The BookstaGays

Listen here queers, you are going to want to get Girls Can Kiss Now ASAP if you haven't already. In the book, you get to read amazing essays like "Memeing with the FBI," "One Day, You'll All Be Gay," Supercut of Lesbian Yearning," and "Step On Me, Julianne Moore." These essays are not only laugh-out-loud funny but demonstrate the importance of queer representation and how far we've come since the 90s and early 2000s. From stalking paparazzi photos for some hint of queerness then to now holding books and watching tv shows and movies full of queer characters and stories. In this episode, we talk about Taylor Swift, masturbation, and other queer millennial experiences. Jill is a delight and we can't wait for everyone to read her book and love it as much as we did! 

You can find Jill on Instagram at @jillgutowitz, on Twitter at @jillboard, and at her website: https://www.jillgutowitz.com/

If you want to buy Kit's book or the books we mentioned - consider buying them from our bookshop.org link @ https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookstagays - this is a way to support indie bookstores AND the show (we receive a very small kickback if you purchase through our affiliate link).

As always, you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @thebookstagays, and on our own accounts @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs

Cheers Queers! Be gay, read books!

We are joined today by Kit Mayquist, debut author of Tripping Arcadia! We talk with Kit about Tripping Arcadia, messy queer female characters, post-academia gothic novels, queer friend groups, eat the rich vibes, writing advice, and the importance of representation.

You can find Kit on Instagram at @kmayquist, on Twitter at @KMayquist, and on Kit's website https://kitmayquist.com/

If you want to buy Kit's book or the books we mentioned - consider buying them from our bookshop.org link @ https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookstagays - this is a way to support indie bookstores AND the show (we receive a very small kickback if you purchase through our affiliate link).

As always, you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @thebookstagays, and on our own accounts @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs

Cheers Queers! Be gay, read books!

Welcome to today's chaotic, hysterical episode with our friend Cait! We talk gender fluidity, cult adjacent discussions (is bookstagram a cult by Cultish standards?), penis shapes, tucking, a random question from Sam on if we wash our legs/feet or not, and embarrassing period stories. Sam asks us some spicy and relationship-centered questions, and we discuss books and sex education. As one of us says, "this episode is weird" and it really is, in the best possible way! We always enjoy having Cait on and all of the conversations we have together! 

Links and Instagram's we mentioned:

Loofah - Luv Scrub https://www.theluvscrub.com/

Feministsexed on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/feministsexed/?hl=en

Sarah @formidablefemme - https://formidablefemme.com/

Where Sex Toys Go To Get Judged - https://heyepiphora.com/

Girly Juice - https://girlyjuice.net/

Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

You can find Cait on Instagram at @bookescait and their podcast at @betweenthepagespod

If you want to buy any of the books we mentioned - consider buying them from our bookshop.org link @ https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookstagays - this is a way to support indie bookstores AND the show (we receive a very small kickback if you purchase through our affiliate link).

As always, you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @thebookstagays, and on our own accounts @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs

Cheers Queers! Be gay, read books!

We have our dear friends Abby and Dana on the podcast to talk about their relationship, their upcoming book, writing, other bookish things AND we take a wild turn into some spicy relationship questions and thoughts. We love chatting with our friends and they always have such fun and wonderful things to say. Both Abby and Dana have had their own episodes for our Patreon supporters, and each one is SO good. Subscribe to our Patreon to get exclusive content and listen to those episodes to hear more from Abby and Dana! 

You can find Abby and Dana at @sometimesweread on Instagram! 

If you want to buy any of the books we mentioned - consider buying them from our bookshop.org link @ https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookstagays - this is a way to support indie bookstores AND the show (we receive a very small kickback if you purchase through our affiliate link).

As always, you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @thebookstagays, and on our own accounts @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs

Cheers Queers! Be gay, read books!

Today Sam and Alex catch up about what's been happening in their lives, last/current/next reads, and some really fun upcoming Patreon content. If you want to support us on Patreon - we are working on designing new art for bookmarks and stickers with some really amazing queer artists, some Merch ideas are in the works, and we will be launching a Patreon-exclusive series of episodes. The first series is on being fat and queer and we will be recording with friends and discussing books and really deep-diving into this topic. The link to join our Patreon is in our Instagram bio! 

If you want to buy any of the books we mentioned - consider buying them from our bookshop.org link @ https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookstagays - this is a way to support indie bookstores AND the show (we receive a very small kickback if you purchase through our affiliate link).

As always, you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @thebookstagays, and on our own accounts @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs

Cheers Queers! Be gay, read books!

We were so excited to finally talk to Alexandria about her three romance books - Written in the Stars, Hang the Moon, and Count Your Lucky Stars (the most recent release as of 2/1)! We adore this universe of love stories, the incredible and sweet characters, and how much varied queer representation there is! We talk about favorite characters and couples, the importance of bisexuality rep, creating romance universes, favorite tropes to read and write, and SO much more. 

You can find Alexandria on Instagram at @a.m.bellefleur, on Twitter at @ambellefleur, and on her website https://www.alexandriabellefleur.com/

If you want to buy any of Alexandria's books or the books we mentioned - consider buying them from our bookshop.org link @ https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookstagays - this is a way to support indie bookstores AND the show (we receive a very small kickback if you purchase through our affiliate link).

As always, you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @thebookstagays, and on our own accounts @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs

Cheers Queers! Be gay, read books!

It's just Sam and Alex today and one of us is hungover - any guess as to who it is? We talk about our end of year goals, some favorite reads, and our hopes for next year! 

If you want to buy any of the books we talked about - consider buying them from our bookshop.org link @ https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookstagays - this is a way to support indie bookstores AND the show (we receive a very small kickback if you purchase through our affiliate link). 

As always, you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @thebookstagays, and on our own accounts @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs If you want to try audiobooks and support your local independent bookstores and not the big bad company taking over the world - try our libro.fm code to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 - start a monthly membership for $14.99 and get the 2 audiobook credits by clicking here libro.fm/redeem/BookstaGays 

Cheers queers! Be gay and read books!

We have Alison Cochrun, the other of The Charm Offensive, back on the podcast with our bookstagram friend Katie to talk about The Bachelor Franchise, dating shows, queering dating shows, and more. We ask both of them hard-hitting questions about The Bachelor franchise: favorite contestant, favorite lead, one thing you would change, would you want to be a villain or go all the way, and and what the shows would look like if they were more queer friendly and inclusive. Bonus rapid fire round to see what everyone would do if they were on the show - dress or suit? Contestant or main person? Go out on night one or stay around longer? Even if you're not a super fan of The Bachelor franchise, there's something in this episode for everyone (And Alex does a great job asking questions because she has almost no Bachelor knowledge). 

You can find Alison on Instagram and Twitter at @alisoncochrun and at her website https://www.alisoncochrun.com/

You can find Katie on Instagram at @katiesbookwrecks where she live reviews The Bachelor shows and other dating shows - you do not want to miss her reactions, we laugh out loud at every single one! 

If you want to buy Alison's book - consider buying it from our bookshop.org link @ https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookstagays - this is a way to support indie bookstores AND the show (we receive a very small kickback if you purchase through our affiliate link).

As always, you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @thebookstagays, and on our own accounts @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs

If you want to try audiobooks and support your local independent bookstores and not the big bad company taking over the world - try our libro.fm code to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 - start a monthly membership for $14.99 and get the 2 audiobook credits by clicking here libro.fm/redeem/BookstaGays

Cheers queers! Be gay and read books!