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Book Besties Season 8 Episode 17: Last Night at the Telegraph ClubBesties, let's take a trip back in time today with Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. Join us this episode as we discuss what makes relevant historical fiction, why LGBTQ stories matter, and, of course, Molly makes promises to tackle Matt Dinniman. Things talked about in this episode:Malinda Lo: https://www.malindalo.com/A history of Queer Community in San Francisco: https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/san-franciscos-lgbtq-history/Male Impersonators From Malinda Lo : https://www.malindalo.com/blog/2021/4/27/a-brief-history-of-male-impersonation Jubilee Dawn content creator: https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns Storygraph Challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/4ab14a78-fc45-4b30-bd7c-3c79e1258c3d Columbus Book Festival: https://www.columbusbookfestival.org/ Patreon: https://bit.ly/4jQIqes Meet Molly and April, they bonded over books and became Book Besties. So, what do you do when you find your book bestie? Start a podcast of course. Hang out with April and Molly as they talk about everything they love and hate about books. Follow the Book Besties on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, and YouTube. If you'd like to contact the Book Besties, please email us at bookbestiespod@gmail.com or visit our website bookbestiespodcast.com. You can support the Book Besties by joining our Patreon at Book Besties Podcast.

In dieser Episode spreche ich über die Bücher, die ich im Lesemonat März 2025 gelesen habe: „Not in love“ von Ali Hazelwood „Mord in der Therapie“ aus der Miss Merkel“-Reihe von David Safier* „Teufelstanz“ aus der „Mordgruppe“-Reihe von Ursula Poznanski* „Deep End“ von Ali Hazelwood „Last Night at the Telegraph Club“ von Malinda Lo „The American Roommate Experiment“ von Elena Armas „Die Magie unserer Herzen“ aus der „Sisters of the Sword“-Reihe von Tricia Levenseller Insgesamt: 3.028 Seiten/Minuten 7 (1,5 Bücher, 5,5 Hörbücher, 0 eBooks) Lesevorhaben: * 1 Titel aus „12 für 2025“ * 1,5 Reihen (weiter)gelesen * 0,5 Titel SuB-Senioren Aktuelle SuB-Höhe: Bücher: 159 Hörbücher: 63 eBooks: 90 *312 Was habt ihr im Lesemonat März gelesen und gehört? Wart ihr auf der LBM und was durfte dort bei euch einziehen? Eure Ilana *Das Buch wurde mir als Rezensionsexemplar vom Verlag oder dem Autor/der Autorin zur Verfügung gestellt. Ich benutze Affiliate Links von Amazon.de, d.h. ich erhalte eine Provision, wenn ihr sie klickt und Produkte bestellt. Näheres siehe “Impressum und Rechtliches“.

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Hungerstone, I Got Abducted By Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com, The Girl You Know, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: I Got Abducted By Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming Hungerstone by Kat Dunn Dream State by Eric Puchner The Girl You Know by Elle Gonzales Rose Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods The Garden by Nick Newman Pseudoscience: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them by Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen Yours, Eventually by Nura Maznavi The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman The Return by Rachel Henderson The Chain by Adrian McKinty Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've asked, you've waited, and now, we're finally delivering! Welcome to our two-part deep dive on the international best selling Romantasy novels A Court of Thorns and Roses and a Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas.  In this first, spoiler free episode, we touch on our initial reactions to the series, and think a bit about what romantasy is and why it's so appealing to so many readers. Plus, we're joined by some very special guests for these two episodes: our younger siblings!  They may claim to have been manipulated into coming on the show, but we're glad to have them both on for this discussion

Sorry for the delay on this episode folks - October and November have been a lot. But, without further ado, here's Last Night at the Telegraph Club, episode two! Joined once again by Dr. Kai Chen, we dive right into Last Night at the Telegraph Club spoilers, starting with our feelings on Kath and Lily's relationship and the high-key stress of classroom makeouts. From there, we consider the queer space of the Telegraph Club, Lily's complicated and not always likable bestie Shirley, and our thoughts on the admittedly fraught ending. Show Notes: What's Sparking Joy: Bloom by (G)I-DLE, Crazy (feat Pink Pantheress) by LA SSERAFIM , Leon Other lit discussed this episode: How Sweet by NewJeans, Forever by Judy Blume, Crazy Rich Asians, Fellow Travelers, My Favorite Thing is Monsters Learn more about Dr. Chen's work on the UF University Writing Program website: https://writing.ufl.edu/directory/yukai-chen/ Support your local bookstore and Malinda Lo by getting Last Night the Telegraph Club and A Scattering of Light on Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/search?keywords=malinda+lo⁠ Code Switch - "They Don't Say Our Names Enough" - https://www.npr.org/2020/06/26/884080764/they-dont-say-our-names-enough The Evening Crowd at Kirmser's: A Gay Life in the 1940s - ⁠https://bookshop.org/p/books/evening-crowd-at-kirmser-s-a-gay-life-in-the-1940s-ricardo-j-brown/9374706?ean=9780816636228⁠ The Body and Its Dangers & Other Stories - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-and-its-dangers-other-stories-allen-barnett/20854353?ean=9781608642922 Check out SLL Live in 2025: April 2025 - Romance in CNY: ⁠⁠https://romanceincny.com/⁠⁠ July 2025 - RomantiConn: ⁠https://www.romanticonn.com/⁠ On Future SLL Episodes: A Court of Thorns and Roses/A Court of Mist and Fury, Strangers Again, Let's Get Divorced, and Trope Spotlight: Forced Proximity. Don't forget to subscribe to Sex. Love. Literature! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠SexLoveLitPodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠; on Instagram and on Tumblr @SexLoveLitPodcast. Our cover art is by Charcooll (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/charcooll/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). TheSLL Theme music is “Pluck It Up” by Dan Henig. What's Sparking Joy BGM is "Candy-Coloured Sky" by Catmosphere | https://soundcloud.com/ctmsphr;Released by Paper Crane Collective; Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com; Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Sex. Love. Literature. is a pop culture podcast that relishes the romantic, the sexy, and the scandalous in media. Join pop culture scholars (and besties) Ayanni and Corinne as they deep dive into why the “sex-stuff” in media matters. Main episodes drop the last Friday of the month.

