Kris is out this week because it was recorded when she was heading off for Women’s Week. But fret not! Tara is joined by none other than Becks, reader and listener extraordinaire, and Director of Outreach for GCLS. They talk books, cozy games, politics, and so much more. 

Official Recommendations

From Becks: positivity! 

Instead of a film, TV show, or book, Becks recommends… positivity! We're living in difficult times, so it's important to reach out and let the people who make your life better know that you appreciate them.

Maybe that means sending an author a nice email. Maybe it’s posting a review for something that moves you to tears. Whatever it is, Becks suggests you act on the positive impulse you get from what moves you.

From Tara: Reverence by Milena McKay

This week, Tara recommends Reverence by Milena McKay. Set in the world of 1980s ballet, Reverence is a beautifully written sapphic romance with an ice queen and some quality angst (but not too much). 

For Tara, it’s so much more than that, though. Reverence is an important book for us all to be reading right now, given what's happening in the world. What’s past isn’t always prologue, but we need to know what came before to deal with what’s in front of us. Read this and get back to Tara. She’s desperate to talk about it.

Works/People Discussed

• Starship Q Star Podcast
• Lake, developed by Gamious
• Stardew Valley, developed by Eric Barone
• Spiritfarer, developed by Thunder Lotus Games
• Cozy Grove, developed by Spry Fox
• Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun read by Natalie Naudus and Jeremy Carlisle Parker
• The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
• RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars (Paramount+)
• RuPaul's Drag Race UK, season 6 (WOW Presents Plus)
• Binge Queens (WOW Presents Plus)
• Culinary Class Wars (Netflix)
• Physical: 100 (Netflix)
• Dave the Diver, developed by MINTROCKET and Nexon
• Make My Wish Come True by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick
• Make Her Wish Come True by A.L. Brooks
• The Goodmans by Clare Ashton
• The Delicate Things We Make by Milena McKay
• The Music and the Mirror by Lola Keeley
• Loser of the Year by Carrie Byrd

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