Podcast: This Queer Book Saved My Life!

7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Gerardo Sámano Córdova and Monstrilio

Hello! Welcome to our LGBT podcast 7 Minutes in Book Heaven – presented to you by This Queer Book Saved My Life! In this podcast, we spend 7 minutes in our virtual studio interviewing LGBTQ authors about their new and upcoming books for us to love and cuddle up with. Today, we meet Gerardo Sámano Córdova and his new…

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When you go up the mountain you don’t know what you’ll find with Gerard Cabrera

Welcome to our LGBT podcast! In this episode, we meet Gerard Cabrera (he/him) and I talk with him about The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. Gerard tells me that, “The Magic Mountain is about educating yourself and trying to make decisions for how you want to live your own life. Do you want to follow…

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Reclaiming our coming out stories with Jacob Aloi and Becky Albertalli

Welcome! In this episode, we meet Jacob Aloi (he/him) and I talk with him about Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. This YA novel follows 16-year old Simon Spier as he navigates coming out as well as meeting his first love. The book really tackles coming out stories and owning them. It was also adapted…

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God Cares About The Most Marginalized Bodies with Shannon TL Kearns

Welcome to our LGBT podcast! In this episode we’re talking with the Reverend Shannon TL Kearns (he/him) about Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson. Rev. Kearns was raised fundamentalist Evangelical, however he went on to become the first openly Transgender man ordained to the Old Catholic Priesthood. Our wide-ranging discussion includes how Oranges…

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The Transcendence of Love and Intimacy with Nicole Olila and Paula Martinac

Welcome Welcome to our LGBT podcast! In this episode we’re talking with Nicole Olila (she/her) about the Lambda Literary Award winning novel Out of Time by Paula Martinac. Today’s conversation is one of those life imitates art imitates life moments as Nicole’s work as an archivist and owner of a vintage feminist and queer bookshop mirrors Out of…

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A Possibility Space for Queerness and Transness with Henry Holden and S.A. Chant

Welcome to our LGBT podcast! In this episode we’re talking with Henry Holden (he/they) about Peter Darling by S.A Chant. This novel is a sequel and really a re-telling of Peter Pan, in which Peter is trans, an adult now, and starts a relationship with Captain James Hook! For Henry, he told us, that reading Peter Darling was,  “the…

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Building the language to translate what transness looks like with LaSaia Wade and Miasha

Welcome to our LGBT podcast and in this episode we’re talking with community organizer and activist LaSaia Wade (she/they) about Secret Society by Miasha (she/her). This novel starts as a story about two flashy women who hustle men for money, but then dives into the twists and turns of living and loving in the world as…

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Crossover Episode with The Sewers of Paris!

On today’s episode, we have a special crossover episode for you with one of my favorite podcasts The Sewers of Paris. The Sewers of Paris is a podcast about how queer people’s lives are shaped by our favorite books, movies, music, and shows. So, how could we not have a crossover? The host is writer,…

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Be who you are and don’t apologize with Troy Stanley

Welcome to our LGBT podcast and in this episode we’re talking with actor Troy Stanley (he/him) about Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin. This novel kicked off a landmark series as well as numerous television adaptations. For Troy, he told us, “I think what Tales of the City said to me was be who you are don’t apologize…

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Room to breathe and ask my own questions with finn schneider

Welcome to our LGBT podcast and in our new episode we’re talking with dr. finn schneider (they/them) about Bless Me, Ultima. It is a coming-of-age novel by Rudolfo Anaya. For finn it saved their life three (!) different times and we’ll talk all about them, especially as the novel created a space to explore their…

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