Lavender Lit Club

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We are Lavender Lit Club, a queer book review podcast hosted by Julie Arhelger and Jillian Kurashima. Every month we discuss a book written by queer authors or that takes on LGBT+ themes and features queer and diverse characters. We'll delve into it all: scifi and speculative fiction, thrillers and…

Julie Arhelger, Jillian Kurashima


    • Jul 7, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 12 EPISODES


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    Episode 12 Poetry Minisode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 23:07


    We read and discuss Black queer poets.

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    Episode 11 - Carmilla

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 32:21


    We discuss Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and Edited by Carmen Maria Machado

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    Episode 10 - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 28:08


    We discuss Ocean Vuong's debut novel and its many overlapping themes.

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    Episode 9 - Carry On

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 35:16


    We discuss Rainbow Rowell's young adult fantasy Carry On.

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    Episode 8 - Poetry Minisode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 30:11


    We read and discuss five poems by queer poets.

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    Episode 7 - The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 46:55


    We discuss Tom Spanbauer's queer filled western The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon.

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    Episode 6 - The House of Impossible Beauties

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 46:44


    We discuss Joseph Cassara's debut The House of Impossible Beauties.

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    Episode 5 - Her Body and Other Parties

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 36:17


    We discuss Carmen Maria Machado's collection of speculative short fiction.

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    Episode 4 - Poetry Minisode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 17:56


    We read and discuss four poems by queer poets.

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    Episode 3 - Rubyfruit Jungle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 37:48


    We discuss Rita Mae Brown's cult classic Rubyfruit Jungle.

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    Episode 2 - Tomboy Survival Guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2018 34:33


    We discuss Ivan Coyote's memoir Tomboy Survival Guide and the importance of representation.

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    Episode 1 - An Unkindness of Ghosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 29:13


    We discuss Rivers Solomon's debut scifi adventure An Unkindness of Ghosts.

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