This Queer Book Saved My Life!

Fans of On Being and Los Culturistas love this 2024 GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Podcast. Featuring Carmen Maria Machado, Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Greg Louganis, Becky Albertalli, and so many more, guests from across the rainbow tell these authors how their books helped them overcome alienation, gender dysphoria, familial homophobia, and being outed. Essayist and Lambda Literary Fellow John Parker hosts the conversations with a gentle and energetic style, standing in as conversational partner for posthumous authors. Stay tuned to off-weeks which features new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven and The Gaily Show.

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BillyS44

Exceptional Guests and Compelling interviews

Insightful and timely this podcast explores the incredible power of art and books for ALL PEOPLE and how they can be especially transforming and healing for LGBTQ people. Excellent interviews and guests. Addictive in its power and remarkably entertaining. Recall the quote of Ray Bradbury from the 1950s “you don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture, just get people to stop reading them”
g_roth

Great show

Love this show! Patiently waiting for Dancer from the Dance!
Lara888l

My new favorite podcast

Such an interesting concept-a great listen for queer conversation but also for book discovery. I’m a bit picky about audio quality in my podcasts (I hate when one voice is louder or softer and I have to keep adjusting the volume) but this is smooth and easy on the ears as well as having excellent content.
Gemn3000

Outstanding New Queer Podcast

This Queer Book Saved My Life is an amazing listen from the very first episode. The show, hosted by J.P’s and his rich and kind voice, is a dynamic discussion between a featured author and guest. It is an engaging and thought provoking dialogue. Subscribing will definitely expand your reading list with quality queer literature to explore! This podcast is an outstanding much-desired addition to the queer podcast landscape. I look forward, with anticipation and excitement, for new episodes.