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Celia Laskey, joins us back in the Ivory Tower Boiler Room to talk about her explosive new novel So Happy For You which is a queer wedding thriller. Right away she opens up about the writing process and explains what it was like to go from Under the Rainbow, a novel made up of short stories, to So Happy For You, a novel that centers on one character. So Happy For You is a satirical dystopic novel that pokes holes in the wedding industry while also delivering a fast paced queer psychological thriller...think Margaret Atwood meets Ruth Ware! 

Because Andrew and Mary know Celia from their Under the Rainbow discussion, the three waste no time in discussing Celia's love of queer thrillers (Micah Nemerever and PJ Vernon we're looking at you) and whether Celia has read psychological thrillers by Ruth Ware, Gillian Flynn, A.J. Finn, or Paula Hawkins. Why does Celia think So Happy For You is more cinematic than Under the Rainbow? And is it being developed into a film? 

Then, she reveals why Robin, our main character's PhD in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is so important to the narrative and yes, Andrew shouts out Stony Brook University's own WGSS department! 

Get your hands on So Happy For You here: https://bookshop.org/books/so-happy-for-you/9781335426901

Or listen to Kristen Sieh's dynamic reading on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/So-Happy-for-You-Audiobook/B09PQN6657

You don't want to miss Celia Laskey's updates about her literary career so make sure you follow her on IG, @celia.laskey and Twitter, @celia_laskey.

If you haven't yet, listen to our Under the Rainbow episode: https://anchor.fm/ivorytowerboilerroom/episodes/Whats-LGBTQ-Small-Town-America--Under-the-Rainbows-Celia-Laskey-Has-the-Answer-e1h8o15

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"Chapel of Love" (C) 1964, Red Bird Records

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Hey, true crime friends! In this week's episode, we will discuss the murder of Ohio State med student Theora Hix at the hand of veterinary med professor- Dr. James Snook. 

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Phil Stamper, bestselling author of Queer books for kids and teens, joins Andrew to talk about his recent book Golden Boys. Golden Boys is the perfect summer friendship story, starring four queer boys with big hearts and even bigger dreams. As Phil discusses with Andrew, it's like the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, except the boys might be romantically interested in one another. 

He is also the author of Small Town Pride, The Gravity of Us, and As Far As You'll Take Me, and you can find all of his work, including merch, at his website: https://philstamper.com/

Get your hands on Phil's Golden Boys here: https://bookshop.org/books/golden-boys-9781547607372

Or listen to Michael Crouch, Graham Halstead, Shawn K. Jain, Briggon Snow, Karissa Vacker deliver an incredible Golden Boys Audible experience: https://www.audible.com/pd/Golden-Boys-Audiobook/0593347684

Follow Phil on IG, @stampepk, and Twitter, @stampepk. 

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Harry Styles' "Golden" (C) 2019, Erskine and Columbia Records 

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Calling all British Modernist literature lovers and Gay Fiction lovers, this episode is for you! 

Andrew is joined with William di Canzio, who is a novelist, playwright, and scholar, and he recently wrote Alec, which expands E.M. Forster's openly queer male love story, Maurice. Andrew and William open up about their first experience with E.M. Forster's groundbreaking love story and how it speaks to their gay male identity. William reveals why he didn't change any of Forster's narrative between Maurice and Alec, and why he thinks Alec's same-sex desire is much more nuanced than Maurice's. Not only is William indebted to the late great E.M. Forster, but he actually knows James Ivory, the director of the 1987 film adaptation. They actually went to lunch together! What happened at this lunch? 

Andrew gets William to talk about writing sex scenes between Maurice and Alec, and they both weigh in on why sex scenes in literature can be so different than in film or TV. 

William also provides advice about writing a play, compared to writing a novel, compared to writing scholarship. Are all of these genres related in his opinion? Andrew makes sure to shout out friends of the podcast, including Matt Aucoin (who William adores), Gregory Maguire (who knows intimately about retelling a popular tale), and Jan Balakian (who balances being a playwright and a scholar).

You can buy Alec here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374102609/alec

Listen to John Sackville read Alec on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Alec-Audiobook/1250804523

Learn more about William di Canzio's literary work here: https://us.macmillan.com/author/williamdicanzio

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Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Nicole Arguello, Marketing Assistant; Kimberly Dallas, Editor

Thanks to Anne Sophie Andersen and Meghan Ames for our theme song, "Loverman."

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Now where did we leave off? Oh, that's right Andrew and Taria were about to reveal their opinions on Andy Cohen! 

Get ready for Andrew and Taria to bring the Real Housewives into the Ivory Tower! They reveal the behind the scenes of creating the Real Housewives and provide a scholarly analysis for many eyebrow raising moments from Beverly Hills' past and present. Remember the epic Game Night episode featuring Kim Richards, Brandi Glanville, Kyle Richards, Taylor Armstrong, and a frightened Dana Wilkey? How did this Real Housewives of Beverly Hills drama continue to unfold when Lisa Rinna joined the cast? What did Kim mean in Amsterdam when she told Lisa "Let's Talk About the Husband" (Harry Hamlin)? 

