Little Queer Library

Content Warnings: transphobia, racism Along with some amendments from the previous episode, we chat a little bit about problematic authors and what do we do about it after the fact! Books Mentioned: Real Queer America by Samantha Leigh Allen Original Plumbing 2009-2019 compilation Love After the End by Joshua Whitehead Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt X-Factor (2020) Vol.1 by Leah Williams + David Baldeon Sleepless Vol. 2 by Sarah Vaughn + Leila Del Duca Royals Vol. 1, 2 by Al Ewing Traplines by Eden Robinson Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister You can reach us at: River Instagram: @huckleberry.comics Wake Instagram: @notaclevernamer Show email: littlequeerlibrarypod@gmail.com [littlequeerlibrarypod@gmail.com]

Content Warnings: passing mentions of racism, homophobia and transphobia, mentions of stigma against sex workers. Here's food for thought: what makes you pick up a book? Is it genre alone? What draws you in? Conversely, what makes you put down a book while reading? What tropes do you avoid? This week, we talk a little bit about our own personal preferences! Buy Wake's Book: https://www.wildstarpress.com/product-page/iris [https://www.wildstarpress.com/product-page/iris] Books Mentioned: Misery by Steven King How to be Anti Racist by Ibram X. Kendi Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T Crenshaw Sleepless by Sarah Vaughn and Leila Del Duca Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki My Brother’s Husband by Gengoroh Tagame Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Things in Jars by Jess Kidd Twilight by Smeyer Saga by Brian K Vaughn and Fiona Staples Runaways by Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka Carry On by Rainbow Rowell The Martian by Andy Weir Pride of Chanur by C.J Cherryh The Monster Ball by A Bunch Of Clowns You can reach us at: River Instagram: @huckleberry.comics Wake Instagram: @notaclevernamer Show email: littlequeerlibrarypod@gmail.com [littlequeerlibrarypod@gmail.com]

Content Warnings: mentions of enslavement, racism, transphobia, violence, death. This Week, we are talking about The Deep by Rivers Solomon, as well as other Science Fiction Fantasy books with queer themes by Black authors! This episode was supposed to come out last week at the tail end of Black History Month, but life happens, sometimes! Books Mentioned: If it was easy, they'd call the whole damn thing a honeymoon: Living with and loving the TV addicted, sex-obsessed, not so handy man you married (2011) by Jenna McCarthy On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi The Deep by Rivers Solomon Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany Bread and Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York by Samuel R. Delany Dread Nation by Justina Ireland The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gómez The Wicker King by K. Ancrum The Weight of Stars by K. Ancrum Darling by K. Ancrum Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson Skin Folk by Nalo Hopkinson Prey of Gods by Nick Drayden Temper by Nick Drayden Escaping Exodus by Nick Drayden Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg Gender Outlaws by Kate Bornstein and S. Bear Bergman Parrotfish by Ellen Wittlinger You can reach us at: River Instagram: @huckleberry.comics Wake Instagram: @notaclevernamer Show email: littlequeerlibrarypod@gmail.com [littlequeerlibrarypod@gmail.com]

Content Warnings: abortion, death, homophobia, racism Happy Black History month continued! Today, we are talking about Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, some of the themes of the book, and how Baldwin's life paralleled the fiction he created! Books Mentioned: Giovanni's Room, James Baldwin Comics for Choice: Whit Taylor, Hazel Newlevant, Ø.K. Fox Burgers in Blackface: Anti-Black Restaurants Then and Now (2019) Marbles, Ellen Forney Outlaw Marriages, Rodger Streitmatter Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from 1890's to Present (2011), Robin R. Means Coleman The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor LaValle Through the Woods, Emily Carroll Mouthful of Birds, Samanta Schweblin Bones of the Coast, Cloudscape Anthology Peek at Next Week: The Deep by Rivers Solomon Comics for Choice (link: [http://comicsforchoice.com/ [http://comicsforchoice.com/]](http://comicsforchoice.com/)) [http://comicsforchoice.com/))] Victor LaValle's website: [http://www.victorlavalle.com [http://www.victorlavalle.com]](http://www.victorlavalle.com/) [http://www.victorlavalle.com/)] You can reach us at: River Instagram: @huckleberry.comics Wake Instagram: @notaclevernamer Show email: littlequeerlibrarypod@gmail.com [littlequeerlibrarypod@gmail.com]

No content warnings this week! Happy Black History Month! This week, we are going to be looking at comics and graphic novels by queer Black authors. **Sources:** Prism Comics: [https://www.prismcomics.org/about/ [https://www.prismcomics.org/about/]](https://www.prismcomics.org/about/) [https://www.prismcomics.org/about/)] Color Bloq: [https://www.colorbloq.org [https://www.colorbloq.org]](https://www.colorbloq.org/) [https://www.colorbloq.org/)] FIYAH: [https://www.fiyahlitmag.com [https://www.fiyahlitmag.com]](https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/) [https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/)] Danny Lore: [https://dannylore.com [https://dannylore.com]](https://dannylore.com/) [https://dannylore.com/)] Tee Franklin: @MizTeeFranklin Vita Ayala: @definitelyvita Vita Ayala Interview: [https://www.cbr.com/vita-ayala-interview-keep-comics-fun-shatter-barriers/ [https://www.cbr.com/vita-ayala-interview-keep-comics-fun-shatter-barriers/]](https://www.cbr.com/vita-ayala-interview-keep-comics-fun-shatter-barriers/) [https://www.cbr.com/vita-ayala-interview-keep-comics-fun-shatter-barriers/)] Queer Comics Database: [http://queercomicsdatabase.com [http://queercomicsdatabase.com]](http://queercomicsdatabase.com/) [http://queercomicsdatabase.com/)] **Books Mentioned:** Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir (Kai Chen Thom) Comics: A Global History (1968 to Present) (Alexander Danner + Dan Mazur) Bingo Love (Tee Franklin + Jenn St-Onge) Jook Joint (Tee Franklin + Alitha Martinez) Love is Love Anthology (Various) The Last Exorcist (Danny Lore) The Moon and Other Beasts I Keep With Me (Danny Lore) A Phoenix Must Burn (Danny Lore) The Wilds (Vita Ayala + Emily Pearson) Submerged (Vita Ayala + Lisa Sterle) Quarter Killer (Vita Ayala + Danny Lore + Jamie Jones) The Prince and the Dressmaker (Jen Wang) Saga (Brian K Vaughn + Fiona Staples) The Witch Boy (Molly Ostertag) The Four Story Mistake (Elizabeth Enright) You can reach us at: River Instagram: @huckleberry.comics Wake Instagram: @notaclevernamer Show email: littlequeerlibrarypod@gmail.com [littlequeerlibrarypod@gmail.com]