Reading with Pride: A Queer Lit Celebration with Rachel Yorkshire
Happy Pride Month Libration Nation! This week’s episode is so special and fun, with returning guest Rachel Yorkshire! Rachel is bringing us a wealth of books with LGBTQ stories by queer authors that she loves. We also enjoyed Iced Coffees, which as Rachel says, is the gayest of all drinks!
Rachel lives in Richmond with her wife Marissa and their very spoiled dog. She and her wife both post their bookish endeavors and reviews over on their bookstagram lesbereaders, and they would love for you to give them a follow. If she’s not reading, Rachel is probably daydreaming, laughing with friends, or bothering her dog.
The first Pride March in New York City was held on June 28, 1970, on the one year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. This month, I encourage you to read stories that celebrate the LGBTQ community, and the contributions they have made toward our society. There is a lot of hate being directed towards this community right now, and I encourage all of us to stand with them, show support and solidarity.
In This Episode
Rachel’s previous DITL Episode - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
LesBeReaders (Rachel and her Wife’s Bookstagram)
Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
Vampires Never Get Old by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova (for fans of Vampire Stories)
Bad Gays: A Homosexual History by Ben Miller & Huw Lemmey (for History Nerds)
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel (for people who love Graphic Novels)
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (for people who love Graphic Novels)
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (for fans of High Fantasy)
It Came from the Closet Edited by Joe Vallese (for fans of Horror Movies)
Too Scary; Didn’t Watch Podcast
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (for when you want a Supernatural YA Novel)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (for people who love coming of age stories)
Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest To Track Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America by Krista Burton (for Gays who love going to the bars!)
Stonewall Sports League Richmond
Gay Bar: Why We Went Out by Jeremy Atherton Lin (for Gays who love going to the bars!)
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun (for fans of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette—but make it gay)
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (for when you want a Spooky, Mysterious, SAD book)
Movies That Made Me Gay by Larry Duplechan (for fans of Classic Cinema)
Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender (for fans of Fluffy Rom-Coms)
Here For It by R. Eric Thomas (one of Gigi’s favorite books and writer)
Reading with Pride with Rachel Yorkshire with an Iced Coffee