Welcome to a tool deep dive episode, where we highlight the features and the challenges of a tool we think you'll find helpful as a writer. And the tool we'll be talking about today is writing retreats! These structured environments dedicated to focused writing can be used like a tool to offer writers significant benefits, but also unique challenges for authors of all levels. Picks of the Week: BJ: The Risen Empire by Scott Westerfeld H: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

A wise person once said: "having fun is never hard when you've got your library card." To this precious adage, we'd like to add an additional locale for future fun consideration: the fictional Telegraph Club. In this month's feature, we decided to read Malinda Lo's phenomenal YA book Last Night at the Telegraph Club. We discuss the fantastic resources in the book (a bibliography! timelines!) along with the super-accurate-yet-still-deeply-compelling historical adventures of protagonist Lily Hu. While trying to dodge accusations of Communism, keep up her high math grades to participate in the space race, AND help a friend win Miss Chinatown, Lily catches feelings for her classmate Kath. Tune in to hear us discuss their romance at the Telegraph Club -- and to discover whether this Space Girl finds the one who can "know the galaxies of (her) heart."   Original air date: May 30, 2021

Lois Lowry has written more than 40 books. As of this month, she is also featured in half of our 2021 Patreon episodes. This is incidentally very close to the total number of surviving Shakers. Just in time for spring, we read Lowry's Like the Willow Tree, a Dear America journey for the ages. Based on meticulous research at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker community, this book features a young diarist named Lydia who loses her parents to the flu pandemic. Though the Shakers initially wreck her plans, Lydia eventually teach her how to bend to the wind. We discuss Shaker controversies, our varying levels of interest in intentional communities, and much more. Like to read along? You can support the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village by purchasing Lowry's book here: https://www.maineshakers.com/product/like-the-willow-tree-by-lois-lowry/ . Our next book (May 2021) is Last Night at the Telegraph Club, a novel by Malinda Lo.   Original air date: April 21, 2021

In classic SLL fashion, I welcome you to another accidental two-part discussion. This time, we're joined by Dr. Kai Chen to discuss Malinda Lo's award-winning novel, Last Night at the Telegraph Club. This episode, we keep things spoiler free by first giving some context for the book and then our overall impressions. (Plus, we get a bonus visit from Ayanni's 20 year old family cat.) Show Notes: What's Sparking Joy: Kevin can F*** Himself (on Netflix), Mayonaka Punch (on Crunchyroll), Are You The One (on Viki), and Delicious in Dungeon (on Netflix) Other lit discussed this episode: Goodbye My Princess, Evangelion, Ashe (by Malinda Lo), My Favorite Thing is Monsters Learn more about Dr. Chen's work on the UF University Writing Program website: https://writing.ufl.edu/directory/yukai-chen/ Support your local bookstore and Malinda Lo by getting Last Night the Telegraph Club on Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/last-night-at-the-telegraph-club-malinda-lo/16520139?ean=9780525555278 Learn more Pen America and their various initiatives: https://pen.org/ Check out SLL Live in 2025: April 2025 - Romance in CNY: ⁠https://romanceincny.com/⁠ July 2025 - RomantiConn: https://www.romanticonn.com/ On Future SLL Episodes: Strangers Again, Let's Get Divorced, Trope Spotlight: Forced Proximity, and A Court of Thorns and Roses Don't forget to subscribe to Sex. Love. Literature! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠SexLoveLitPodcast.com⁠⁠⁠; on Instagram and on Tumblr @SexLoveLitPodcast. Our cover art is by Charcooll (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/charcooll/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). TheSLL Theme music is “Pluck It Up” by Dan Henig. What's Sparking Joy BGM is "Candy-Coloured Sky" by Catmosphere | https://soundcloud.com/ctmsphr;Released by Paper Crane Collective; Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com; Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Sex. Love. Literature. is a pop culture podcast that relishes the romantic, the sexy, and the scandalous in media. Join pop culture scholars (and besties) Ayanni and Corinne as they deep dive into why the “sex-stuff” in media matters. Main episodes drop the last Friday of the month.

In this episode, Philomena Polefrone, PhD discusses her role in advocating for intellectual freedom through the ABA. The conversation touches on book bans, censorship, and the role of bookstores as spaces for activism. The discussion covers the history of book bans, grassroots organizing, and the legal challenges involved in defending diverse literature. READ TRANSCRIPT Use promo code: SWITCH when signing up for a new Libro.fm membership to get two additional credits to use on any audiobooks—meaning you'll have three from the start. About Philomena: Philomena Polefrone is the Advocacy Associate Manager at the American Booksellers Association, where she champions intellectual freedom and free expression. With a background in bookselling and a decade in academia, Philomena brings a unique perspective to her work, blending literature and activism. She leads initiatives like the Set Books Free Project, aimed at combating book bans and promoting access to diverse, often censored literature. Her passion for defending the right to read makes her a key advocate in the fight against censorship. Books discussed on today's episode: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell The 1619 Project by Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman & Jake Silverstein Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Temple Folk by Aaliyah Bilal Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

On this episode, Allison Yates and Fernanda Wetzel come on to talk about their organization, Read and Run Chicago, a book and run club that features specific books with coordinated runs in Chicago. They describe how accessible their organization is, open to anyone who might be interested in participating, and we get to talk about some incredible books that feature information and stories that open and affirm experiences that have been historically ignored.    Read and Run Chicago Fall Event Calendar  Allison's Small Pack Camping Chair  Italic Type book tracking    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy's reading:  Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas  Koresh by Stephan Talty  The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin   Books Highlighted by Allison and Fernanda:  The Alice Network by Kate Quinn The Change by Kirsten Miller The Midnight Library by Matt Haig  A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara  The Idea of You by Robinne Lee Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng  Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer  Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo  Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai  Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Letters from Cuba by Ruth Behar  The Push by Ashley Audrain   Other Books Mentioned in the Episode: All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Temper by Layne Fargo  The Women by Kristin Hannah  Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See  Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski The Hundred Year House by Rebecca Makkai  Fieldwork: A Forager's Memoir by Iliana Regan  All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Yellowface by R.F. Kuang  Erasure by Percival Everett  I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez 

