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An Artist Who Wants to Fall in Book Love at First Sight
Manage episode 332935387 series 2954810
On this week's show, we're setting up John-Paul Gurnett, a multidisciplinary artist. JP is the co-founder of Queer Nite and serves as communications director for BFF Omaha, both now long-running queer institutions in Nebraska. When not building community through arts engagement, he taught English as a Second Language in a high school.
JP recently read and loved A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt and Go Home, Ricky! by Gene Kwak, but sometimes struggles with reading fiction since he often reads with a priority to learn. He absolutely believes in astrology, and is a aries sun, sag moon, and gemini rising. He can be a snob about music and art, and he recently adored Yellowjackets.
The guest: JP Gurnett
The picks:
Head over to Montana
Fake Like Me by Barbara Bourland
Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole
Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service by Tajja Isen
Bath Haus by PJ Vernon
Where to find us:
Find our show online at blinddatewithabookpod.com and @bookmeetcute on Twitter and Instagram. Please follow and tell us all the books you've fallen in love with recently.
36 episodes
Manage episode 332935387 series 2954810
On this week's show, we're setting up John-Paul Gurnett, a multidisciplinary artist. JP is the co-founder of Queer Nite and serves as communications director for BFF Omaha, both now long-running queer institutions in Nebraska. When not building community through arts engagement, he taught English as a Second Language in a high school.
JP recently read and loved A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt and Go Home, Ricky! by Gene Kwak, but sometimes struggles with reading fiction since he often reads with a priority to learn. He absolutely believes in astrology, and is a aries sun, sag moon, and gemini rising. He can be a snob about music and art, and he recently adored Yellowjackets.
The guest: JP Gurnett
The picks:
Head over to Montana
Fake Like Me by Barbara Bourland
Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole
Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service by Tajja Isen
Bath Haus by PJ Vernon
Where to find us:
Find our show online at blinddatewithabookpod.com and @bookmeetcute on Twitter and Instagram. Please follow and tell us all the books you've fallen in love with recently.
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