Podcast appearances and mentions of felix ever after

Sonham constantemente em largar tudo e abrir uma livraria com café? Pois, nós também, e esta semana pudemos imaginar como seria esta Livraria do Livra-te. Como estaria decorada? A que livros daríamos destaque? Que eventos teríamos? O que serviríamos no café? Só nos faltou mesmo dizer que teríamos um gatinho na livraria chamado Zafón.

Bruno Leão é uma das novas vozes da literatura Young Adult em Portugal e nós não podíamos perder a oportunidade de o ter connosco para falar de um género tão importante para formar novos leitores. E oiçam com atenção, que o Bruno acabou por revelar algumas novidades sobre o seu livro “Por Fim em Silêncio”. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Incidents Around the House, Josh Malerman (1:50) - Just Last Night, Mhairi McFarlane (4:40) - O Segredo das Larvas, Stefano Volp (7:38) - Por Fim em Silêncio, Bruno Leão (9:16) - Giovanni's Room, James Baldwin (12:23) - Legendborn, Tracy Deonn (21:25) - Girl in Pieces, Kathleen Glasgow (24:45) - The Sun is Also a Star, Nicola Yoon (25:03) - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Sáenz (25:26) - Breathless, Jeniffer Niven (26:07) - Dark Rise, C.S. Pacat (28:44) - True Biz, Sara Nović (30:17) - Yes No Maybe So, Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed (34:13) - Every Day, David Levithan (35:56) - Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell (37:14) - Our Infinite Fates, Laura Steven (38:24) - Saga O Povo do Ar, Holly Black (38:59) - Rivais Divinos, Rebecca Ross (39:08) - Um Namorado para Levar, Please!, Sher Lee (39:32) - Aquorea - Inspira, M. G. Ferrey (42:12) - The Taking Of Jake Livingston, Ryan Douglass (43:27) - Enquanto Eu Não Te Encontro, Pedro Rhuas (45:19) - Felix Ever After, Kacen Callender (45:58) - The Do-Over, Lynn Painter (47:42) Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.

Estamos na época deles e nós não podíamos deixar passar esta oportunidade de criar a nossa lista de convidados especiais (e fictícios) para os vários festivais de verão. Digam-nos que personagens da vossa vida é que iriam aos vossos festivais preferidos! - Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Girl in Pieces, Kathleen Glasgow (2:42 & 33:55) - Clytemnestra, Costanza Casati (3:09) - People We Meet on Vacation, Emily Henry (7:07) - Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Coco Mellors (7:36) - Open Water, Caleb Azumah Nelson (8:14) - Felix Ever After, Kacen Callender (9:05) - Memorial, Bryan Washington (9:36) - It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey (10:38) - Nora Goes Off Script, Annabel Monaghan (11:22) - Business or Pleasure, Rachel Lynn Solomon (11:54) - Jenna Jones de The Perfect Find, Tia Williams (12:50) - Funny Feelings, Tarah DeWitt (14:37) - Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld (14:44) - The Dead Romantics, Ashley Poston (15:11) - Expiration Dates, Rebecca Serle (15:22) - A Corrente, Filipa Amorim (15:45) - Mayflies, Andrew O'Hagan (17:21) - Daisy Jones and The Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid (19:16) - Boy Parts, Eliza Clark (19:23) - The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, Dawnie Walton (19:44) - Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid (20:12 & 30:58) - Sinais de Fumo, Alex Couto (20:33 & 23:34) - Funny Story, Emily Henry (21:32 & 29:14) - Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano (21:43) - Delilah Green Doesn't Care, Ashley Herring Blake (22:02) - Normal People, Sally Rooney (22:30) - The Paper Palace, Miranda Cowley Heller (22:44) - Swimming in the Dark, Tomasz Jedrowski (23:09) - Better Than The Movies, Lynn Painter (24:41) - The Summer of Broken Rules, K. L. Walther (24:45) - Breathless, Jennifer Niven (25:23) - Nightcrawling, Leila Mottley (25:55) - You, Again, Kate Goldbeck (27:06) - Other People's Clothes, Calla Henkel (27:12) - The Dating Dare, Jayci Lee (26:35) - Every Summer After, Carley Fortune (29:04) - How to Fake it in Hollywood, Ava Wilder (30:02) - Set on You, Amy Lea (30:08) - You Had Me at Hola, Alexis Daria (30:19) - Carrie Soto is Back, Taylor Jenkins Reid (30:36) - The Rachel Incident, Caroline O'Donoghue (31:38) - Throttled & Collided, Lauren Asher (33:23) - Margaret de Our Missing Hearts, Celeste Ng (34:17) - Insatiable, Daisy Buchanan (35:24) - American Royals, Katharine McGee (35:43) - Dancer from the Dance, Andrew Holleran (36:56) - Bunny, Mona Awad (37:23) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.