Welcome to our second episode on the Chinese Drama Lost You Forever, part 2! We jump right into Tushan Jing and Xiao Yao's relationship as the ostensible OTP of the show. From there, we consider just how sad our snake demon man Xiang Liu made us in his determination to push Xiao Yao away, as well as A'Nian's surprisingly poignant maturation arc. Lit Discussed this Episode: "Spring Snow" by 10 Centimeters, "Love Heart Cheat Code" by Hiatus Kaiyote, "Nightfalling" by John Park, Lovely Runner, Love Between Fairy and Devil(Plus, check out our new Spotify playlist that rounds up songs we love and that have sparked joy: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50MNBI1kYKdJgxh8CzEJF1?si=SjvEqPF_RdS7Y5-AXDH5zg&pi=u-5IZPrM2xRc-N)Show Notes:You can listen to all the previous Lost You Forever episodes on your favorite podcast platforms: ​Season 2, Part 1: https://www.sexlovelitpodcast.com/e47-lost-you-forever-season-2-episode-1-of-2-a-lot-of-sad-weddings-in-this-one/​Season 1, Part 1 (no spoilers): https://www.sexlovelitpodcast.com/e35-lost-you-forever-season-1-mini-series-part-1-spoiler-free/​Season 1, Part 2: https://www.sexlovelitpodcast.com/e36-lost-you-forever-season-1-mini-series-part-2-spoiler-filled/​Season 1, Part 3: https://www.sexlovelitpodcast.com/e37-lost-you-forever-season-1-mini-series-part-3-spoiler-filled/Come see us LIVE at Romance in CNY: https://romanceincny.com/Planning for RomantiConn 2025 is already underway! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/351611412074474/⁠⁠⁠On Future SLL Episodes: Strangers Again, Let's Get Divorced, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Trope Spotlight: Forced Proximity, and A Court of Thorns and RosesDon't forget to subscribe to Sex. Love. Literature! You can find us at ⁠⁠SexLoveLitPodcast.com⁠⁠; on Instagram and Threads @SexLoveLit; and on Tumblr @SexLoveLitPodcastOur cover art is by Charcooll (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/charcooll/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). TheSLL Theme music is “Pluck It Up” by Dan Henig. What's Sparking Joy BGM is "Candy-Coloured Sky" by Catmosphere | https://soundcloud.com/ctmsphr;Released by Paper Crane Collective; Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com; Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_USSex. Love. Literature. is a pop culture podcast that relishes the romantic, the sexy, and the scandalous in media. Join pop culture scholars (and besties) Ayanni and Corinne as they deep dive into why the “sex-stuff” in media matters. Main episodes drop the last Friday of the month.

Your girls had a lot of feelings and a lot to say about the most recent installment of the Chinese drama Lost You Forever. So welcome to part one of our deep dive that starts with our overall reactions to the show. Then, we go into Cang Xuan and Xiao Yao's complicated relationship, and especially how some of the changes in adaptation from the novel affect how it all ties together at the end. Lit Discussed this Episode: Mayonaka Punch, The Earl Who Isn't, Love Like the Galaxy, Snowfall, Little Women (2019), Goodbye My Princess Show Notes: Come see us LIVE at Romance in CNY: https://romanceincny.com/ Planning for RomantiConn 2025 is already underway! ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/351611412074474/⁠⁠ You can listen to all the previous Lost You Forever episodes on your favorite podcast platforms: Part 1 (no spoilers): https://www.sexlovelitpodcast.com/e35-lost-you-forever-season-1-mini-series-part-1-spoiler-free/ Part 2: https://www.sexlovelitpodcast.com/e36-lost-you-forever-season-1-mini-series-part-2-spoiler-filled/ Part 3: https://www.sexlovelitpodcast.com/e37-lost-you-forever-season-1-mini-series-part-3-spoiler-filled/ On Future SLL Episodes: Strangers Again, Let's Get Divorced, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Trope Spotlight: Forced Proximity, and A Court of Thorns and Roses Don't forget to subscribe to Sex. Love. Literature! You can find us at ⁠SexLoveLitPodcast.com⁠; on Instagram and Threads @SexLoveLit; and on Tumblr @SexLoveLitPodcast Our cover art is by Charcooll (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/charcooll/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). The SLL Theme music is “Pluck It Up” by Dan Henig. What's Sparking Joy BGM is "Candy-Coloured Sky" by Catmosphere | https://soundcloud.com/ctmsphr; Released by Paper Crane Collective; Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com; Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Sex. Love. Literature. is a pop culture podcast that relishes the romantic, the sexy, and the scandalous in media. Join pop culture scholars (and besties) Ayanni and Corinne as they deep dive into why the “sex-stuff” in media matters. Main episodes drop the last Friday of the month.

Due to circumstances entirely within our control, we interrupt your regularly scheduled SLL programming for a special summer edition of our What's Sparking Joy: Pop Culture Round Up.  In addition to checking in about what we've been watching, reading, and listening to so far this year, we each share three pieces of media that continue to live rent free in our heads. Lit Discussed this Episode: Lost You Forever Season 2 (no spoilers), Challengers, There's a Door in this Darkness, A Sign of Affection, The Princess Royal, The Bear, and The Midnight Romance in Hagwon Content Warning: Familial de*th is mentioned twice in this episode, at (26:12) and again at (48:40) Show Notes: Come visit Ayanni at the SLL table during RomantiConn this July! The vendors room is free to visit: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.eventbrite.com/e/romanticonn-2024-a-romance-author-signing-event-tickets-786820470207⁠⁠⁠ ; https://www.facebook.com/groups/351611412074474/ Other Lit Mentioned this Episode: Love Between Fairy and Devil; Crash Landing on You; My Dearest; Red, White and Royal Blue; The Legend of Shen Li; Wedding Impossible; Captivating the King; Bitterblue; Silent; Romance is a Bonus Book; One Spring Night; Something in the Rain; Crash Course in Romance On Future SLL Episodes: Strangers Again, Let's Get Divorced, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Trope Spotlight: Forced Proximity, and A Court of Thorns and Roses Don't forget to subscribe to Sex. Love. Literature! You can find us at SexLoveLitPodcast.com; on Instagram and Threads @SexLoveLit; and on Tumblr @SexLoveLitPodcast Our cover art is by Charcooll (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/charcooll/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). The SLL Theme music is “Pluck It Up” by Dan Henig. What's Sparking Joy BGM is "Candy-Coloured Sky" by Catmosphere | https://soundcloud.com/ctmsphr; Released by Paper Crane Collective; Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com; Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Sex. Love. Literature. is a pop culture podcast that relishes the romantic, the sexy, and the scandalous in media. Join pop culture scholars (and besties) Ayanni and Corinne as they deep dive into why the “sex-stuff” in media matters. Main episodes drop the last Friday of the month.

