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FAQs about Your Rainbow Reads:How many episodes does Your Rainbow Reads have?The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.
July 03, 2024Let's Read About Not Banning Books!!We're baaack! We are so happy to be recording again, and can't wait to tell you about our new favorite book. Listen to our spoiler free review of Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books. We highly recommend this diverse, heartwarming, funny, and inspiring story of how reading can transform us and those around us. Go check out this book, and then pick out one of the banned books highlighted in the story and read that too. ...more25minPlay
December 31, 2023The 2023 Countdown - Our Best Rainbow Reads of The YearWe're baaaack! And here they are, the best of the best queer books we've read this year! All of the books we've discussed this year have been great, but these are our absolute favorites. Tune in to hear our top picks, guaranteed to be fantastic reads with solid LGBTQ+ representation. Please support our sponsor, Homebody MN. Visit their website at https://www.homebodymn.com/ and enter coupon code Rainbow25 for 25% off your first book subscription box.Music by https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-happy-light-childish-jumpy-pleased-positive-music-93695/...more42minPlay
November 07, 2023November New Release Minisode, and Review of "A Tiger In Suburbia" by Anna WoiwoodHead Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety of great upcoming new LGBTQIA+ book releases! The holidays are approaching, and we are discussing some holiday books as well as some alternative topics for the season.Also in this episode, Holly reviews a fantastic historical romance with a paranormal twist. Don't miss this one!Music by https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-happy-light-childish-jumpy-pleased-positive-music-93695/...more31minPlay
October 31, 2023Hexes and Curses - Let's Make Queer Magic on Halloween!Hexes. Curses. These magical afflictions are causing trouble for our queer heroes in these awesome books. Creep on over and hear about a historical gay romance that features magic, curses, high society, mystery, and even a hexed hedge maze! Keep listening to hear about the witchy sequel to one of our favorite books of the year last year. This second book did not disappoint - magic, covens, found family, necromancy, tons of outstanding LGBTQ+ representation, romance, and some of our favorite witchy characters out there. Spoiler free, as always. Happy Halloween!Books featured in this episode:A Marvellous Light by Freya MarskeGhost of Hexes Past by Lou WilhamPlease support our sponsor, Homebody MN. Visit their website at https://www.homebodymn.com/ and enter coupon code Rainbow25 for 25% off your first book subscription box.Music by https://pixabay.com/music/scary-childrens-tunes-halloween-spooky-horror-scary-creepy-funny-monsters-and-zombie-116009/...more28minPlay
October 24, 2023Let's Read Some Queer Gothic HorrorIn the mood for a truly twisted gothic tale featuring LGBTQ+ characters? You are in the right place, my friends. Tune in to hear about a gothic middle grade book that tells a legit and inclusive creepy story. Next, we discuss a sapphic super twisted southern gothic horror novel that will have you looking at flower gardens in a whole new way. And last but not least, a dark gothic novel that grabbed us and didn't let go with expert pacing, a tense and troubling setting, and compelling cast of queer characters. Check out this episode and then choose one (or all three) for your next creepy rainbow read. Spoiler free, as always!Books featured in this episode:Deephaven by Ethan M AldridgeSuch Pretty Flowers: A Novel by K. L. CerraAll That Consumes Us by Erica WatersPlease support our sponsor, Homebody MN. Visit their website at https://www.homebodymn.com/ and enter coupon code Rainbow25 for 25% off your first book subscription box.Music by https://pixabay.com/music/scary-childrens-tunes-halloween-spooky-horror-scary-creepy-funny-monsters-and-zombie-116009/...more29minPlay
October 17, 2023Re-Release of Super Creepy Queer Horror ReadsThese horror books featuring queer main characters are not for the faint of heart. Tune in and hear about a wide variety of horror books. There's something for every horror fan here! Young adult, gothic, supernatural, even deep sea adventures. And the rep in these books is outstanding! Spoiler free, as always. Happy Halloween!House of Hunger by Alexis HendersonInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantThe Honeys by Ryan LaSalleThese Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice MarshallPlease support our sponsor, Homebody MN. Visit their website at https://www.homebodymn.com/ and enter coupon code Rainbow25 for 25% off your first book subscription box.Music by https://pixabay.com/music/scary-childrens-tunes-halloween-spooky-horror-scary-creepy-funny-monsters-and-zombie-116009/...more47minPlay
October 10, 2023Spooooky Haunted House Books With Intriguing Queer CharactersIt's spooky season again! Do you like haunted houses? These horror books featuring LGBTQ+ characters are a treat for fans of hauntings. Tune in and hear about a haunted, fun mystery book that was compared to Scooby Doo and Buffy. And, a book about a haunted house that turns it up every September - this one is not for the faint of heart. We round it out with a YA horror anthology that is creeeepy in all the right ways and also full of diversity. Spoiler free, as always. Books featured in this episode:Say I Boo by Morgan Spellmanhttps://www.instagram.com/morganlyfe/The September House by Carissa OrlandoNight of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror by Various AuthorsPlease support our sponsor, Homebody MN. Visit their website at https://www.homebodymn.com/ and enter coupon code Rainbow25 for 25% off your first book subscription box.Music by https://pixabay.com/music/scary-childrens-tunes-halloween-spooky-horror-scary-creepy-funny-monsters-and-zombie-116009/...more29minPlay
October 03, 2023Early November New Release MinisodeHead Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety of great upcoming new LGBTQIA+ book releases! We highlight several that we are super excited about in early November. Tune in to hear all about these upcoming rainbow reads.Music by https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-happy-light-childish-jumpy-pleased-positive-music-93695/...more17minPlay
September 26, 2023Queer Magic BooksGather 'round and let's celebrate fall with some queer magic books. In this episode, we discuss one book that is literally about magic books written by some intriguing queer characters. If you like magical world building and fresh takes on spell casting, you will certainly want to check this one out. And, we are so happy to finally be talking about the sequel to Her Majesty's Royal Coven! We got so excited that we had to discuss spoilers. But fear not, we give a nice warning and break before we spill it. So, tune in and enjoy!Books featured in this podcast: The Shadow Cabinet by Juno DawsonInk Blood Sister Scribe by Emma TörzsPlease support our sponsor, Homebody MN. Visit their website at https://www.homebodymn.com/ and enter coupon code Rainbow25 for 25% off your first book subscription box.Music by https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-happy-light-childish-jumpy-pleased-positive-music-93695/...more31minPlay
September 19, 2023Late October New Release MinisodeHead Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety of great upcoming new LGBTQIA+ book releases! We highlight several that we are super excited about in late October. We also mention a few that are coming out in late September and early October. Tune in to hear all about these upcoming rainbow reads.Music by https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-happy-light-childish-jumpy-pleased-positive-music-93695/...more16minPlay
FAQs about Your Rainbow Reads:How many episodes does Your Rainbow Reads have?The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.