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Welcome to our LGBT podcast! In this episode, I talk with Michael Barakiva and April Daniels!

Writer and Director Michael Barakiva (he/him) shares the LGBT book that saved his life: Dreadnought by April Daniels. Dreadnought is a groundbreaking YA novel about a trans teen superhero. Michael tells us, “The honesty of her anger and the challenges that she faces helped me come to terms in really profound ways about my own coming out process.” 

Then, Michael and April Daniels (she/her) talk about the politics of comics, writing queer superheroes, and what writing and publishing has meant to April as a trans author. She shares, “Writing was an escape for me. It was a way for me to take control of my life in a world that frequently strips me of control.”

Join us August 24 for Toasting Historic LGBTQ Twin Cities Nightlife at Lush Lounge and Theater. More details on our website at https://thisqueerbook.com/toasting-queer-nightlife/ or on Facebook https://fb.me/e/51jKKC697

Episode transcript available at thisqueerbook.com/podcast/dreadnaught

Learn more about Michael and his writing at michaelbarakiva.com

Stay tuned to April’s writing and when the next novel in her trilogy will arrive at aprildaniels.com

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Visit thisqueerbook.com/bookshop to purchase Dreadnought and One Man Guy.

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