The BookstaGays

The BookstaGays

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The BookstaGays episodes

  • #33. Honey Girl by Morg Rogers - Author Interview

    Today we talk all things Honey Girl with author Morg Rogers! Honey Girl debuted yesterday and we have been completely in love with this book since we read it. We get into the Catholic school life, defend Millennials, and ask a lot of questions about Honey Girl, the writing and publishing process, and more! 

    Morg is truly a wonderful person and we had so much fun chatting during this episode! Go buy Honey Girl from your local indie or wherever you can grab a copy and let us know how much you love it! 

    You can find Morg on Instagram and Twitter at @garnetmorgue and as always you can find us on Instagram and Twitter at @thebookstagays and on our individual Instagrams at @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs 🤗🌈 

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    Cheers queers! Be gay, read books!

    1 hr 17 min
  • #32. Couple Goals - with Casey from @caseythereader and Mix from @enbycalledmix
    Welcome to our couple episode with two of our favorite partners - Casey and Mix! They’ve been together for over a decade, and their love story is quintessential queer college romance! We ask them both about how they met, dating, proposals, marriage, and more! We also get some insight into Mix’s job as a therapist for queer and trans youth and get book recommendations from both of them for books that make them feel seen! Recommendations include The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole, Sissy by Jacob Tobia, Fairest by Meredith Taluson, and Save Yourself by Cameron Esposito. Make sure to follow both Casey and Mix on social media and follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @thebookstagays and our individual instagrams at @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs 🤗🌈 cheers queers!
    1 hr 8 min
  • #31. “The Peddlers of Porn” - with Caitlin from @bookescait/@betweenthepagespod
    Today we talk sex education with our friend Caitlin! We go over best sex ed tips, worst sex ed tips, queer inclusive sex ed, normalizing all kinds of sex and attraction and desires (and lack of), and some funny stories about what we’ve seen in the sex education field. Did you know you need to wash your sex toys? Did you know you can use non-microwaveable Saran Wrap as an oral sex barrier? We had such much fun, we’re already planning a part two! Be sure to check out Caitlin on her bookstagram @bookescait and support her podcast @betweenthepagespod! As always were on Instagram and Twitter at @thebookstagays and on our individual accounts at @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs 🤗 leave us a rating and review on Apple podcasts and support us on our Patreon if you’re able! 🌈 cheers queers!
    1 hr 12 min
  • #30. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas - book discussion with Alex and Sam
    Alex and Sam talk all things Cemetery Boys - what stood out, what worked well, thoughts and feelings, favorite characters, representation and intersectionality, blood family vs found family, giving grace to those learning our identities, and more! Long story short, we love this book. Come share your thoughts with us on Instagram at @thebookstagays and on our individual accounts @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs 🤗🌈 cheers queers!
    42 min
  • #29. “She was discovering artifacts and you were discovering her” - with Alex from @_verbosa
    We sat down today to talk with Alex (aka Sting in our group chat)! We talk about our OG group chat, our group gay book exchange, and Alex’s new apartment and girlfriend. Alex gives us some super gay book recommendations including - Upside Down by N R Walker, Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner, Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur, Cinderella is Dead by Kalyan Bayron, and The Black Veins by Ashia Monet. We also dive into discussing bisexuality and being more masculine presenting - how misconceptions and stereotypes change based on your presentation (more masculine or feminine) and how to be more inclusive and make less assumptions about other’s queerness based on their appearance. We truly loved talking to Alex - you can find her on Instagram at @_verbosa and you can find us on Instagram and Twitter at @thebookstagays and on our individual instagrams at @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs 🤗🌈 cheers queers!
    51 min
  • #27. “I put my pants on the same way you put your pants on” - with Jimalion @itsabookishworld_
    Today we talk with Jimalion about her wife, her pups, planning a wedding in COVID, current reads, and Christianity and sexuality. How did Jimalion navigate coming out to herself and others with family so involved in the church? How do Jimalion and Sam handle the perception of homosexuality in religion? And what is some advice for people wanting to come out or who are out and still involved in the Christian faith? ALSO stay tuned at the end for some spicy dating stories - did Sam get caught having sexual? Did Jimalion date a professor?! Find Jimalion at @itsabookishworld_ - and support her by buying her merchandise! As always we’re available on Twitter and Instagram at @thebookstagays and on our individual accounts at @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs 🤗🌈 cheers queers!
    1 hr 12 min
  • #26. Season 2 Begins!
    We kick off season 2 with a short episode. Sam and Alex talk about their breaks, the books they currently are reading, some Bridgerton gossip, and 2021 releases they are super excited about. Season 2 is going to be AMAZING, with more guests and authors and queer content (both bookish and not). We also have stickers and bookmarks available for all Patreon supporters 🤗🌈 cheers queers, and welcome to season 2!
    30 min
  • #25. The end of season 1!
    We sit down and chat about our favorite moments of our first season of this queer baby podcast. We give some behind the scenes embarrassing stories, mess ups, and other funny stories. We have so appreciated all of our listeners for coming along for the ride. We have some incredible content coming for season 2 - make sure you check out our Patreon (link in our Instagram and Twitter bio at @thebookstagays) to get additional content and sneak peeks on merch and episodes! Thank you and we love you all 🤗🌈 cheers queers!
    42 min
  • #24. “You could be a model for Sears” - with Hunter from @shelfbyshelf
    Today we talk to Hunter about all the wonderful things. We’re all from Florida (don’t you want to move here now??), and have now formed a little Florida book gang. Hunter is an author working on his first book and wait until you hear what it’s about, you’ll line up to buy it! We discuss trauma, how that impacts life and identities, and how it can intersect with queerness. Hunter shares with us how they started on bookstagram and their creation of #YogaDrama and #DrunkBookTalk. Hunter also has some amazing book recommendations - some of his favorites are The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke , Memorial by Bryan Washington, Fairest by Meredith Taluson, and Alexander Chee’s books! Go follow Hunter at @shelfbyshelf and we promise you will laugh at all of his stories and buy all of their book recommendations! You can find us on Instagram and Twitter at @thebookstagays and on our individual accounts at @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs 🤗🌈 cheers queers!
    1 hr 2 min

About The BookstaGays

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Come hang out with fellow book-loving queers as we discuss LGBTQ+ literature, talk to queer authors, have guests on to discuss relevant LGBTQ+ topics, and how basically everything is gay 🌈