In this episode I finally speak to someone on the frontline of getting books into people's hands- Matt from QueerLit (https://www.queerlit.co.uk/), Manchester's LGBTQ+ bookshop! We discuss the failure of major book retailers to engage with LGBTQ+ audiences, why diversity in books is important and Matt gives some tips for any budding bookshop owners!
The shoutout for this episode is a delayed one from last time, and goes out to @isabelsreads
Books discussed in this episode:
The Postmortal by Drew Magary
Cain by José Saramago
Home Time Blues by Archie Thorn
The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Outrage by William Hussey
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Jack Cafery series by Mo Hayder
The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
In Every House, On Every Street by Jess Hitchman
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Heartstopper series by Alice Osman
Noah Can’t Even by Simon James Green
Noah Can’t Ever by Simon James Green
You’re The One That I Want by Simon James Green
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Chatting Lit logo design/artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdegisn)
Music by Tom Caruana https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music