Ainda se pode falar de Óscares, certo? Recebemos esta sugestão de uma ouvinte e não fomos a tempo de coordenar agendas com a cerimónia original, mas aqui estão eles. De Autor Revelação a Melhor Guarda-Roupa, há muitas categorias e ainda mais surpresas. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Sinais de Fumo, Alex Couto (1:57) - A Maldição de Rosas, Diana Pinguicha (3:15) - Book Lovers, Emily Henry (5:58) - Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano (6:01 & 21:20 & 21:58) - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin (6:04) - In Memoriam, Alice Winn (6:17 & 21:39 & 32:35 & 38:08) - The Wolf Den & The House With the Golden Door, Elodie Harper (6:42) - E Se Eu Morrer Amanhã?, Filipa Fonseca Silva (6:56) - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V. E. Schwab (7:08) - The Dutch House, Ann Patchett (7:11) - Business or Pleasure, Rachel Lynn Solomon (8:49) - You and Me on Vacation, Emily Henry (8:52 & 33:42) - The Love Wager, Lynn Painter (8:55) - City of Girls, Elizabeth Gilbert (8:57 & 18:51) - Queenie, Candice Carty-Williams (9:22) - My Sister, the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite (9:26) - The Switch, Beth O'Leary (9:33) - Our Wives Under the Sea, Julia Armfield (9:39) - Ask Again, Yes, Mary Beth Keane (10:30 & 21:11) - Boys Don't Cry, Fíona Scarlett (11:24) - Done and Dusted, Lyla Sage (13:45) - Beautiful Ruins, Jess Walter (13:49 & 17:43) - Boy Parts, Eliza Clark (13:51) - Other People's Clothes, Calla Henkel (13:53) - Daisy Jones and The Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid (15:37) - Felix Ever After, Kacen Callender (15:50) - Ready Player One, Ernest Cline (16:07) - Anatomy, Dana Schawrz (16:20) - You Again, Kate Goldbeck (17:58) - Love in the Big City, Sang Young Park (18:08) - All the Lovers in the Night, Mieko Kawakami (18:25) - The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller (19:10 & 32:12) - Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens (19:44) - Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid (20:04) - We All Want Impossible Things, Catherine Newman (21:44) - Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt (21:55) - A História de Roma, Joana Bértholo (22:00) - The Dinner List, Rebecca Serle (22:03) - Silver Nitrate, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (23:20) - Songs in Ursa Major, Emma Brodie (23:44) - The Shelf, Helly Acton (24:04) - You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, Akwaeke Emezi (24:53) - Encontro, Natasha Brown (25:13) - She and Her Cat, Makoto Shinkai & Naruki Nagakawa (25:42) - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb (26:52) - Confessions of an Advertising Man, David Ogilvy (27:08) - I Am, I Am, I Am, Maggie O'Farrell (27:22) - What My Mother And I Don't Talk About, Editado por Michele Filgate (27:29) - A Day in the Life of Abed Salama, Nathan Thrall (28:04) - Educated, Tara Westover (29:32) - Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Perez (29:56) - In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado (30:46) - Normal People, Sally Rooney (33:00 & 33:36) -Talking at Night, Claire Daverley (33:04) -Swimming in the Dark, Tomasz Jedrowski (33:54) - This is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (34:00) - Snowflake, Louise Nealon (35:47) - The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai (36:06) - Autumn, Ali Smith (36:21) - As Primas, Aurora Venturini (36:34) - True Biz, Sara Nović (37:25) - All My Rage, Sabaa Tahir (38:26) - Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (39:01) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.

E quem disse que os dias mais frios não tinham também excelentes sensações? As recomendações de hoje são totalmente baseadas nas sugestões das melhores sensações de Inverno que nos deixaram no Discord. É sentar ao lado da lareira mais próxima e ouvir tudo. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Funny Feelings, Tarah Dewitt (2:47) - Misericórdia, Lídia Jorge (3:06) - Little Women, Louisa May Alcott (3:38) - Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano (4:34) - The Dinner List, Rebecca Serle (5:36) - Business or Pleasure, Rachel Lynn Solomon (6:33) - Lonely Castle in the Mirror, Misuki Tsujimura (7:15) - Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt (7:36) - Dash and Lily's Book of Dares, Rachel Cohn e David Levithan (9:58) - The Secret History, Donna Tartt (10:36) - If We Were Villains, M. L. Rio (10:39) - The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai (12:17) - Panenka, Rónán Hession (13:25) - My Policeman, Bethan Roberts (15:38) - Book Lovers, Emily Henry (17:46) - The Wolf Den, Elodie Harper (18:38) - Felix Ever After, Kacen Callender (19:32) - Icebreaker, Hannah Grace (23:09) - Water, John Boyne (23:35) - Mãe, Doce Mar, João Pinto Coelho (24:23) - Window Shopping, Tessa Bailey (26:13) - Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking, Susan Cain (27:09) - Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens (28:16) - Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason (29:48) - Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata (30:28) - Britt-Marie Was Here & A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman (31:07) - This Time Tomorrow, Emma Straub (32:29 & 38:54) - My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Otessa Moshfegh (33:18) - In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado (33:30) - Daisy Jones and the Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid (35:26) - Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Perez (36:12) - Beauty Sick, Renee Engeln (36:38) - The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin (38:18) - Kindred, Octavia E. Butler (39:07) - A Sombra do Vento, Carlos Ruiz Zafón (41:14) - Weather Girl, Rachel Lynn Solomon (41:34) - I Who Have Never Known Men, Jacqueline Harpman (41:48) - Do Outro Lado, Mafalda Santos (42:53) - You, Again, Kate Goldbeck (44:43) - All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr (45:33) - Beloved, Toni Morrison (45:45) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender Read-alikes include: Act Cool by Tobly McSmith I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

