This Queer Book Saved My Life! drop this September. Today we meet Lucian Childs and his new novel: Dreaming Home. What's it about? When a sister's casual act of betrayal awake…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Dr. Gwen Bass and Immaculate Misconception 14:04

11M ago14:04

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Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series! New episodes of This Queer Book Saved My Life! drop this September. Every Tuesday this summer we will feature new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven which has your next summer read! Today we meet Dr. Gwen Bass and her new memoir: Immaculate Misconception: A Story of Biology and Belonging. What's it about…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Christine Suggs and ¡Ay, Mija! 9:19

11M ago9:19

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Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series! Every Tuesday this summer we will feature new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven which has your next summer read! Today we meet Christine Suggs and their graphic novel ¡Ay, Mija! My Bilingual Summer in Mexico. In this bilingual, inventive, and heartfelt debut, graphic novel sixteen-year-old Christine exp…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Kelly Balch and Aphrodite's Sister 9:34

12M ago9:34

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Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series! Every Tuesday this summer we will feature new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven which has your next summer read! Today we meet Kelly Balch and their novel Aphrodite's Sister. This novel series follows Petra Ambrosi, who is a Goddess with empathic abilities, though she is emotionless herself. Throughout …

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with C.H. Williams and One of a Thousand Names 11:06

12M ago11:06

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Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series with our newest episode of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven! Every Tuesday we feature your next summer read. Meet C.H. Williams and his new book One of a Thousand Names. This fantasy novel follows Rose, who is on a mission to avenge her father's death. As she sacrifices her friends, she must make a decision about w…

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Fag Hag with Clark Carlton and Robert Rodi 42:57

1y ago42:57

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The book where your self-proclaimed fag hag decides to kidnap you. Today we meet Clark Carlton and Robert Rodi! Our guest is novelist, playwright, and producer Clark Carlton. You may know him from his sci-fi/fantasy novel Prophets of the Ghost Ants which launched his Antasy series. Our featured author is Robert Rodi who has published seven novels, …

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Edith Can Shoot Things And Hit Them with Nick Bussett and A. Rey Pamatmat 46:00

1y ago46:00

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Queer kids have to grow up so fast to protect ourselves. Our guest todays are Nick Bussett and A. Rey Pamatmat! Nick is the co-host of Gay Talk 2.0 and the Director of Development at the Shubert Theatre. Rey is an award winning playwright and writer. He is a GLAAD and Lambda nominee and the co-Director of the Ma-Yi Writers Lab. We’re talking about …

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The Waves with Steph Colbourn 44:01

1y ago44:01

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All of the queer futures that we can build for ourselves. Our guest today is the CEO and founder of editaudio, Steph Colbourn. editaudio is a podcast production company with a mission to hire more women, nb and trans people in media. Founded in 2014, Steph put together an amazing queer team of producers and staff to make the audio industry more rep…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with A.J. Irving and The Wishing Flower 11:58

1y ago11:58

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Meet A.J. Irving and her new book The Wishing Flower! An LGBTQ-inclusive story about understanding your peers, your feelings, and yourself, The Wishing Flower is a love letter to longing, belonging, and longing to belong. With stunning illustrations by Kip Alizadeh, The Wishing Flower will inspire readers to honor their wishes and show the world th…

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I Am Not Myself These Days with Nathan Eckstein 53:49

1y ago53:49

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Drag. Vodka. 90s subculture. And knowing you're gonna be ok. Our guest today is Nathan Eckstein (he/they) who is a writer, playwright, and graduate student at the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters degrees in Architecture. They are also a candidate for another masters degree in Science Research Practices. Nathan shares with us how the memoi…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Mário César and Blessed Cure 9:41

1y ago9:41

9:41

Meet four-time HQ MIX Trophy winner for best Webcomic, Mário César and his new book Blessed Cure. Like Alison Bechdel's Fun Home, César's Blessed Cure uses comics to explore queer life. In this book, our hero, Acacio do Nascimento, knew he was a different boy from others. He would rather be playing with dolls than playing soccer. The hula hoop inte…

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The Glass Menagerie with Jonathan Fried 32:25

1y ago32:25

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I read it as a teenager. Then starred in it with Olympia Dukakis. Our guest today is writer, actor, and teacher Jonathan Fried. Jonathan shares with us how the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams saved his life. What’s extra special about this for Jonathan is that not only did this play have life-saving features for him as a teenager, he…

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with A.J. Bermudez and Stories No One Hopes Are About Them 9:50

1y ago9:50

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Meet A.J. Bermudez and her darkly playful (and Lambda Literary Award nominated!) story collection: Stories No One Hopes Are About Them. These short stories explore characters who are ni de aquí, ni de allá—neither from here nor there—straddling competing worlds, disrupting paradigms, and transitioning from objects of other people’s stories to act…

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Metes And Bounds with David Rephan and Jay Quinn 37:00

1y ago37:00

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To be queer, young, and surfing on the beach. Where's your queer true north? Our guests today are attorney David Rephan and Lambda Literary Award finalist Jay Quinn! David shares with us how Jay's novel Metes and Bounds saved his life and how David continues to return to the novel as a queer true north. This was Jay's first novel and he went on to …

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Joseph Plaster and Kids on the Street 15:23

1y ago15:23

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Meet Joseph Plaster and his new book Kids on the Street: Queer Kinship and Religion in San Francisco's Tenderloin. It's 7 Minutes in Book Heaven! Where we meet queer authors and talk with them about the new books they have coming out for us to love and cuddle up with. What's Kids on the Street about? Joseph explores the informal support networks th…

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Goodbye To Berlin with Allison Vincent 46:35

1y ago46:35

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Seriously, though. How DO we thread together all of our queer identities? Our guest is writer, educator, and theater maker Allison Vincent and we talk about the queer book that saved her life: the novella Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood. Goodbye to Berlin is a Queer classic. Our hero moves to Berlin where he meets the incomparable Sally …

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7 Minutes in Book Heaven with McKenzie Wark and Raving 10:16

1y ago10:16

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Meet McKenzie Wark and her new book Raving. It's 7 Minutes in Book Heaven! Where we meet queer authors and talk with them about the new books they have coming out for us to love and cuddle up with. What's Raving about? McKenzie takes us into the undisclosed locations of New York's thriving underground queer and trans rave scene. Techno, first and a…

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