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Here are the books that I talk about in this first part:1. S*x in Public by Angela Jones2. The Two Wills by Blair Fell3. My Bad: A Personal History of the Queer 90s by Hugh Ryan4. Disco Witches of Fire Island by Blair Fell5. Queer Ukraine: an anthology of LGBTQi+ Ukrainian voices during wartime6. Afterlife of a Kept Boy by Dale Corvino7. I'm Prancing as Fast as I Can by Jon Kinnally 8. Broadway Nation by David Armstrong9. Witches Run Amok by Shannon Carlin10. Love in the Light by Luke McQuillan11. Village Dreams: A Critical View from the 70s by Jay Quint 12. Beloved Disciples by Mario Elias 13. Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski 14. The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White15. Love, Loss, and Lost Causes by Sahil Mehta 16. Julian's Debut by Brian Alessandro
To celebrate Yes, Daddy's five-year anniversary, I thought it would be exciting to re-release my conversation with author Jonathan Parks-Ramage! This queer male summer thriller of a novel will not easily leave your mind, and if you happen to find yourself in the Hamptons, you'll be questioning any handsome older man near you.
At the center of the novel is Jonah Keller, an aspiring playwright who turns to Richard Shriver, a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, for mentorship and guidance. However, Richard's mentorship quickly turns romantic and passionate, but Jonah soon realizes that not all is as it seems in Richard's lush embrace. Jonah heads out to Richard's idyllic sprawling Hamptons estate, and he soon is being preyed on by gay men in Richard's circle. During the interview we explore the topics of social class, power dynamics, whether the #MeToo movement accounts for queer male abuse, and religious trauma.
Make sure to follow Jonathan on Instagram, @jprampage. Head to Jonathan's website to read more of his work: https://www.jonathan-p-r.com/
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Mickie Kennedy is here! Today's spicy episode of ITBR'S pride month is centered around how our intimate fantasies bleed into our writing/art!
Mickie is a gay writer and poet based in Baltimore County. He speaks on his experience being open about his sexual life through his poetry. His debut poetry collection "Worth Burning" will be linked below!
We speak in depth on avoiding both pure fantasy and traditional erotica in favor of poetry that integrates sensuality with other weighty subjects like abuse, loss, and grief. Tune in to hear everything that Mickie has to offer and check out his debut poetry collection down below!
https://www.mickiekennedy.com/worth-burning
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Thanks to our following sponsors!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lr
Head to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.
Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
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Pride month continues with our friends from The Gay & Lesbian Review! This month's issue is themed around the Latin phrase "Homo Litterarius" which means "Literary Man." You guessed it! We're looking back on our queer literary history at authors like E.F. Benson who famously signaled queerness in literature in the early 20th century.
Queer literary history isn't taught on a broad scale, which is why we took the time to discuss and learn the importance of those who came before us. Linked below are each guest's articles that are each an incredible read. Check out the link's below and show our friends at G&LR some support!
Sasha Garwood: E. F. Benson’s Lost Romance - The Gay & Lesbian Review
Matthew Frye-Castillo: On the “Gays Who Kill” Subgenre - The Gay & Lesbian Review
Domenic DeSocio:Christopher Street Hits Fifty - The Gay & Lesbian Review
Jeremy C. Fox:Pride Issue: Homo Litterarius - The Gay & Lesbian Review
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Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroom
Thanks to our following sponsors!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lr
Head to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.
Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
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To kick off Pride month, I'm joined with writer and historian Hugh Ryan whose new book "My Bad: A Personal History of the Queer 90s and Beyond" is the central subject of our conversation! We first get into a discussion about his informative and humorous podcast "Queer History 101" that he co-hosts with performer Peppermint (who should return to The Traitors, but that's a conversation for another episode)! Peppermint and Hugh work so well together because Peppermint is an expert at the current political moment for trans and queer folks, which balances Hugh's slightly more introverted (his terminology haha) historical research. Definitely listen to it after hearing our conversation!
We discuss how Hugh's book combines personal memoir with cultural history and how his cover (featuring an ancient Greek statue and cassette tape) represents the analog to digital transition that happens from the 1990s to the early 2000s. The 90s was the last pre-digital era, and Hugh argues that 90s nostalgia among Gen Z and millennials stems primarily from remembering a time before we all were living in a constant age of connectivity (when everyone had their cell phones on them at all times). Hugh talks about what it was like growing up in the 90s where queer life existed in physical spaces like the gayborhood (featuring bars, bookstores, and clubs).
What can we learn from Hugh's book about how to live in a digital world while also recognizing the importance of physical spaces?
You can get Hugh's book here: https://www.hughryan.org/
Follow Hugh on Instagram @hughoryan
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Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroom
Thanks to our following sponsors!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lr
Head to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.
Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
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As you listen to my conversation with writer Amie Mcnee, you're going to think that we've been lifelong creative friends (but this was the first time I actually met her)! Our conversation is so natural because we both share the same creative passion to amplify and spread awareness about why the arts matter.
You may know Amie because of her book "We Need Your Art" and her inspiring mission "to dismantle the limiting narrative surrounding creatives so that we may each become the Artists the world needs us to be." I especially love using her TedTalk video about the power of arts and culture in my college classroom and having my students listen to her podcast "Unpublished" (which she co-hosts with her writer husband James).
Not only will you take away so much creative artistic advice from this conversation, but you'll also learn about Amie's passion for Tudor London, especially her love for William Shakespeare. This love for all things Renaissance England inspired her queer historical mystery novel "To Kill a Queen" which follows Jack, a former criminal now a detective, who is investigating an assassination attempt on Queen Elizabeth I.
You can purchase Amie's books here: https://www.amiemcnee.com/
Follow her on Instagram @inspiredtowrite
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Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroom
Thanks to our following sponsors!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lr
Head to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.
Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Editor)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon! patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
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What's YOUR favorite horror movie? ... Ashley Cullins is here on ITBR joining me and my husband! She's a first-time author, which you would never guess by how blown away you'll be by her debut book: Your Favorite Scary Movie.
"With behind-the-scenes insight from cast, creators, and crew, as well as analysis from other experts in the horror genre, YFSM explores how the movies’ special blend of gruesome violence and humorous self-awareness rewrote the slasher playbook"
Scream is my husband's favorite horror movie, which made this episode of ITBR so exciting! Ashley tells us all about things we'd NEVER know about Scream's production... as well as how the film's concept is even scarier in the age of tech and smartphones!
Wanna know more about Ashley, Your Favorite Horror Movie and all things Scream? Check out Ashley's website linked below!
https://ashleycullins.com/yfsm/
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Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimby
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroom
Thanks to our following sponsors!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lr
Head to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.
Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon!
patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
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First-time guest Mike Bockoven is here! Mike specializes in horror literature, so I knew he'd make the perfect guest considering our year-round love of all things spooky and bloody. He's written FantasticLand, Pack, Killing It, and Come Knocking.
On today's episode, Mike gives us some insight on his writing process, his biggest horror inspirations and how real-life fears on the horrors that others can do can be incorporated into your art and literature.
Wanna know more about Mike Bockoven and check out all of his thrilling novels? Check out the link below!
MIKE BOCKOVEN | The Official Site of the Author
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Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimby
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroom
Thanks to our following sponsors!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lr
Head to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.
Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon!
patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
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Returning guest and friend of the show Laury Egan is back! She always brings such a warm and knowledgeable perspective to the show, and this episode is no different! Laury's a multi-published author, poet and photographer. Laury and I had a great conversation on her latest novel Jenny Kidd and what kind of obstacles authors may face in publication in the modern day.
With melting attention spans and political undermining of the arts, who's to say how the literature world will look in just a few years? As Laury and I say in today's episode: there's always hope!
Want to get to know more about Laury and check out her expansive collection of work? Check out the link below!
LAURY A. EGAN - Home
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Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimby
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroom
Thanks to our following sponsors!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lr
Head to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.
Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
Watch this episode ad-free by joining the ITBR Patreon!
patreon.com/ivorytowerboilerroom
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To end National Poetry Month, we welcome Emanuel Xavier, a Brooklyn-born poet and author of several poetry collections, with today's episode focusing on Still, We Are Sacred.
Emanuel opens up and gets vulnerable with his cultural identity and how his struggles, desires, warmth and pain all bleed into his poetry in a truly cohesive and masterful way!He's been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards and the International Latino Book Awards, has had his work appear in Best American Poetry and numerous other publications. He is currently working on a memoir and a screenplay based on his novel Christ-Like
Wanna know more about Manuel and check out his expansive poetry collection alongside Still, We Are Sacred ? Check out the links below!
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Follow ITBR on IG @ivorytowerboilerroom and TikTok @dr.andrewrimby
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can watch video episodes of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ivorytowerboilerroom
Thanks to our following sponsors!
To subscribe to The Gay and Lesbian Review visit glreview.org. Click Subscribe and enter promo code ITBRChoice to get a free issue with a subscription purchase. Follow them on IG @theglreview and TikTok @g_and_lr
Head to Broadview Press, an independent academic publisher, for all your humanities related books. Use code ivorytower for 20% off your broadviewpress.com order. Follow them on IG @broadviewpress.
Thanks to the ITBR team! Dr. Andrew Rimby (Host and Director), Mary DiPipi (Chief Contributor), and Sean Penta (Intern)
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