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In this first part of our discussion of The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman, Jared explains the very scientific process we used to select this month's book. We also learn horrifying things about the Canadian orphanage system of the 1950's, and we just... have a lot of feelings.

 

Spoiler and Content Warnings: [timestamps coming soon]Misdiagnosis and mistreatment of mental illness: the whole episode, that's the whole premiseChild Abuse:Sexual AssaultMiscarriage / Childbirth

Part 2 of our discussion of the comedic essay collection by David Sedaris. In this episode, none of us catch an obvious zombie movie reference, and we all learn why you're not allowed to film hospital births anymore. Also, we all forgot what exactly Justin Bieber wrote in the guestbook at the Anne Frank museum. 

CWs: (All brief mentions, no extended discussions)Pregnancy and related complicationsMental IllnessHoardingSuicideF slur

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Music: "Fuzzball Parade" by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

In honor of the hilarity of April Fool's Day, (and in alignment with Adam's social calendar) we chose a comedic book,  "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" by David Sedaris. In this episode:-We are introduced to the various members of the Sedaris clan.-Adam regales us with his harrowing experience on the D.C. Metro.-Everyone complains about fast food establishments failing to live up to their name.

 

Cws: (all brief mentions, no in depth discussions)Parental DeathAlcoholismSexual harassmentHoardingSuicideThe Parkland shootingSeminal fluid

-----Music: "Fuzzball Parade" by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

Part Two of our discussion of two books with important social themes: The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas and Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser.

Erin is shocked her book is still so relevant despite when it was written.

Adam recounts the tale of the Great Tumblr Unfollowing of 2016.

Mike provides some feedback on the discussion.

And, unfortunately, no one solves America's gun problem.

CWs:Throughout: Racism, homophobia, bullying, gun violence (police, schools) Specific Mentions: Columbine, Parkland, Pulse, Emmett Till, (Timestamps coming soon)Harry Potter conversation: 43:45:00-46:00:00

For March, we decided to try something different, and paired off to swap books. Here is part one of our episode about two books with important social themes: "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas and "Give a Boy a Gun"  by Todd Strasser. In this episode, Adam voluntarily brings his current and former boyfriends into the same room, Erin gets annoyed by a fake number, and later, Adam gets called out for breaking other people's things. Also, Mike, Meredith, and Greg are present, and occasionally speak.Please note the views expressed by Adam regarding certain massive stars do not reflect Network Adjacent as a whole, and we're scared of the stans. CWsThroughout: racism, homophobia, bullying, gun violence (police, schools)Specific mentions: Columbine, Parkland.  (timestamps coming soon!)

Part Two of our discussion of our affectionately dubbed "trashy romance. In this episode, Jared laments the ship we all we wanted to see sail, Adam overshares about what this book did not provide him, Tony admits to reading "those stories" online, and Erin wishes our characters would just talk to each other, damn it. And of course, we all miss that the biggest flaw in our male protagonist is his disregard for other people's well-being.Warnings:1. sexual assault - in general throughout 2. domestic violence - 2:50-4:303. sex work / slut shaming / misogyny - 4:45-5:404. Spoiler for Outlander Book 1 / Season 1 - 2:50-3:20

For February, we chose "The Golden Barbarian" by Iris Johansen for our "trashy romance" (a term we use with the utmost affection.) In this episode, Adam hosts the episode with his sultriest voice, Jared objects to some word choices, Erin hates men but love pigeons, Tony can't keep his fictional cities straight, and everyone fails basic geography. Warnings:1. mention of child loss - 19:202. sexual assault and domestic violence - in general, throughout and 42:20-35 specifically3. some Harry Potter references - 11:10-11:30; 40:254. spoiler for season 2 of Game of Thrones - character comparison begins 53:40, spoiler is 54:30

In the second half of our discussion of "Consider Phlebas" by Iain M. Banks, Jared makes plans to build his own Culture warship, Erin is displeased by one character's ending, Adam thinks up some ships that the others missed, Tony name drops his favorite SF authors, and everyone hopes our author treated female characters better in his later years.Warnings:1. religion2. colonialism/ white saviors / cargo cults3. pregnancy and abortion4. Obscure Harry Potter reference/ mild spoiler for Goblet of Fire5. Doctor Who spoiler - Davros' backstory

 

-----Music: "Fuzzball Parade" by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

In the inaugural episode of Drunk Queer Bitches Talk Books, we use January's Sci Fi Week as a perfect excuse to cover 'Consider Phlebas' by Iain M. Banks. Join us, as Adam revels in the "uniform ridiculousness" of the Damage players, Erin find lesbian subtext that even the male gays can see, Tony defends his hard-earned nerd cred, and Jared reminds everyone that he controls the editing. Also, we all have stern words for our book's main character.Spoilers/Content Warnings: (Timestamps coming soon!)1. discussions of violence and death throughout2. non-con/rape3. Ender's Game spoiler. 

-----Music: "Fuzzball Parade" by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

Here it is! Our too-late episode about our weekend at BookCon 2019! We'll tell you all about the awesome panels we saw, all the new books we added to our TBR lists, and drop some hints about upcoming plans for the podcast. See the post on our blog for a complete list of the authors and books we mentioned in this episode: