Our Favorite Books
Things that turn us on, light us up, fill our hearts, and make us laugh
Emily's Hot Takes
Genre fic. Retellings of classics. I love and want more queer in all of it. Here are some of favorites I've worked on as a producer and/or narrator. ​
Ronnie's Oohs and Aahs
Here's a list of some of my favorite queer romance titles. I've read all of these at least twice...
Gabra's Sweet and Sexy
Below are some books by queer authors that turn me on, make me laugh, and get me thinking (not necessarily in that order:) I have narrated or produced or directed or coached most of these!
From Emily...
Contemporary Fiction
Malinda Lo:
Last Night at Telegraph Club
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SJ Sindhu:
Marriage of A Thousand Lies
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Graphic Novel
Alison Bechdel:
Dykes to Watch Out For
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Maia Kobabe:
Gender Queer
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Fantasy
Alli Temple:
The Pirate and her Princess trilogy
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Cindy Pon:
Serpentine series
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S.L.Huang:
The Water Outlaws
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Heather Walter:
The Crimson Crown
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Lianyu Tan:
The Wicked and the Willing
​(dark vampire love)
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Malinda Lo:
Ash .5 series
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Murder Mystery
Alli Temple:
Under Her Roof
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Susan J. Morris:
Strange Beasts
(hot take on next gen Sherlock Holmes, with monsters of legend)​​​
Romance (Podcast/Episodic, multicast)
Gabra Zackman and Rachel Fowler (and Ron Butler in season three!):
Nice and Naughty series
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Sci-Fi​​
Aliette de Bodard:
Seven of Infinities
Yoon Ha Lee:
Machineries of Empire series
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YA
C.B. Lee:
Not Your Sidekick
A Clash of Steel
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Maya Lin Wang:
Girl Squad Volta
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Misa Sugiura:
It's Not Like It's A Secret
From Ronnie...
My favorite Queer Romance
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The Weight Of It All (N. R. Walker)
Collide (Riley Hart)
Bear, Otter, and The Kid (TJ Klune)
Honeymoon for One (Keira Andrews)
Bear Camp series (Slade James)
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Gay Awakening
Flash Rip (Keira Andrews)
Hot Wings (Eli Easton)
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Bi-Awakening
Crossroads
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Fake Relationship
Fake Out (Eden Finley)
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Historical (Kiera Andrews)
Kidnapped by a Pirate
The Station
Semper Fi
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Sports
Him (Sarina Bowen)​
Running With Lions (Julian Winters)
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Age Gap
Better Not Pout (Annabeth Albert)
On The Ranger (Raleigh Rubens)
Above and Beyond (Lucy Lenox)
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Shifter
Embrace The Beast (Mia West)
Entry Shock (Mia West)
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Small Town/Series
Vino & Veritas
Love in O’Leary (May Archer)
​​Licking Thicket​
From Gabra...
Queer Family
This is How it Always Is
by Laurie Frankel
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Sci Fi
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Ammonite
by Nicola Griffith
With Love From Planet B
by Zaayin Salaam
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Romance
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The Road to You
by Harper Bliss
Pretend Girlfriend and When She Thaws
by Lily Craig
Times Like These and Crimes of the Heart
by Ana McKenzie
Best Lesbian Erotica (series)
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Memoir/Non-Fiction
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Everybody Else is Perfect
by Gabrielle Korn
Is Rape a Crime
by Michelle Bowdler
Gender Queer
by Maia Kobabe
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Feel It All
by Casey Tanner
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Hiding for My Life
by Karen Solt
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YA
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Her Name in the Sky
By Kelly Quindlen
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The Best At It
By Maulik Pancholy
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