On Today's Show "I think that has a lot to do with why I was so interested in writing for children. It's like, I was trying to heal. I was trying to heal my childhood experiences through writing, through these characters.” - Kacen Callender Just as books provide readers with a space to learn, see themselves, reflect, and cope with their inner thoughts, writing has served as a means for Kacen Callender to process and heal from their own trauma. Throughout their writing journey, Kacen has traversed the various stages and ages of their life, opening wounds and finding ways to heal them through fiction. This transformative process began with their debut novel “Hurricane Child” in 2018 which not only earned Kacen critical acclaim but also accolades such as the Stonewall Book Award and Lambda Literary Award. Since then, Kacen has authored other titles such as “Felix Ever After” and “King and the Dragonflies”, the latter of which won a National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Now, Kacen is entering the next phase in their writing journey, delving into the enduring adult repercussions of childhood trauma.Kacen's vulnerable and emotional storytelling has had profound impacts on readers around the world, particularly Queer readers who often find their own journeys reflected in Kacen's work. In this episode, Kacen shares more about their personal journey of processing trauma through writing. They also discuss how fanfiction played a pivotal role in inspiring their creative path and how the fictional storyline within a Canadian teen drama that helped them come to terms with their own identity.***Connect with Jordan and The Reading Culture @thereadingculturepod and subscribe to our newsletter at thereadingculturepod.com/newsletter. ***In their reading challenge, "Trans YA Spec"  Kacen wants readers to imagine freedom for the trans community through works of speculative fiction.You can find their list and all past reading challenges at thereadingculturepod.com.This episode's Beanstack Featured Librarian is Meredith Derrick, library coordinator for Klein Independent School District outside of Houston, Texas. She shares a funny story about a student's attempt at a thoughtful teacher appreciation surprise.ContentsChapter 1 - Reckoning with TraumaChapter 2 - Annie JohnChapter 3 - Fiction in Our Own HandsChapter 4 - Honest RepresentationChapter 5 - The Journey ContinuesChapter 6 - Dream StateChapter 7 - Diversity on the ShelvesChapter 8 - Trans YA SpecChapter 9 - Beanstack Featured Librarian Links The Reading Culture Kacen Callender Fan Fiction Adam Torres (Degrassi) Annie John Stonewall Book Award | Kacen Callender Klein ISD The Reading Culture on Instagram (for giveaways and bonus content) Beanstack resources to build your community's reading culture Host: Jordan Lloyd BookeyProducer: Jackie Lamport and Lower Street MediaScript Editors: Josia Lamberto-Egan, Jackie Lamport, Jordan Lloyd Bookey

Cohosts Dani and Ashley discuss Kacen Callender's Felix Ever After, a YA novel about Felix, a black trans demiboy, as he discovers who he truly is and navigates the joys and difficulties of being trans in society. Topics discussed include: the gender exploration natural to the queer coming of age, adjusting to someone's new pronouns, and transphobia in the community. If you're interested in reading Felix Ever After after listening to this episode, consider borrowing it from your local library or purchasing it from an independent bookstore!

Kacen Callender is a bestselling and award-winning author of multiple novels for children, teens, and adults, including the National Book Award-winning King and the Dragonflies and the bestselling novel Felix Ever After. Kacen enjoys playing RPG video games, practicing their art, and focusing on healing and growth in their free time. They currently reside in Los Angeles, California. Learn more about Kacen Callender: https://www.kacencallender.com/ https://twitter.com/kacencallender Links discussed in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqWGiiAl_VQ https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a35939082/kacen-callender-against-coming-out/ https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/kacen-callender-lark-kasim-start-a-revolution-cover-quotes Pre-order the new book: https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/lark-kasim-start-a-revolution_9781419756870/ Learn more about Pride and Less Prejudice: https://www.prideandlessprejudice.org/ Transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1La32I5dcgTY8GtENUASUs0vKfg4R4Ek0pZcxwznygRE/edit?usp=sharing

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest Kacen Callender to talk about how authors can practice self-care and self-love, including as pertains to social media. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1.

