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

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EP16. LGBTQ+ Narratives