Looking for a new picture book to read with kids in your life? This brand new one really made me think about all the tiny and large ways children develop their sense of belonging in a family and their sense of self in the world at large. The rich detail of what family members pass down to new arrivals is beautifully captured in this lovely book written by Shelly Anand, illustrated by Meenal Patel.I get to chat with TWO previous guests on this Mini-Edit (hear Shelly's story on Ep. 55 and Meenal's on Ep. 23)! Join me as we dive into the story behind this new book, and please take a second to rate us on iTunes,Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!SHOWNOTES FOR Mini-Edit 4:Connect with Shelly through her website and InstagramFind Meenal through her website and instagramBuy “In This Family”Other books we discussed on the show:Parable of the Sower by Octavia ButlerLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoQuestions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram ! Want to talk gardens? Follow me @readyourgardenSpecial thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team at The Media Tribe for audio-post production!

Send us a Text Message.Part 2 of our episodes on Last Night at the Telegraph Club, written by Malinda Lo. Lily and Kath get to delight in their newfound love and Lauren and Haylie delight right along with them. This book was a stunning look at the themes of queerness, intersectionality of identities, and what expectations put on us by others can really feel like. Please leave us a 5 star review and we will read the new reviews at the end of each episode! We love hearing from you all so please feel free to send us a DM via instagram or Tiktok. We also have an email if that's more your style!Follow us on Instagram: @LesbianBookClubPodFollow us on Tiktok: @LesbianBookClubPodEmail: LesbianBookClubPod@gmail.com

Welcome to our second episode on Bridgerton, season three! Picking up where we left off, we jump right into close reading Polin's main sex scenes. From there, we think about what made us adore the side plots through discussion of Benedict, Francesca, and Violet's storylines this season.  Note: there are Bridgerton book spoilers from (37:36 - 38:14) and again from (39:27 - 39:47). Make sure to listen to part one of our season three discussion- E44 Bridgerton, Season 3: "I need some f*replay, okay?!" (Episode 1 of 2): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sexlovelit/episodes/E44-Bridgerton--Season-3-I-need-some-freplay--okay---Episode-1-of-2-e2ldc1t/a-abd482b Show Notes: Come visit Ayanni at the SLL table during RomantiConn this July: ⁠⁠https://www.eventbrite.com/e/romanticonn-2024-a-romance-author-signing-event-tickets-786820470207⁠⁠ Hear Corinne repping for SLL over on the VoxPopCast: ⁠https://voxpopcast.com/wp/2024/06/24/e324-unpacking-bridgerton-season-3-penelope-queerness-and-fandom-reactions/⁠ Other Lit Mentioned this episode: What's Sparking Joy: "Black Dog" by Taylor Swift, "Do 2 Me" by Kaytranada feat Anderson .Paak and SiR On Future SLL Episodes: Strangers Again, Let's Get Divorced, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, and A Court of Thorns and Roses Don't forget to subscribe to Sex. Love. Literature! You can find us on Instagram and Threads @SexLoveLit, and on Tumblr @SexLoveLitPodcast Our cover art is by Charcooll (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/charcooll/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). The SLL Theme music is “Pluck It Up” by Dan Henig. What's Sparking Joy BGM is "Candy-Coloured Sky" by Catmosphere | https://soundcloud.com/ctmsphr; Released by Paper Crane Collective; Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com; Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Sex. Love. Literature. is a pop culture podcast that relishes the romantic, the sexy, and the scandalous in media. Join pop culture scholars (and besties) Ayanni and Corinne as they deep dive into why the “sex-stuff” in media matters. Main episodes drop the last Friday of the month.

Members of the ton rejoice! Both halves of Bridgerton, season three have finally dropped. We had so many thoughts about this latest installment of the regency romance series that–just like Netflix–we split our conversation in two. In this first episode, we consider the season as a whole, break down Pen and Colin's long awaited transition from friends to lovers, and start to craft "Bridgerton, Season Three: the Corinne and Ayanni Cut." The second part of our conversation drops on Saturday, June 29th. Show Notes: Come visit Ayanni at the SLL table during RomantiConn this July: ⁠https://www.eventbrite.com/e/romanticonn-2024-a-romance-author-signing-event-tickets-786820470207⁠ Hear Corinne repping for SLL over on the VoxPopCast: https://voxpopcast.com/wp/2024/06/24/e324-unpacking-bridgerton-season-3-penelope-queerness-and-fandom-reactions/ Other Lit Mentioned this episode: What's Sparking Joy: Last Night at the Telegraph Club and Meet Yourself (Chinese Drama) Because This is My First Life, My Liberation Notes, Pop Culture Happy Hour On Future SLL Episodes: Strangers Again, Let's Get Divorced, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, and A Court of Thorns and Roses Don't forget to subscribe to Sex. Love. Literature! You can find us on Instagram and Threads @SexLoveLit, and on Tumblr @SexLoveLitPodcast Our cover art is by Charcooll (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/charcooll/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). The SLL Theme music is “Pluck It Up” by Dan Henig. What's Sparking Joy BGM is "Candy-Coloured Sky" by Catmosphere | https://soundcloud.com/ctmsphr; Released by Paper Crane Collective; Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com; Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Sex. Love. Literature. is a pop culture podcast that relishes the romantic, the sexy, and the scandalous in media. Join pop culture scholars (and besties) Ayanni and Corinne as they deep dive into why the “sex-stuff” in media matters. Main episodes drop the last Friday of the month.

Send us a Text Message.This book floored both of us, so listen in to hear us dig in to the layers of historical context behind Last Night at the Telegraph Club, set during the Red and Lavender Scares in the United States. Lily and Kath have our hearts, but we unexpectedly find a lot of tenderness for some other characters as well. If you're looking for a game - count how many times Haylie says "for historical context" and how often Lauren brings up or quotes a pop star. Rejoin us next week for Part 2. If you are visiting the show notes from the episode looking for a link to the "Olivia" eye-kissing picture... well a lady never breaks a promise.The Open Book Instagram account: @theopenbook_simi

Lo's award-winning novel seeks to shine a light on marginalized experiences from mid-century San Francisco. What's most impressive is how she's synthesized all of her research into a couple of fresh, compelling characters - allowing the story to honor the historical record without feeling overly bound by it.Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.Follow @overduepod on Instagram and BlueskyAdvertise on OverdueSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Danika and Erica talk about their favorite queer YA books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We'll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we'll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News ‘Twilight' Animated Series Being Shopped by Lionsgate Television Reading Rainbow Documentary Trailer Drops The Creator of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, Has Died The Lesbrary Books Discussed The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin by Kip Wilson Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Into the Light by Mark Oshiro Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2023, I made a point of reading more "woman loving woman" books, and in this episode, I give a stream-of-consciousness review of all of them. Books included in this episode: Ruby Fruit Jungle by Rita Mae BrownThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerCouplets by Maggie MilnerPretty Baby by Chris BelcherGirls Can Kiss Now by Jill GutowitzPaul Takes The Form of A Mortal Girl by Andrea LawlorLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoA Scatter of Light by Malinda LoMoby Dyke by Krista BurtonCleat Cute by Meryl WilsnerDelilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring BlakeAstrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring BlakeIris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring BlakeWhen Katie Met Cassidy by Camille PerriSatisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-WatersSomething To Talk About by Meryl WilsnerSizzle Reel by Carlyn GreenwaldJust As You Are by Camille Kellogg As disclaimed in the episode, I "read" most of these as audiobooks :)FOLLOW @CLAIREAPYPOD ON INSTAGRAM My socials: Insta & Tik Tok- @clairecancook clairecancook@gmail.com Music: 1-800-love by FLOOR CRY

Have you ever wondered about the journey to bring a book to the world, and who's involved in the process? Have you ever thought about self-publishing a book or writing a book some day? On today's episode, we get an insider's perspective from literary agent and native New Yorker & Boricua, Linda Camacho, as she shares her story of breaking into the book publishing industry and enjoying stints at big names like Penguin Gorup, Simon & Schuster, and Random House. Linda brings a fresh perspective as a Latina literary agent who's stuck around in the industry for 18 years.  In this conversation we talk about:  How and why she had to accept very low pay and unpaid internships during the Great Recession (and how privilege played a role) How "harassing people for things" (aggressive networking) is the only way to break into this industry that is very elitist and fraught with nepotism  Who is actually making money in the book publishing world  The author's journey to getting paid and publishing a book (and how the pandemic made things more challenging!) How the "We Need Diverse Books" initiative has progressed since 2014  Why Linda moved into literary agenting, how literary agents get paid, and what's kept her in the industry so long! -- Linda's 2022 Young Adult Fiction Book Recommendation: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo  FREE Personal Training Webinar Recording (1 hour) Interested in working with Priscilla 1:1? Sign up for a FREE 1-Hour Consult here.  Follow Priscilla on IG at: priscillabulcha 

Erica Gillingham is joined by a panel of leading international LGBTQ+ writers to discuss the growing popularity of queer fiction and the challenges posed by book bans. At a time when sales are increasing and LGBTQ+ authors are winning awards, in countries including the United States, Russia and Hungary, movements to remove books portraying queer characters are on the rise. The panel also explore the ways social media is influencing the kinds of LGBTQ+ stories being written, for example the way younger readers like to find books by certain story tropes, and also the importance of showing LGBTQ+ characters leading happy, fulfilled lives. Malinda Lo is the bestselling author of seven novels, including most recently A Scatter of Light. Her novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club won the United States' National Book Award, yet her work is banned in 25 school districts in half a dozen states. She explains how award-winning books can sometimes attract unwanted attention. Danny Ramadan is a Syrian-Canadian author and adovate for LGBTQ+ refugees. His debut novel, The Clothesline Swing, was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award, longlisted for Canada Reads, and named a Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. Danny explains the need for young people from minorities to access spaces where they can see themselves represented. Adiba Jaigirdar is the author of The Henna Wars, Hani & Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating and A Million to One. A Bangladeshi/Irish writer and former teacher, she has an MA in Postcolonial Studies from the University of Kent. She tells us about the important role older writers, particularly lesbian storytellers including Malinda Lo, played in inspiring her desire to write. Erica Gillingham is a a poet, writer and bookseller with a PhD in queer young adult literature. Her debut poetry pamphlet, The Human Body is a Hive, was published in March 2022. ​ Produced by Simon Richardson. (Photo: Adiba Jaigirdar, Erica Gillingham, Danny Ramadan and Malinda Lo. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich)

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we celebrate our final episode of 2022 with our best and worst books of the year. It's always fun to look back on all the books we've read this year and talk about the standouts and the duds. Let us know what books were your favorites this year and what was the most disappointing! We thank you for sticking with us throughout 2022 and we can't wait to see what 2023 brings! What We've Read and What We Are Reading: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson and narrated by Lynnette R. Freeman and Simone Mcintyre Hide by Kiersten White and narrated by Emma Galvin Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun and narrated by Natalie Naudus Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick and narrated by Natalie Naudus and Valentina Ortiz Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Heatwave (The Extraordinaries #3) by TJ Klune and narrated by Michael Lesley Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgerton #4) by Julia Quinn Five Survive by Holly Jackson Additional Book Mentions: Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid BEST: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Icebreaker (UCMH #1) by Hannah Grace The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker Know My Name by Chanel Miller Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune Seven Days in June by Tia Williams Running Wild by K.A. Tucker Born a Crime by Trevor Noah House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas Electric Idol by Katee Robert Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Honorable Mentions: Daughter of the Moon Goddess Duology by Sue Lynn Tan The Maid by Nita Prose The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas Book Lovers by Emily Henry See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo The Murderbot Diaries Series by Martha Wells The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas Check out Pages n' Pages on Instagram. These opinions are entirely our own. Image by Kapona via Vector Stock.

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we present our second annual Pages n' Pages Awards! From best dressed to cutest couple, we review the almost 200 books we've read combined to find the best of the best. Listen to find out which books we choose! What We've Read and What We Are Reading: Brutal Prince (Brutal Birthright #1) by Sophie Lark Anastasia by Sophie Lark Heatwave (The Extraordinaries #3) by TJ Klune Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Five Survive by Holly Jackson. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James & Rachel McCarthy James and narrated by John Bedford Lloyd Pie in the Sky by Remi Lai and narrated by Remy Hii Hide by Kiersten White and narrated by Emma Galvin Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun Additional Book Mentions: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Nine Days in June by Tia Williams The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chenica C. Higgins Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen One Night on the Island by Josie Silver Fangirl Manga Vol. 2 by Rainbow Rowell and Sam Maggs Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas There are No Saints by Sophie Lark Know My Name by Chanel Miller Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentil The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Gallant by VE Schwab Daughter of the Moon Goddess and Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan XOXO by Axie Oh Icebreaker by Hannah Grace Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy The Romantic Agenda by Claire Khan Ace by Angela Chan A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall The Last Housewife and Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead Highly Suspicious and Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Running Wild by KA Tucker The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Noodle and the No Bones Day by Jonathan Graziano and Dan Tavis Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells and narrated by Kevin R. Free Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2) by Katee Robert All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata Book Lovers by Emily Henry The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood Curse (Gilded #2) by Marissa Meyer In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Melinda Lo Check out Pages n' Pages on Instagram. These opinions are entirely our own. Image by Kapona via Vector Stock.