Join us in discussing Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (they/he). We laugh, we cry, we get outraged, but we are Felix #stans for life! We adore Kacen and their fight for equality in literary representation and holding others responsible for harmful practices. YASSSS MY LEIGE! allqueerherepod.com anchor.fm/all-queer-here Please consider supporting us here: anchor.fm/all-queer-here/support We hope you may feel moved enough to Rate/Review/Subscribe to our podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/all-queer-here/support

Born and raised in St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands, Kacen Callender is a bestselling and award-winning author of the middle-grade novels Hurricane Child and King and the Dragonflies, the young-adult novels This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story and Felix Ever After, and the adult novel Queen of the Conquered and its forthcoming sequel King of the Rising. They enjoy playing RPG video games in their free time. Kacen currently resides in Philadelphia, PA. Queen of the Conquered synopsis: An ambitious young woman with the power to control minds seeks vengeance against the royals who murdered her family, in a Caribbean-inspired fantasy world embattled by colonial oppression. Sigourney Rose is the only surviving daughter of a noble lineage on the islands of Hans Lollik. When she was a child, her family was murdered by the islands' colonizers, who have massacred and enslaved generations of her people—and now, Sigourney is ready to exact her revenge. When the childless king of the islands declares that he will choose his successor from amongst eligible noble families, Sigourney uses her ability to read and control minds to manipulate her way onto the royal island and into the ranks of the ruling colonizers. But when she arrives, prepared to fight for control of all the islands, Sigourney finds herself the target of a dangerous, unknown magic. Someone is killing off the ruling families to clear a path to the throne. As the bodies pile up and all eyes regard her with suspicion, Sigourney must find allies among her prey and the murderer among her peers... lest she become the next victim.

Welcome to the very first episode of the Thirsty Bitches Podcast! This week co-hosts Victoria, Kiara, and Katalyn will be discussing and recommending different types of media and products that are by, about, or owned by people of color or members of the LGBTQ+ community in light of February being Black History Month (in the US) and LGBTQ+ History Month (in the UK). These include books, tv shows, movies, different products, and even social media accounts. They also discuss how increasing representation in various forms of media is beneficial on multiple levels. Books mentioned in this episode are: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron, A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown, Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray, and Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune. Handles to the Instagram accounts Kiara mentioned during the episode: @Zipporahthevegan @The.vegan.amateur @Iyeloveslife @Vegan_abolitioniste @veganzinga Join us every Thirsty Thursday for a new episode and be sure to follow us on our socials: On Tiktok: thethirstycollective, on Instagram: the.thirstycollective, on Twitter: TheThirstyCollective (thirsty_co), or join the conversation in our discord!

We're back!! This February we continue our tradition of reading romances by Black authors all month, and we're kicking it off with Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender. Bailey and Teffer talk about trans joy, self love, art therapy, and what cis parents of trans kids need to know. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcast Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 To suggest a book, email theyapodcast@gmail.com or tweet at us @yapodcast Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com www.upfordnetwork.com Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada

Welcome to Over the Rainbow, the podcast: a safe space and voice for all queer identities. Episode 44: Queer Capitalism with Hank Paul (he/him): In this episode, Hank and I are talking about queer business, queer capitalism and how to build a sustainable and inclusive business. Hank Paul teaches LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs how to build social impact businesses so that they can live healthy, abundant and purposeful lives. He runs his own photography business, co-hosts the Profit on the Margins podcast, and is the author of Queer-Owned: The Ultimate Guide to Personal Branding for LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs. More about Hank: Podcast: Profit on the Margins Website (and book): https://www.hankpaul.co/ Instagram: @hankpaul.co Resources mentioned in today's episode: · Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender · One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston · Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston · Young Royals More information on this podcast: · www.overtherainbowpod.com · Instagram: @_overtherainbowpodcast o https://www.instagram.com/_overtherainbowpodcast/ · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/overtherainbowpodcast13 · Twitter: @overrainbowpod o https://twitter.com/overrainbowpod · Reading the Rainbow book club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingtherainbow Music: Find Your Way Beat by Nana Kwabena

SEITE AN SEITE wünscht Frohe Weihnachten! Wer heute einen Buchgutschein unter dem Weihnachtsbaum erwartet, kann sich freuen, denn Andrea hat drei super Buchtipps für euch, die ihr euch zum Jahresende nicht entgehen lassen solltet. Wer Madeline Millers "Das Lied das Achill" und "Ich bin Circe" geliebt hat, hat mit Andreas Empfehlung "Ich, Ariadne" von Jennifer Saint direkt das nächste Must-Read gefunden. Nach "Alles Licht, das wir nicht sehen" gibt es außerdem ein neues Highlight von Anthony Doerr: "Wolkenkuckucksland" - müsst ihr lesen! Ihr sucht noch ein emotionales Buch, das euch ins neue Jahr begleiten darf? Dann setzt euch unbedingt "Felix Ever After" von Kacen Callender auf die Leseliste. Genießt die Feiertage - wir hören uns im neuen Jahr mit neuen großartigen Buchtipps!

