• 8 - What Makes Us Pick Up A Book?

  • Mar 23 2021
  • Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
  • Podcast

8 - What Makes Us Pick Up A Book?

  • Summary

  • Content Warnings: passing mentions of racism, homophobia and transphobia, mentions of stigma against sex workers.

    Here's food for thought: what makes you pick up a book? Is it genre alone? What draws you in? Conversely, what makes you put down a book while reading? What tropes do you avoid? This week, we talk a little bit about our own personal preferences!

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    Books Mentioned:

    Misery by Steven King
    How to be Anti Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
    Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T Crenshaw
    Sleepless by Sarah Vaughn and Leila Del Duca
    Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki
    My Brother’s Husband by Gengoroh Tagame
    Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
    Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
    Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
    Twilight by Smeyer
    Saga by Brian K Vaughn and Fiona Staples
    Runaways by Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka
    Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
    The Martian by Andy Weir
    Pride of Chanur by C.J Cherryh
    The Monster Ball by A Bunch Of Clowns

    You can reach us at:

    River Instagram: @huckleberry.comics
    Wake Instagram: @notaclevernamer
    Show email: littlequeerlibrarypod@gmail.com
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