Hannah and Laura haven't shared what they have been reading, watching, and enjoying in a while, so this episode is dedicated to exactly that! Hannah and Laura break up on air and the future of the podcast is undecided. Then they talk about "capital L" Literature, ending beloved book series, labyrinths, and Law & Order: SVU. It's a mixed bag of an episode, but we enjoyed talking and hope you enjoy listening!Media mentions: The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisOh William! by Elizabeth StroutDelilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring BlakeThe Extremely Goofy Movie---Disney+Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice OsemanHeartstopper---NetflixPumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin HicksNightcrawling by Leila MottleyLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoLabyrinth---NetflixPan's Labyrinth---HuluDark Crystal---NetflixFriends Talking Fantasy PodcastDinosaurs---Disney+Ramy---HuluKindred by Octavia ButlerDisenchantment---NetflixDisenchanted---Disney+Enchanted---Disney+Hocus Pocus---Disney+Hocus Pocus 2---Disney+Frozen---Disney+Frozen 2---Disney+All I Want for Christmas---Youtube+White Christmas---NetflixElf---HBOmaxMuppet Christmas Carol---Disney+How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carey---NetflixGossip Girl---NetflixGlee---NetflixPretty Little Liars---NetflixRiverdale---NetflixGinny and Georgia---NetflixEuphoria---HBOmaxOuter Banks---NetflixVampire Diary---PeacockAtlanta---HuluSex Lives of College Girls---HBOmaxNever Have I Ever---NetflixDerry Girls---NetflixSex Education---NetflixThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick RiordanThe Last Olympian by Rick RiordanAriadne by Jennifer SaintPercy Jackson and the Olympians---Disney+The Newest Olympian podcastHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days---Disney+No Time Like the Future by Michael J. FoxRxOXY by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod ShustermanThe Scythe series by Neal ShustermanDry by Neal ShustermanStellar Instinct by Jonathan NevairBrooklyn 99---PeacockLaw & Order: SVU---PeacockThe End of Policing by Alex S. VitaleThe New Jim Crow Laws by Michelle AlexanderThe Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Happy New Reads November 2022!This year, we kick off our annual exploration of recently-published YA and middle grade with a conversation about Malinda Lo's Last Night at the Telegraph Club, which has earned about a million awards and deserves every one. Alli and her guest do their fair share of fangirling about the novel and also discuss intersectionality, safe spaces, xenophobia, banned books, the immigrant experience, girls in STEM, microaggressions, and the importance of queer rep.Lily Chu is the author of romantic comedies set in Toronto with strong Asian characters, including The Stand-In and The Comeback (now available on Audible and soon in-print!). Follow Lily on Instagram (@lilychuauthor) and Twitter (@lilychuauthor).

Another interview episode for you all in the feed today, this time Leigh sat down with author Malinda Lo about her writing, her interest and research into queer history, and the trajectory of queer literature since her first published book in 2009.  Her award-winning novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club is a queer historical fiction coming-of-age story set in 1954 San Francisco, following Chinese-American teenager Lily Hu as she discovers her queer identity, falls in love with classmate Kath Miller, and sneaks out to the Telegraph Club, a lesbian bar humming with life and new experiences. We dive into the research and real-life queer San Francisco scene Lo explored to create the world of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, as well as her newest book, A Scatter of Light, a companion novel set against backdrop of the first major Supreme Court decisions legalizing gay marriage. A Scatter of Light released October 4, 2022-- go check it out! Where To Find Malinda Lo Online: www.malindalo.com  @malindalo on twitter @malindalo on instagram Want to help us continue to make the show? Support us on Patreon and get awesome goodies, behind-the-scenes access, special minisodes, and more! We have a Discord server for everyone to hang out in, exclusive O.G. Lesbian Sappho t-shirts, Pop-Culture Tie-In movie watches, and some really fun extras coming your way! You can also get merch in our store! Shirts, hoodies, totes, mugs, magnets, and other neat things! If you'd like to help us transcribe the show for our d/Deaf and hard of hearing fans, please head on over to www.historyisgaypodcast.com/transcribe to join the team of volunteers! Find our full list of sources and bonus content at www.historyisgaypodcast.com. Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! Don't forget to rate and review so more folks can see the show!

In the second episode in the Comebacks, Pivots, and Reinventions series, Malinda Lo and I talk about her huge year with Last Night at the Telegraph Club and what it has meant for her writing and life. But is it really a “comeback” if she never went away in the first place? Also we talk about her brand new book, A Scatter of Light. Get the show notes / newsletter Get A Scatter of Light Thanks to Dave Connis for the theme music! www.sarazarr.com

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Our Missing Hearts, A Scatter of Light, Such Sharp Teeth, and more great books. Enter to win the giveaway for Reading the Stars: Astrology for Book Lovers by Book Riot! Follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. And sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison The Future Is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Jackal by Erin E. Adams Anne of Greenville by Mariko Tamaki The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn Queer Little Nightmares: An Anthology of Monstrous Fiction and Poetry by David Ly and Daniel Zomparelli For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/new-releases-and-more-for-october-4-2022/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WHAT A TREAT! In this episode we get to talk about so many sapphic things with one of our favorite authors: MALINDA LO! Join us as we cover Malinda's award winning Last Night at the Telegraph Club, her thoughts on the new Prime Video series A League of Their Own (spoiler: she loved it), and Malinda's newest book A Scatter of Light. So prepare yourselves for...ahhh we can't help it...MALINDALOTO!!! We get into... Butches and femmes Social norms Shirleys! Lesbian bars and bar raids Non-traditional happy endings World-building with food Always buying any book you want even if you don't know why you want it Episode transcript: coming this weekend! Watch this spot! Where to pre-order A Scatter of Light: https://www.malindalo.com/scatter Follow Malinda Lo: https://www.instagram.com/malindalo | https://twitter.com/malindalo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sapphiccultureclub/message

In our August 2022 book club episode, we discuss Laura Gao's Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American. We share pairings for Gao's memoir including Malinda Lo's Last Night at the Telegraph Club and Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese.   Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.   Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.   Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.

On this week's episode Paige, Maribeth, and friend/sister of the pod Aimee discuss the book The Last Night at the Telegraph club by Malinda Lo. As these convos normally go, there's a lot of discussion about queerness, tv cancellations (RIP First Kill), ice cream people of the world, and whether or not Maribeth could be a cult leader. Be sure to leave a comment on Instagram @offthepaigewithmb.