I interview Alan Johnson author of “The Late Train to Gipsy Hill” and review “Felix Ever After” by Karen Callender, “A Line To Kill” by Anthony Horowitz, “Illuminae” by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff and “Murder on Mustique” by Anne Glenconner. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This past month there were two incidents within the Indie Bookstore Community that hurt the BIPOC and Trans communities. Ryan, Hillary, and Jo take this opportunity to recommend some of their favorite books by and about BIPOC & Trans folks! Gibson's Bookstore is a safe space for you.  Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the audiobook on Libro.fm. Thank you for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode RECENT READS Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (audiobook) Beach Read (audiobook) Survive the Night by Riley Sager (audiobook) The Lost Girls by Jessica Chiarella (audiobook) Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix (audiobook - read by Friday the 13th Final Girl, Adrienne King!) Horrorstor  My Best Friend's Exorcism (audiobook) The Heathens by Ace Atkins (audiobook) While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory (audiobook) For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing (audiobook) Cackle by Rachel Harrison (October 5th, 2021) (audiobook) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/hillary Landslide by Michael Wolff (audiobook) Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby (audiobook) The Stand by Stephen King (audiobook) Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo Matrix by Lauren Groff (audiobook) The Project by Courtney Summers (audiobook) BOOKS BY AND ABOUT BIPOC & TRANS FOLKS Ryan Once & Future by A.R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy (audiobook) Sword in the Stars by A.R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy (audiobook) Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (audiobook) Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (audiobook) Lost in the Never Woods (audiobook) Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee (audiobook) Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (audiobook) Take a Hint, Dani Brown (audiobook) Act Your Age, Eve Brown (audiobook) Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (audiobook) Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (audiobook) Hillary Thinking Again: A Diary by Jan Morris (audiobook) Allegorizings  The Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc (audiobook) Redefining Realness by Janet Mock (audiobook) Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs by Jennifer Finney Boylan (audiobook) She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders (audiobook) Fairest by Meredith Talusan (audiobook) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (audiobook) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (audiobook) Jo Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (September 28th, 2021) (audiobook) Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon (audiobook) The Deep (audiobook) Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (audiobook) Pet (audiobook Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey (audiobook) Magic for Liars (audiobook) The Echo Wife (audiobook) Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (audiobook) Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinburg  OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED Charlie Jane Anders (audiobooks) Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone (audiobook) OTHER LINKS Shop The Laydown Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1!  Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com

Shout out to listener Andrew for recommending what turned out to be our most divisive text to date! Brenna quite likes both the book and the film, while Brennan and Joe...do not.Brenna argues for the book as reflective of a specific period in British history and also of a kind of British Dude Lit ©, while Brennan and Joe find it too cold and episodic.All three of us agree that the film amounts to fan-fiction for Manzoor's own life. As a work of "mainstream" pop culture, Chadha's film leans pretty heavily into coming of age tropes that Joe feels sands off the edges, while Brenna thinks is cute and delightful (white saviour narratives aside).Brennan's homework:Jay's Gay Agenda by Jason JuneThe Passing Playbook by Isaac FitzsimonsThe Darkness Outside Us by Eliot SchreferI'll Be The One by Lila LeeThe Love Curse of Melody McIntyre by Robin TalleyHani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba JaigirdarBrenna's homework:Felix Ever After by Kacen CallenderWanna connect with the show? Follow us at our new Twitter handle @HKHSPod or use the hashtag #HKHSPod:Brenna: @brennacgrayJoe: @bstolemyremoteBrennan: @itsrainingbrens / @alternateendngHave something longer to say or a comment about book club? Email us at hkhspod@gmail.com. See you on the page and on the screen!

