A Gay, a Bi, & a Book

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A queer lit podcast. Come meet Joe and Becki as they discuss all things LGBTQ+ books! From literature to young adult they're talking, laughing, and sniffling their way through their favorite queer reads.


    • Mar 23, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    12 - Season 1 Bonus 2 - Books That Should Have Been Queer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 20:50


    Becki and Joe are back for a second bonus episode! Join us as we discuss the books we wish had been queer! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    11 - Season 1 Bonus - Books We Haaaate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 30:04


    Joe and Becki are back for a special bonus episode! Join us as we discuss the books that make our skin crawl. TW: Suicide, Sexual assault, and emotional abuse. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    10 - The House in the Cerulean Sea - T.J. Klune

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 53:40


    The final episode of season one is brought to you by an amorphous green blob who is a bellhop in training, a 263-year-old female garden gnome, a large teenager who turns into a pomeranian, oh - and the anti-christ, just to name a few. Join us as we discuss The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune. CW: References to violence against indigenous people and childen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    09.5 - Hump Day Quickie - This is How You Lose the Time War

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 7:18


    Bloopers, mature content, immature hosts, and the Joel Leslie Drinking Game. You know, all the usual Hump Day Quickie content. Don't forget our final episode of season one will air next week. Be sure to pick up House In the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    09 - This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 32:31


    Words to be found in this episode: technotopia, multiverse, bismuth, posthuman, and so many more. Don't worry we didn't get it either, but it's heckin beautiful. Becki and Joe take on the lesbian epistle collection turned dystopian sci-fi, This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    08.5 - Hump Day Quickie - Galaxies and Oceans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 8:26


    Hump Day Quickie - Ready for another round of the Joel Leslie Drinking Game? In this bonus episode Becki and Joe release the bloopers for Galaxies and Oceans and announce the next book, This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    A Gay, A Bi, & A Book Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 0:59


    Trailer for A Gay, A Bi, & A Book. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    08 - Galaxies and Oceans - N.R. Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 46:14


    A Gay, a Bi, and a Book - Romance Edition. Uh oh! Things are going to get steamy with this romance featuring a mysterious stranger and a lighthouse keeper. Oh, and the best part? The Joel Leslie drinking game is back. Grab your beverage of choice and come listen. Trigger warning: Domestic Abuse --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    07.5 - Hump Day Quickie - Blue is the Warmest Color

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 11:06


    Hump Day Quickie In this bonus episode Becki and Joe release the bloopers for Blue is the Warmest Color and announce the next book, Galaxies and Oceans by N.R. Walker! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    07 - Blue is the Warmest Color - Jul' Maroh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 36:24


    This week Becki and Joe talk about a graphic novel, the w/w classic, Blue is the Warmest Color by Jul' Maroh. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    06.5 - Hump Day Quickie - The Guncle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 5:11


    It's Wednesday. Here's a quickie. Please accept this as the universe's apology for retrograde, bad bosses, exes, those relatives who pinched your cheeks, and you know... just life in general. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    06 - The Guncle - Steven Rowley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 37:53


    A reclusive former sit-com star finds himself the temporary guardian of his niece and nephew after the death of their mother. Through a lot of confusion, bidet antics, and impromptu dance parties they begin to feel like the family he's never had. Becki and Joe discuss Steven Rowley's newest work, The Guncle. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    05.5 - Hump Day Quickie - Aristotle and Dante

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 9:33


    Hump Day Quickie - In this bonus episode Becki and Joe release the bloopers for Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and announce the next book, The Guncle by Steven Rowley! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    05 - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 46:50


    This week Becki and Joe discover the secrets of Benjamin Alire Sáenz's Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. This m/m young adult novel swept the literary awards for the year of 2013 and it's not hard to see why. Read the book or listen to the audiobook (narrated by Lin Manuel Miranda -- *gay squeal here*) before joining us! Content warning: hate crime, physical violence --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    04.5 - Hump Day Quickie - The Extraordinaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 16:19


    Hump Day Quickie (After Dark) - In this bonus episode Becki and Joe discuss the the listener feedback and comments from the past few episodes, release the bloopers for The Extradordinaries, and announce the next book! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    04 - The Extraordinaries - T.J. Klune

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 39:21


    Do you believe in Superheroes? Do you have a problem with impulsivity? Do you occasionally microwave insects or jump in sewage filled rivers in pursuit of happiness? Then do we have the book for you! This week Becki and Joe talk (red: giggle) their way through the uproarious novel, The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    03.5 - Hump Day Quickie - Lie With Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 8:46


    Join Becki and Joe for the bi-weekly Hump Day Quickie! In this mini-episode they'll have bloopers from the Lie with Me episode and talk a little more about the next book, The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    03 - Lie with Me - Philippe Besson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 50:01


    This week Joe and Becki take on the little, but mighty novel, Lie with Me authored by Philippe Besson and translated by Molly Ringwald. This short book packs a punch, be forewarned that there will be some triggering material. Grab your tissues and come listen to the story of the ultimate star-crossed lovers, Thomas and Philippe. TW: Suicide (30:52, 35:20) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    02.5 - Hump Day Quickie - One Last Stop

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 16:44


    It's Wendesday and that means it's time for a Hump Day Quickie! Come join Becki and Joe as they discuss your comments and reactions to the One Last Stop episode and release the blooper reel. They will also be briefly discussing the book for next week, Lie with Me by Philippe Besson. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    02 - One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 46:04


    Part two of the Casey McQuiston double feature is finally here! In this episode Joe and Becki discuss Casey's newest book, One Last Stop. A queer book featuring a time traveling lesbian and drag shows? Yes, please! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    01.5 - Hump Day Quickie - Red, White, and Royal Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 5:12


    A Gay, a Bi, & a Book is a bi-(yeah-it-is)-weekly podcast. On the weeks between full episodes we release Hump Day Quickie episodes. In today's Hump Day Quickie we will reply to comments and shoutouts from our listeners, release a blooper reel from the full Red, White, and Royal Blue episode, and announce the book we'll be discussing next Wednesday! Come join us for our first Hump Day Quickie! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

    01 - Red, White, and Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 38:08


    In this inaugural episode Becki and Joe discuss the book that began their queer lit friendship, Casey McQuiston's Red, White, and Royal Blue. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agayabiabook/message

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