We're back after a long hiatus, hurray! And Harper wrote a book while we were off the air: A Family Affair. It's available to buy direct now, or will be available on Amazon only (and in Kindle Unlimited) as of 17 August 2022 (for at least three months). This book was supposed to be more “women's fiction” but ended up “scandalous lesbian romance”.   We're seriously thinking of getting a dog and are looking for any tips for introducing a dog into a diva-cat household.   In television news, we're currently loving Better Things and Paper Girls. And we enjoyed the movie Fire Island so much!   Caroline's book recommendations are Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour and Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo.   Tune in again next time for a new episode of Harper Bliss & Her Mrs.  Get in touch with us with your questions, comments, or suggested topics at harperblissandhermrs@gmail.com.  Get some free books by subscribing to the Harper Bliss mailing list. For more on Harper Bliss visit www.harperbliss.com

A queer trans man, Edward Underhill is a music composer and author. His novel, Always the Almost, debuts February 14, 2023, and features a teenage trans musician. Growing up, Edward struggled to understand his identity and now he's excited to join other queer authors writing joyful queer stories.    Edward's Website: https://www.edward-underhill.com Edward's Debut Novel: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250835208/always-the-almost    Queer Book Recommendations: Absolutely, Positively Not by David LaRochelle Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas The Witch King by H. E. Edgmon Skating on Mars by Caroline Huntoon (debuts May 30, 2023) Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall   Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast  Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com    Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com    Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns  Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

On this episode, we discuss our June 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, an award-winning coming-of-age story about Lily, a teenage Chinese-American girl exploring her sexuality in 1950's San Francisco Chinatown. It's a book that explores the intersectionality of identity for queer children of immigrants during a time when who and how you love were explicitly illegal and misunderstood, as well as what it was like to be a part of the Chinese diaspora in the middle of McCarthyism. *Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba July 2022 pick is Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu KawaguchiThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our June 2022 mid-month check-in, and maybe get a little heated about what a certain white dude said on the internet.New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:Aisha Saeed - Forty Words for LoveAxie Oh - The Floating WorldMaia & Alex Shibutani - Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us AllCharlotte Cheng - Icy FruitHope Lim (writer) & Shahrzad Maydani (illustrator) – SourgrassColleen Kong-Savage - Piano Wants to PlayVeera Hiranandani (writer) & Vesper Stamper (illustrator) - The GreatestRaakhee Mirchandani (writer) & Laurie Wallmark (illustrator) - An Extraordinary Life: Kalpana ChawlaVanessa Le - The Last BloodcarverVicky Fang (writer) & Luisa Leal (illustrator) - Sniff and Scratch (series)Jocelyn Chung (writer) & Julia Kuo (illustrator) - When Love Is More Than WordsMiles Burks - Encore!Han Kang (translated by Emily Won) - Greek Lessons & Human ActsRajani LaRocca (writer) & Nadia Alam (illustrator) - MauntieMarie Lu - Stars and SmokeKealani Netane (writer) & Dung Ho (illustrator) - Tala Learns to SivaFaith Kazmi (writer) & Christine Almeda (illustrator) - Box of DreamsYangsook Choi - A Letter to OlivoAaron Chan (writer) & Josiane Vlitos (illustrator) - The Broken HeartRitu Hemnani - Three Colors of HopeSharon Fujimoto-Johnson - The Mochi MakersLinda Sue Park (writer) & Lenny Wen (illustrator) - Smiling EyesEmily Satoko Seo (writer) & Mique Moriuchi (illustrator) - The Perfect SushiHanh Bui (writer) & Minnie Phan (illustrator) - The Yellow Áo DàiHanh Bui (writer) & Bao Luu (illustrator) - Ánh's New Word*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba May 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: a new social media delight and a bookish gathering Current Reads: each of us sneakily convinces the other one to read a book that she wasn't sure about before Deep Dive: we are planning the bookstacks to bring on your family vacation so that everyone can read together Book Presses: a YA drama from a favorite author and a diverse multiverse sci-fi adventure As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:24 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:07 - Mary's picture book instagram @teenybookshelf  5:07 - Current Reads 5:22 - Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau (Mary) 9:01 - A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw (Kaytee) 13:16 - When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord (Mary) 15:29 - Tweet Cute by Emma Lord 15:48 - You Have a Match by Emma Lord 16:07 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Melinda Lo (Kaytee) 18:46 - A Day Like This by Kelley McNeil (Mary) 18:50 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 18:51 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 21:19 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Kaytee) 21:30 - An Unlikely Story bookshop 24:21 - Deep Dive: Family Vacation Book Clubs 24:42 - @bookliz on Instagram The Family that Solves Mysteries 27:01 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett 27:28 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson  28:00 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie  28:22 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King  The Family That Doesn't Mind Breaking Their Brains 29:26 - The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier 30:07 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch 30:23 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch The Family That Cooks Together 431:07 - Taste by Stanley Tucci 31:24 - A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg 31:42 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl 32:13 - Save me the Plums by Ruth Reichl 32:17 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay The Family that Learns Together 32:59 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron 33:21 - Gumption by Nick Offerman 33:54 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 34:23 - Kaytee's book recs for “The Family that learns stuff together” The Body by Bill Bryson Stiff by Mary Roach Packing for Mars by Mary Roach  The Family That Wants to Include the Younger Generation 34:39 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 35:22 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 35:32 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera The Family That Fancies Themselves Oprah's Book Club 36:27 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 36:51 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 38:27 - Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow 38:43 - Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black The Family That Goes to the Woods 39:28 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson 39:47 - Where the Deer and the Antelope Play by Nick Offerman 40:05 - Upstream by Mary Oliver 40:39 - Devolution by Max Brooks 40:43 - A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw The Couples that Read Together 41:05 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams 41:10 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 42:18  - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 42:38 - All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (Mary) 44:01 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 45:23 - The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (Kaytee) 47:01 - The Hearts and Daggers Podcast Episode 11 47:06 - Holly's Instagram @birdbrainbooks Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this episode, author Joseph Han joins us to chat about his debut novel Nuclear Family, a story about a Korean American family that runs a plate lunch diner in Hawaii, and the ghosts that haunt them all the way from the Korean DMZ. We discuss his inspirations behind writing Nuclear Family, his thoughts on the ghosts that haunt a diaspora, and what Guy Fieri's quest to reach Flavortown has to do with it all.Follow Joseph on twitter at @hanjoseph and check out his debut novel Nuclear Family on sale now!*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba May 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Today the beach is in our mouths as we discover the worst part of being a human and demand a mouth makeover and a suggestion box. We learn how to tell when you are a real grown up before meeting General Extreme and that guy. Not a Candy. Transcript Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit Molly's Now but Wow! -Last Night at the Telegraph Club, by Malinda Lo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, we discuss our May 2022 pick is Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li, a story about 5 Chinese American college students who form a heist crew to steal back stolen Chinese art from western museums. We discuss the book's themes of diaspora and reclaiming culture, as well as dive into how heisty this heist book turned out to be. *Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba May 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Join Caroline and Jen as they discuss their 2022 titles for Pride month! Titles discussed: "Too Bright to See" by Kyle Lukoff, "Sometimes People March" by Tessa Allen, "Last Night at the Telegraph Club" by Malinda Lo, "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, "Getting Clean With Stevie Green" by Swan Huntley, "The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison" by Hugh Ryan, and "One Last Stop" by Casey McQuiston.