Happy Pride Month! Anna and Annie discuss some favourite LGBTQIA+ books that we have read recently: Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay Memorial by Bryan Washington Real Life by Brandon Taylor Dreamland by Rosa Rankin Gee In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters And on our TBR: As Beautiful As Any Other by Kaya Wilson Bath Haus by P. J. Vernon Future Feeling by Joss Lake Still Life by Sarah Winman You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat My Policeman by Bethan Roberts Lote by Shola von Reinhold And for YA readers: Felix Ever After by Kacen Challender Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz            

This week Dani & Izzie discuss "Felix Ever After" by Kacen Callender and the themes of wanting to be loved, relationships vs friendships, and focusing on yourself. Dani & Izzie have to admit their lack of romantic experience makes them blind to obvious relationships. Dani shows her love for rom-coms once again and gushes about "13 Going on 30." Izzie advocates for Declan to be the new member of the Second Choice Squad. Follow "Are You There, Love? It's Us, Dani and Izzie" on Instagram @daniandizzie, TikTok @daniandizzie, or send us an email at daniandizzie@gmail.com Content Warnings: transphobia including hate crimes & dead-naming, homophobia, emotional abuse, unhealthy parental relationships/abandonment, and questioning identity  This week we are giving away a $30 gift card from Trident Booksellers! Entering is easy, all you have to do is follow our instagram account @daniandizzie and Trident's instagram account @tridentbooks, and then tag 2 friends on this week's giveaway post to enter! We will announce the winner on Saturday @ 12:00pmEST on our instagram account and also DM the winner so keep an eye on that inbox! 

This week Roger and Lovell are so honored to meet the incredible creative team of Lexie Bean (author of the groundbreaking and award-winning novel The Ship We Built and editor of the anthology Written on the Body, a Lambda Literary Award finalist) and Logan Rozos (rising star of the Peabody Award-winning series David Makes Man and the brilliant voice behind the audiobook of new TGNC classic Felix Ever After). Logan and Lexie are about to begin filming their powerful documentary project What Will I Become?, which chronicles the stories of three young trans men who lost their lives to suicide: Blake Brockington, Andrew Martinez, and Kyler Prescott. We could not be more grateful that Lexie and Logan took the time out of their busy pre-production schedule to discuss the film with us, and we encourage all our listeners to go support this special endeavor via their fundraising page on Fractured Atlas: https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/what-will-i-become (https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/what-will-i-become). Logan also speaks about his work with the Parity organization to bridge the gaps between various faiths and the LGBT community, and Lexie discusses their role as a member of the National Leadership Council of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network). These two extraordinary young people are definitely going to be names you'll be hearing for decades to come, so now's the time to start learning all about them! Plus we'll discover more than we ever wanted to know about the elusive Joanne's gremlin antics - and you'll hear Roger perform the Gayborhood's first exorcism... Go on Instagram to follow Lexie at @itssk8nite, Logan at @loganrozos, and their documentary at @whatwillibecome_doc, plus learn everything you can about the folx highlighted in this week's Gayborhood Watch: Blake Brockington, Andrew Martinez, Kyler Prescott, Travis Coles, Drew Dickler, and the podcast Maintenance Phase. And don't forget to follow @rogerq.mason and @lovell.holder on Instagram for all your Gayborhood updates!

Logan Rozos (he/him) is a 20 year-old actor and gay Black trans man. He made his professional acting debut in 2019 on the Peabody-nominated television drama David Makes Man, and voiced the audiobook of Stonewall Award-nominated author Kacen Callender's 2020 book Felix Ever After. He was an honoree in Teen Vogue's inaugural 20 Under 20 Queer Artists and Activists To Watch and a recipient of the 2019 Parity Award for outstanding work by LGBTQ people of faith. He is currently working on a documentary about trans masculinities and mental health called What Will I Become? You can check out Logan on Instagram @loganrozos, his poetry @thedelinquentporpoise, and his documentary @whatwillibecome_doc Access the transcript here. Learn everything you need to know about the Colors of Hope project here: http://disciplesallianceq.org/colors-of-hope/

This week Kacen Callender takes us on an emotional journey of self discovery and learning to love oneself with Felix Ever After. Next Week we will read Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia HIbbert.

Wow! This week things get risqué as we delve head first into a sexually charged story of drama and sex. This steamy story sweeps us into the life of telenovela actress Jasmine Lin Rodriguez as she runs away from the paparrazzi and into the arms of her hunk of a co-star. We blushed as we read You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria. We hope you enjoyed it as well! Join us next week as we discuss Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender.

