Big Queer Book Club Podcast

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, and an acupuncturist and we had such a great conversation with her.  You don't want to miss this one! Playful, explorative, taboo-smashing, and delectably liberating, Your Salt on My Lips is a mostly-queer collection of literary erotica that will leave you stimulated, satisfied, and yearning for more.  At times amorous and passionate, uninhibited and unrequited, there is something for every kink and orientation. From coquettishness to masturbation, daydreaming to boundary breaking, this collection is replete with orgies, personal discoveries, anachronous adventures, and hallucinatory spins exploring love, lust, and play across the spectrum of sexuality.  As both an artist and author, Asch ascends beyond everyday erotica, dancing from prurient to poetic in thirty-five scintillating shorts that will stimulate so much more than just your sex drive. https://lizasch.com

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 with the emphasis on romance. Henley Stones Smith, 42, is a psychologist with three foster daughters: Paloma, Jackie and Manhattan. Nicki Zabelle, 28, is a professional video gamer who sleeps in late and always orders take-out. The Covid pandemic hits and Nicki abruptly moves from Boston to Western Massachusetts where Henley is juggling working from home, remote school, and single parenthood. Little Jackie's early morning mishap brings Henley and Nicki together. Henley sees Nicki as an incredibly young neighbor who is kind enough to share her pool. Nicki sees Henley as an incredibly hot neighbor who she hopes is kind enough to share her bed.

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!?        We talked to Sarah and Persis this week about several queer books that were adapted into movies.  We also chatted about a whole lot that has nothing to do with those movies.  We always have so much fun talking to these two and we really hope you enjoy this episode.  After you subscribe to their show give this episode a listen and let us know what you think!

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, and so much more! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll laugh again! There's something in this book that so many can relate to and we highly recommend it!  Book is currently available on Amazon Also, stay tuned until the end to find out which KC BBQ place is Sophie's fave!

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 chatted about the book Tomorrow Will Be Different by Sarah McBride.  This book was unexpectedly sad but overwhelmingly awesome.  Sarah McBride is changing our country for the better with her work in the US Government.    Before she became the first transgender person to speak at a national political convention in 2016 at the age of 26, Sarah McBride struggled with the decision to come out - not just to her family but to the students of American University, where she was serving as student body president. She’d known she was a girl from her earliest memories, but it wasn’t until the Facebook post announcing her truth went viral that she realized just how much impact her story could have on the country. Four years later, McBride was one of the nation’s most prominent transgender activists, walking the halls of the White House, advocating inclusive legislation, and addressing the country in the midst of a heated presidential election. She had also found her first love and future husband, Andy, a trans man and fellow activist, who complemented her in every way...until cancer tragically intervened. Informative, heartbreaking, and profoundly empowering, Tomorrow Will Be Different is McBride’s story of love and loss and a powerful entry point into the LGBTQ community’s battle for equal rights and what it means to be openly transgender. From issues like bathroom access to health care to gender in America, McBride weaves the important political and cultural milestones into a personal journey that will open hearts and change minds. As McBride urges: “We must never be a country that says there’s only one way to love, only one way to look, and only one way to live.” The fight for equality and freedom has only just begun.