This week, Tirzah kicks off Pride Month with a bunch of recommendations of 2022 LGBTQ+ YA releases! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster by Andrea Mosqueda Out of the Blue by Jason June Epically Earnest by Molly Horan A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy Youngblood by Sasha Laurens The Killing Code by Ellie Marney None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1. Queer Writes Session: RWR McDonald with Nigel Featherstone Queer Writes Session (QWS) Podcast, a Words & Nerds spin off series hosted by Rob aka R.W.R. McDonald, in partnership with Blarney Books & Art in Port Fairy. Episode 1: In this episode Rob talks to book reviewer Grace about Anything But Fine, by Tobias Madden and Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. Next Rob interviews Australian author, Nigel Featherstone, about his new book My Heart is a Little Wild Thing. Books mentioned and reviews can be found on QUEER WRITES SESSIONS | Blarney Books and Art A transcript for this episode's interview is available at QWS Podcast · R.W.R. McDonald rwrmcdonald.com

Welcome to the last episode without Emily! She'll be back to join the pod next week, everyone go shout her out for finishing that dissertation. Dr. Lazy Library!!! Anyway, today we're chatting about travel - preferred airplane seats, preferred airport arrival times. Let's just say that some of us seem like we'd travel well together, and some of us might cause some others… some stress. Then we get into some great books, including a humorous queer memoir, queer historical fiction, and an edge-of-your-seat exclusive club thriller. Thank you for listening! Grab your BATC merch here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we've discussed on this episode and past episodes at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Subscribe to our newsletter on our website, and send us an email at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com-------------> Kayla's pick: How Do I Un-Remember This? by Danny Pellegrino (16:15-27:32) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712543/how-do-i-un-remember-this-by-danny-pellegrino/ On Kayla's TBR: When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord Libby's pick: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (27:33-35:38) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/565819/last-night-at-the-telegraph-club-by-malinda-lo/ On Libby's TBR: Girls Can Kiss Now by Jill Gutowitz Becky's pick: The Club by Ellery Lloyd (35:39-46:00) https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-club-ellery-lloyd?variant=39402950098978 On Becky's TBR: The Secret Love Letters of Olivia Moretti Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions are our own.

This week we talk with Amanda Schofield, Co-Founder, Managing Director, and Creative Director at Studio Drydock. Wylde Flowers is on Steam and coming to PC and consoles in 2022. Available to wishlist on Steam now.What We're Playing:Oxygen Not IncludedWylde FlowersLego Star Wars: The Skywalker SagaAnimal CrossingMinecraftKirby and the Forgotten LandWhat We're Reading:Song of the Crocodile by Nardi SimpsonLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoWhat We're Drinking:CoffeeUncle Nearest 1856 & Diet VernorsRed PowerAdeDragon's Milk Stout

This week we talk with Miranda Due, Associate Producer at Treyarch, about DEI, museums, and Nancy Drew.What We're Playing:Tools Up DLCGhostwire TokyoWordle. Secdordle, KilordleKirby and the Forgotten LandPrincess Farmer*Cats in TimeRune Factory 5 *Code was received for streaming and review purposes. What We're Reading:Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoWhat We're Drinking:Pineapple WineUncle Nearest 1856 & Diet VernorsA Happy White Wine AccidentBlack Cherry Sparkling Ice

Today before we get into books, we're talking weirdly specific colors. You never know what you're gonna get with this pod! Don't forget to join Emily's fan club book club coming up on April 3 at 8pm ET - she guarantees a playlist that will “bop,” so don't miss it. We've got second chance romances, messed up culty thrillers, delightful contemporary fantasy, and messy 20-something sagas in Seoul. Oh also, chime in in the comments if you think Becky's book gave her whole Vegas trip bad vibes. Thank you so much for listening! Grab your BATC merch here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we've discussed on this episode and past episodes at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Subscribe to our newsletter on our website, and send us an email at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com-------------> Kayla's pick: Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead (8:44-14:58) https://www.harpercollins.com/products/fool-me-once-ashley-winstead?variant=39399749091362 On Kayla's TBR: Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict Becky's pick: An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher (14:59-22:08) https://www.harlequin.com/shop/books/9781525899942_an-honest-lie.html On Becky's TBR: Anna K by Jenny Lee Libby's pick: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (22:09-32:57) https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/n-k-jemisin/the-city-we-became/9780316509886/ Ps: if you want to watch N.K. Jemisin's acceptance speech at the Hugo Awards, you can watch here: https://youtu.be/8lFybhRxoVM On Libby's TBR: Last Night At the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Emily's pick: Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park, translated by Anton Hur (32:58-41:51) https://groveatlantic.com/book/love-in-the-big-city/ On Emily's TBR: Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions are our own.

Happy New Year! Ryan and Jo are joined by Michael, the owner of Gibson's, to chat about their favorite books of 2021. Come for the book recommendations, stay for the tangents! Books Mentioned During This Episode Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow (audiobook) Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesMoon Witch, Spider King Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2) by Katee Robert Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus #3) Neon Gods (Dark Olympus #1) My Sister the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite Join the Jack of All Graves Book Club!  Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Daughter of Doctor Moreau One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner  Something to Hide by Elizabeth George  Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu Mantel Pieces by Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart Shuggie Bain Michael, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/michael-herrmann City on Fire by Don Winslow This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub  Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood Priestdaddy  Animal by Lisa TaddeoThree Women Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder The Sentence by Louise Erdrich Our Favorite Books of 2021! https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff-favorites-2021 The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Matrix by Lauren Groff A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske  The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Say Nothing Siren Queen by Nghi Vo A Restless Truth by Freya Marske Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw Goblin by Josh Malerman Pearl  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