EP16. LGBTQ+ Narratives
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Alternatively known as queer literature, our topic for this week’s episode is LGBTQ+ stories! It is as timely as ever to appreciate the beautiful stories that are born within the queer community, and it’s one of George’s favorite type of narrative to read. Apologies for some of the audio oddness, George had a mix-up with their microphone. See below for books mentioned! Intro song Bookmark and audio editing by Quatroizer). Logo art by Gabriel de Mello).

Books Mentioned: *The Return of Faraz Ali *by Aamina Ahmad *The Final Girl Support Group *by Grady Hendrix *Genderqueer *by Maia Kobabe *Weirdo *by Sara Pascoe *The Satyricon *by Petronius *The Tale of Genji *by Murasaki Shikibu Alcibiades the Schoolboy by Antonio Rocco The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal Our Lady of Flowers by Jean Genet Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima Ernesto by Umberto Saba Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin The Charioteer by Mary Renault The Monk by Matthew Lewis Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu Dracula by Bram Stoker A Year in Arcadia: Kyllenion by Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg When Megan Went Away by Jane Severance and Tea Schook Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania by Bayard Taylor The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Moon Dream, Youthfulness, Seventeen Years Old and Lonely, A Sky Full of Bright, Twinkling Stars, and Crystal Boys by Pai Hsien-yung Gender Trouble by Judith Butler The Color Purple by Alice Walker Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters Sister Outside: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir–Manifesto by George M. Johnson How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee The All-Consuming World by Cassandra Khaw Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin *The Song of Achilles *by Madeline Miller