
Big Queer Book Club Podcast
Kendra and Amanda are just a couple of queer folx from the midwest who aim to spread the word on queer-centric literature and creators by using a book club format. Each episode we read a book written by a queer author or featuring a queer character(s) and discuss the book with a guest. Generally the guests are actors, musicians, or other entertainers from the queer community or one of our allies. Help us spread the word on the wonderful world of queer literature.
Episodes
31 episodes
Liz Asch - Your Salt On My Lips
This is our last new episode of 2021 and we're going out with a BANG! In our first erotica we spoke to author Liz Asch about her new collection of mostly queer erotica short stories in Your Salt On My Lips. Liz is an artist, an author, a...
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1:21:16

Michele M. Reynolds - Six Feet
The pandemic has been a tough time for all, but add a little lesbian romance to it makes it just a bit better! That's exactly what Michele Reynolds did in her book Six Feet!Six Feet is a contemporary, pandemic romance ...
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1:22:01

BQBCxGirl on Girl CROSSOVER Episode!
This week we're posting the crossover episode that we did with our friends, Sarah and Persis, over at Girl on Girl Podcast. If you haven't subscribed to their podcast yet, what on earth are you waiting for!? &nbs...
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Season 2
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1:34:51

Sophie Santos - The One You Want to Marry
Get ready to laugh, y'all! Former Kansas Citian, Sophie Santos, shares all kinds of stories about her soon to be released memoir. From being a military kid, playing tackle football, joining a sorority in the South, coming out, mental health, an...
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1:38:53

Sam Brinton & Dr. Jessie Freyermuth - Tomorrow Will Be Different by Sarah McBride
This is a special episode because we chat with friend and super-human person, Sam Brinton of The Trevor Project (to name only one thing they are involved with) as well as Dr. Jessie Freyermuth (spouse of 1/2 of the pod). We all read and c...
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Season 2
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1:06:30

Girl On Girl Podcast - All Out by Saundra Mitchell
In this episode we discuss All Out: The No Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages with Persis and Sarah from Girl On Girl Podcast! We go over our favorite stories, who we would cast as our favorite characters, a...
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1:19:08

Humberly Gonzalez - Stray City by Chelsey Johnson
"All of us were refugees of the nuclear family..." - Chelsey JohnsonThis is a thought provoking and insightful episode, y'all! Join us as we discuss the intricacies of Stray City with actor Humberly Gonzalez!Book Summary:
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1:28:59

Upasa Borah - Thick and Thin
This week we chat with fresh young author Upasa Borah about their book Thick and Thin, their fan fiction, and about how they came to be a writer and a poet. They are so talented at only 21 years old, we truly think they are going to do gr...
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Season 2
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1:12:17

D2 from Start the Wave - Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story by Jacob Tobia
The wait is finally over. This is part two of our episode with D2 from Start the Wave, and in the second half we get a bit more introspective in how this book affected us personally. We always have a great time talking to D2, no mat...
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Season 2
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1:18:01

D2 from Start the Wave - Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story
This week is part one of another super sized episode! Kendra and Amanda brought back D2 from Start the Wave to read and discuss the novel Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story by Jacob Tobia. This book is on the Start the Wave resource li...
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Season 2
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1:06:41

Emy Taliana - Untamed Part 2
Who's ready for Part 2 of our incredible conversation with Emy Taliana?! AKA, Amanda's therapy session.She was so gracious with her time and Glennon Doyle's book is so inspiring and there are so many things to unpack, we just couldn't fit i...
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1:36:00

Emy Taliana - Untamed
This episode we have a returning guest, wonderful queer musician, Emy Taliana! We're coming together to discuss Untamed by queer author Glennon Doyle. <Book Summary> For many years, Glennon Doyle den...
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Season 2
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1:18:42

Katie Hightower - The Salinian
If you haven't checked out the book The Salinian, stop and go read it now! This was one novella that we could NOT put down and leaves you wanting MORE! If you listen closely you will hear some exciting sequel novel news, not to mention...
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Season 2
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1:14:44

Betsy Bonner & Leah Jackson - The Book of Atlantis Black
In this episode Kendra and Amanda speak with author and poet Betsy Bonner about her memoir The Book of Atlantis Black: The Search For A Sister Gone Missing, along with special guest Leah Jackson, ex-girlfriend of Atlantis Black.
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Season 2
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1:19:45

Johnson Chong - Sage Sapien: From Karma to Dharma
We explore the journey of childhood trauma, sexuality, and spirituality with author, yogi and meditation teacher Johnson Chong. Book Summary: Follow his journey through the pangs of youth, to growing self-awareness a...
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Season 2
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1:18:15

David Rabadi - How I Lost My Mind and Found Myself
Kendra and Amanda talk to author David Rabadi about his memoir How I Lost My Mind and Found Myself. David is the first gay Jordanian to come out in Yonkers.<Book Summary>The sentence for being gay and Arab is death-even when...
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Season 2
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D2/Dawn Hansen - Dress Codes for Small Towns
Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney StevensWe thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and discussing it with D2 from Start the Wave!Have a listen as we discuss the book, coming of age as queer folks and the wonderful organization...
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Season 2
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1:34:59

Catie Disabato - U Up?
In this episode Kendra and Amanda talk with queer author Catie Disabato about her new book, U Up? They also chat about her first book, The Ghost Network, her writing and creative process, Los Angeles, and ghosts. U Up? - boo...
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Season 2
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1:20:32

Adaline - Boy Erased
This episode we discuss the book Boy Erased: A Memoir by Gerard Conley, with our outstanding guest, the musician Adaline. This episode comes with a trigger warning as it discusses religious trauma and conversion therapy. The...
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Season 2
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1:36:10

Coming Out Podcast - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
We are joined by Nicole and Lauren from Coming Out Podcast! If you haven't heard them then you should definitely check them out (after you listen to this episode, of course)!We discuss the teenage coming of age book Aristotle and Dante Disc...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:18:38

Tina Kakadelis - Burn Before Reading
In this episode we talk to queer author Tina Kakadelis about her dog, the Gilmore Girls, Bruce Springsteen, One Direction, and Dolly Parton. Oh, and her YA queer novel series, The Carly Allen Trilogy. Specifically we talk about the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:24:08

Emy Taliana - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
If you've listened to this podcast before then you've probably heard us mention Fried Green Tomatoes at LEAST once!Well we are finally getting to discuss it with the incredibly wonderful, incredibly talented musician Emy Taliana!
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:25:49

Mandahla Rose - Juliet Takes A Breath
In this SUPERSIZED episode Kendra and Amanda talk to queer actor Mandahla Rose about the book Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera. In this amazing young adult novel, nineteen-year-old Juliet Palante writes a you-changed-my-life letter t...
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Episode 8
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1:42:13

Harvey Guillen - Under the Rainbow
The lovely Harvey Guillen discusses the book Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey. This one hits close to home, since it takes place in a (fictional) town in Kansas, where Amanda and Kendra live!Trigger warning: there is violence against l...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:02:54

LezHangOut - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
In this episode we discuss the book Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (Mariner Books) with the Leigh Holmes Foster and Ellie Brigida of the Lez Hang Out Podcast. Trigger warning for suicide as the book does discuss this topi...
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Episode 6
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