In this episode we're discussing Queen of the Conquered Kacen Callender (they/them), the first book in the Islands of Blood and Storm series. The book takes place in a Caribbean-inspired fantasy world and follows our main character, Sigourney, as she makes a bid for power as the only Black person in contention to rule the islands that have been colonized by the white Fjern. When all those in line to the throne are gathered for the storm season and start to be killed off one by one, chaos ensues. As it does. Content warning for discussions of rape and white supremacist violence.  Callender also wrote Felix Ever After. It's on our TBR! Have you read it yet? Here's a helpful video outlining the history of colonialism in the Caribbean region. It's about 40 minutes long, and well worth the watch. Check it out! Want to test your Caribbean geography? Here's a map quiz. I (K) just took it and got 62% *cringing emoji* Go ahead, learn yourself something. Fjerda, Fjern…notice the similarities? In Norwegian, “fjern” means “far away” or “distant.” K highly recommends Sami Schalk's work, especially her book Bodyminds Reimagined: Race, (Dis)Ability and Gender in Black Women's Speculative Fiction. And follow Professor Schalk on twitter! (@DrSamiSchalk) Resmaa Menakem's website. K is slowly working their way through his book My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies.  Transcript to come Spring 2021 As always, we'd love to be in discussion with you, magical folx. Post or tweet about the show using #criticallyreading or #thelibrarycoven. Let us know what you think of the episode, anything we missed, or anything else you want us to know by dropping a line in the comments or reaching out to us on twitter or Instagram (@thelibrarycoven), or via email (thelibraycoven@gmail.com). You can also check out the show notes on our website, thelibrarycoven.com. We really appreciate ratings and reviews on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or any other platforms. Help us share the magic by spreading the word about the podcast! Please support our labor by leaving us a one-time tip on Ko-fi or purchasing books from our Bookshop! Even better yet, become a monthly patron via Patreon and you can unlock a bunch of exclusive perks like access to our community of reader-listeners on Discord. The podcast theme song is “Unermerry Academy of Magics” by Augustin C from the album “Fantasy Music”, which you can download on FreeMusicArchive.com. The Library Coven is recorded and produced on stolen indigenous land: Arapahoe, Cheyenne, and Ute (Kelly) and Chickasha, Kaskaskia, Kickapoo, Mascoutin, Miami, Mesquaki, Odawa, Ojibwe, Peankashaw, Peoria, Potawatomi, Sauk, and Wea (Jessie) #LandBack. You can support Indigenous communities by donating to Mitakuye Foundation, Native Women's Wilderness, or the Navajo Water Project. These suggested places came from @lilnativeboy. 

Y'all we actually recorded an episode! Come listen to Payton and Bailie ask each other questions so you can get to know us and chat about about a book you have to read- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender.

In this episode of A Book and A Dream, Megan O'Russell speaks to author Suzanne van Rooyen on topics ranging from the struggle of switching from writing short stories to novels to the importance of LGBTQ+, genderqueer, and transgender representation in books. From finding a book that reflects your journey to using fiction to become a better ally, this interview is one you will not want to miss.Links from episode:Myth and Storm: https://amzn.to/3ibatVrSuzanne van Rooyen: https://www.amazon.com/Suzanne-van-Rooyen/e/B0061NT89EFB: https://www.facebook.com/SuzannevanRooyenAuthorIG: https://www.instagram.com/suzanne_writer/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/Suzanne_WriterSuzanne's Books:I Heart Robot: https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Robot-Suzanne-van-Rooyen-ebook/dp/B075V7WL1Q/The Other Me: https://www.amazon.com/Other-Me-Suzanne-van-Rooyen-ebook/dp/B01HL3WBDM/Scardust: https://www.amazon.com/Scardust-Suzanne-van-Rooyen-ebook/dp/B01AGHEO6C/Obscura Burning: https://www.amazon.com/Obscura-Burning-Suzanne-van-Rooyen-ebook/dp/B073Q9LWSV/Note: Not all books are young adult. Don't forget to read the blurbs before gifting these books to your favorite Tweens!Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender: https://amzn.to/30bpQa4 Pet by Akwaeke Emezi: https://amzn.to/2Gk6Zm4Anna-Marie McLemore: https://www.amazon.com/Anna-Marie-McLemore/e/B00W2GDN2MInvisible Boys by Holden Sheppard: https://amzn.to/36clTFXThe Tensorate Series by JY 'Neon' Yang: https://amzn.to/3cEiHEc(Dark Themes) The Deep by Rivers Solomon: https://amzn.to/368VskJ(Not YA) Danielle Cain series by Margaret Killjoy: https://amzn.to/3mZ5hHFI Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver: https://amzn.to/2EDxHpsThe Salvagers series by Alex White: https://amzn.to/3kPBMX9

Sam and Alex discuss fill you in on our lives and current reads - as well as our deep dive into Felix Ever After. We loved this book. We loved Felix and Ezra. We loved how this representation was so essential for queer youth. We talk a lot about coming out, identifying and questioning labels, how important it is for teens to be written as teens and not perfect angels, and more! Find us on Instagram and Twitter @thebookstagays and on our individual instagrams @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs

We had the ABSOLUTE pleasure of talking to our friend Sara from @agradstudentreadsforfun. Not only does she have the best pre-gay journal entries, but she's super brilliant and in a PhD program and going to change student's lives (We know it. We manifest this truth). Maybe she ruined a library book with coffee, told a funny story about her girlfriend looking up Miley pics, and travels with her pothos Luna belted into her car (safety first), but we can't really say for sure. Listen to the episode and find out. Sara recommends Felix Ever After by Karen Callendar, Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey, Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus, The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels, Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, and The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante. Follow her for more amazing books and bookstagrammer recommendations - she's really great at hyping everything and everyone up! As always, you can find us on insta and Twitter at @thebookstagays and on our individual instagrams at @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs

- Do your kids have books that accurately reflect them? - Are you consuming literature which has a different perspective from your own? - Are you fostering an empowering environment so you can raise inclusive kids? On this week's episode Joe digs into these topics and more when Kacen Callender stops by to discuss their latest book "Felix Ever After". Kacen discusses writing the books they wish they had when they were a kid. If you haven't picked up your copy of this fantastic book be sure to do so now at - KacenCallender.com Take a moment, sit back, and continue to listen and learn. Enjoy! #FelixEverAfter #beabetterdad Be sure to go nominate Joe's other podcast - "After the Encore" for "Music Podcast of the Year" at PodcastAwards.com you have to register to vote but it's one time only. Check it out! This episode of the podcast is brought to you by Snuffy! Snuffy is a clothing brand about empowering you to show your weird - unapologetically, with bravery and confidence. 10% of profit goes to LGBTQ+ organizations led by Trans* people of color. Shop online now at snuffy.co

On today's episode with TWO minor technical difficulties (Alex cannot keep her phone in her hand, she's very sorry), we interview Megan @booksnblazers about all things queer: book recommendations, childhood memories, fashion inspiration, and publishing for queer authors. Megan gives us some awesome book recommendations: Under The Udala Trees, The Confessions of Frankie Langton, Juliet Takes A Breath, and Felix Ever After. Sam and Alex chime in to recommend: Something To Talk About, all of Ashley Herring Blake's books, and These witches Don't Burn. If you weren't sure, Megan does interject an important spoiler alert, she's been gay this whole time. We are so appreciative to have Megan with us and hope you all enjoy the episode as much as we did when recording it. Tune in next Wednesday for more BookstaGays content. Find us at @thebookstagays on Instagram, and click the linktree in our bio for all of the articles referenced in this episode. You can also find Sam at @staxsonstaxs and Alex at @thebookadvocate. Cheers queers

SEQUEL: (Previous eps. 6, 12, 18) The nonsensical dystopian government to end all dystopias. Welcome back, y'all! This week family secrets are revealed, Juliette gets The Big Mad, and Warner's in the abyss dissolving in the acid of his own emotion. Why use diplomacy when you've got murder skin? TW: Violence, anxiety, depression, references to suicide, references to child abuse Thank you to anyone who donated to Black Lives Matter or Pride organizations! It's never too late to send us your receipts in exchange for our buckwild vampire bonus episode. If you like The Worst Thing We Read, help us grow by spreading the word! You can support us by leaving a 5-star review on Apple iTunes. Follow us on Instagram @worstthingweread, Twitter @worstthngweread, or email us at worstthingweread@gmail.com. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102293261-kaitlyn-burton https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12635391-savanah-tiffany Book recs: Felix Ever After, Kacen Callender/ Spinning, Tillie Walden. Non-book rec: 13th, available on Netflix and Youtube.

YA, MG, and Adult author and editor Kacen Callender comes on to talk their new release King and the Dragonflies, their upcoming Felix Ever After, and what it's like to be both an author and editor working within in the industry. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blacklight6/support

Show notes: This episode I talk about 20 2020 books I am excited for! 1. The City We Became by NK Jemisin Goodreads 2. The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by VE Schwab Goodreads3. American Royals 2 by Katharine McGee Goodreads 4. And The Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando Goodreads 5. I'll Be The One by Lyla LeeGoodreads 6. The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow Goodreads 7. Diamond City by Francesca Flores Goodreads 8. These Violent Delights by Chloe GongGoodreads9. The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar Goodreads 10. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Rosie Brown Goodreads11. Ghost Squad by Claribel OrtegaGoodreads 12. Nothing Ever Happens Here by Sarah Hagger HoltGoodreads 13. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Goodreads  14. The Sky Is Mine by Amy Beashel Goodreads 15. Dear Justyce by Nic Stone Goodreads16. This Is My America by Kim Johnson Goodreads 17. The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna Goodreads 18. You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson Goodreads 19. Red Tigress by Amelie Wen Zhao Goodreads20. The Strange Worlds Travel Agency by LD Lapinski Goodreads21. Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn Goodreads 22. Felix Ever After by Kacen CallenderGoodreads 23. Indivisible by Daniel Aleman GoodreadsSo excited to read all of these releases! I hope you enjoy this episode :-)