The answer is that we didn’t! As you’ll hear in this exclusive Patreon episode of The Log Books, we first finished the initial three podcast seasons and then we began work on writing a book. The two are such different beasts that we didn’t just want to print out a podcast. 

We wanted to use the form of a book to think harder, research deeper, and use the power of the written word to say something new.

It was fun to record this episode and reflect back on how we got an agent for our book proposal, how we began working with Faber as our publisher, and then how we actually went about writing a book — together as co-authors, which wasn’t always easy...

What do you think about the process? We’re curious to hear your thoughts,

-Tash and Adam

In 2019, Tash was giving a talk in an archive, and Adam was mesmerised...

In our first exclusive Patreon episode, we reflect on how we came to create The Log Books podcast. The story goes that we met in an archive and got excited about how we could bring Switchboard’s unique log books to life. 

We had so much fun recording this episode - just the two of us, chatting and reminiscing, and reflecting on how and why queer history is made...

Let us know what you think, and what else you’d like us to cover in future exclusive episodes.

-Adam and Tash