Other topics that are covered in this epic conversation include why Dana Wilkey is blacklisted by Bravo? What are Taria and Andrew's opinions about Andy Cohen and is he doing a good job at racially integrating the Real Housewives? Why did Eboni K. Williams deal with so much resistance, with her Real Housewives of New York cast, when opening up about living in America as a Black woman? And, Taria digs into whether she thinks Ramona is a racist. 

And that's not all since Taria and Andrew get into "the Aspen of it all" that is about to happen in the Beverly Hills season. What do they both think about the Fox Force Five (Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Lisa Rinna, Kyle Richards...well minus Teddi Mellencamp)? Who does Taria think are the most intellectual Beverly Hills cast members? Hint hint...they aren't mentioned here. And they end teasing Andrew's upcoming appearance on Taria's podcast to discuss all things the Real Housewives of New Jersey! 

You don't want to miss Taria's podcast, What Else is Going On here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-else-is-going-on-with-taria-s-faison/id1523174914

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Hey, true crime friends! This week I sat down with Humberto and Jonas- the hosts of Spilling the Crime!

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This week, we're back with another special Broadview Press episode. Last time we discussed all things poetry with Susan Holbrook, but this week we're in Andrew's scholarly field, queer 19th-century Literature! 

Andrew is so excited to be joined with a prominent Queer American Literature scholar, Dr. Christopher Looby to talk about his work on Broadview Press' new American Literature anthology. Like Ishmael in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, they jump head first into what makes American Literature so homoerotic and queer! Christopher explains how he contributed a special Gender and Sexuality section to this new anthology. If you're an American Literature enthusiast, scholar, student, or have a thirst for what is so queer about authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Harriet Jacobs, Emily Dickinson, Edith Wharton...and the list goes on...this episode is for you! 

We also had a special guest, Christopher's dog so if you hear barking that's our dog friend.

Make sure to follow Christopher on Twitter, @cjlooby, and check out Christopher's writing here: https://english.ucla.edu/people-faculty/looby-christopher/

Get your hands on the completely new Broadview Anthology of American Literature here: https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-broadview-anthology-of-american-literature-volumes-a-b-beginnings-to-reconstruction/#tab-description  (Use Our Exclusive Discount Code: ivorytower) 

While you're at it why not follow Broadview Press on IG and Twitter, @broadviewpress.

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Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Nicole Arguello, Marketing Assistant; Kimberly Dallas, Editor

Thanks to Anne Sophie Andersen and Meghan Ames for our theme song, "Loverman."

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To continue our Back to School teaching discussions, today Andrew is joined with two special guests, Shoshana Hershkowitz and Sarah Lauren. Their roundtable discussion poses a lot of questions and hopefully a multitude of answers. Shoshana brings up why "life is political," the importance of grassroots political activism, and what "courageous conversations" are (credit to Shanequa Levin for this idea). The three explain their teaching practices and how it relates to progressive issues they value in their everyday life. Of course these topics are sometimes met with obstacles so how do the three handle adversity? 

Here are a few questions for you all to think about as you're listening to this conversation:

What does it mean to be a teacher and an activist, and can you combine the two? 

How do you handle pushback when speaking up about progressive issues? 

Why is it important to have conversations with those who have differing opinions? 

Be sure to follow Shoshana and Sarah for more teaching and activist knowledge. Shoshana can be found on IG, @shoshanahershkowitz and Twitter, @jewkidsotb. And you can find Sarah on IG, @sarah.l.slotnick, and her podcast/spiritual IG, @northnode.alignment. 

You can find Suffolk Progressives here: https://www.facebook.com/suffolkprogressives and Citizen Action of New York here: https://citizenactionny.org/.

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Hey, true crime friends! This week I am breaking down the murder of incoming Kansas State University freshman, Kelsey Smith. Kelsey was abducted from a Target parking lot after shopping for scrapbooking supplies. 

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http://dwjohnson.tributes.com/show/Kelsey-Smith-80743875

https://thecinemaholic.com/kelsey-smith-murder-where-is-edwin-hall-now/

https://www.foxnews.com/story/man-pleads-guilty-to-rape-murder-of-kelsey-smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kr3LiOBT9U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Taglkkc8GvI

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19107235

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/273

Attention Real Housewives Fans!! Parts 1 and 2 of Andrew's Real Housewives Epic Recap with Taria Faison is now on our Patreon. 

Head to our Patreon and become a subscriber ($5 a month) to listen to Part 2 before it's released on the podcast:

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You don't want to miss Taria's podcast, What Else is Going On here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-else-is-going-on-with-taria-s-faison/id1523174914

Follow her podcast on IG and Twitter, @weigopodcast. While you're at it, make sure to follow Taria's personal IG, @tsfaison.

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Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Nicole Arguello, Marketing Assistant; Kimberly Dallas, Editor