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The Novel Queers is a bi-weekly queer novel read-along meets book club podcast. Think of us as your two queer, excitable friends who want to tell you all about that book we just read. First, we'll give you our book report. Then, we'll take you to book club for a deep dive. Each episode will cover a short story or chapters in a novel. This is not a spoiler-free podcast! Find us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram as The Novel Queers. Drop us a line at thenovelqueers@gmail.com
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Listen to us babble our way through our very first memoir - Fred: An Unbecoming Woman by Annie Krabbenschmidt! Out today, June 3rd! Go get yourself a copy! This debut book is half essay, half memoir, and wholey authentic. Annie Krabbenschmidt explores compulsory heterosexuality, womanhood, and perfection with astonishing wit and insight. Fred discu…
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Hold onto your butts - we're going to Dick Fight Island by Reibun Ike! Eight warriors gather every four years to decide who will lead their people! None of them are wearing pants, and all of them are ready to fight to the climax. But one of the warriors, Hart, has a secret technique and a secret boyfriend not-boyfriend that could turn this competit…
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It's the end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine! And that's because we're going on an apocalypse road trip with our advance copy of Keely Shinners' How to Build a Home at the End of the World. (And all our favorite listeners, of course. Pass the AUX.) Finding her home of Fox Lake has run dry, Mary-Beth Sorensen sets out on a road trip fro…
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Guess who's back! We're back! Yay! We realized that manga counts as a novel, and we crammed two of them into this episode to make up for the long absence. Please also look forward to our next episode coming soon based on an advance copy of Keely Shinners' How to Build a Home at the End of the World. Which is amazing and we hope you'll buy up every …
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Enjoy part two of our coverage of Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas before you turn back into a pumpkin at midnight! Yadriel, Maritza, and Julian are no closer to figuring out this murder mystery plot than when they started, but Día de Muertos is fast approaching. Between school, sorting out feelings, and copious amounts of family drama - will they eve…
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The episode everyone's been waiting (and waiting) for... Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas!!! Yadriel is a trans boy determined to prove himself as a brujo to his traditional Latinx family by summoning a ghost. Julian is that ghost, and he isn't about to let himself be un-summoned anytime soon. Maritza, Yadriel's best friend, is here to watch chaos ens…
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Hey y'all! We've got a few important announcements for you! The Good: We are DONE moving cross country. That means we can get back to producing this podcast soon. The Bad: We are completely and utterly exhausted! Since we can't bring our A game, we're postponing Cemetery Boys and making Sugar Summer a later bonus episode. We plan to get the next ep…
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Duck!! Ha! Gotcha again! We're continuing to cover Kim Dare's avian shifter series Duck! this episode! Ori's shift... didn't go as planned and now Reynard has fled under the foolish impression that he's doing what's best for them both. Ori does his best to convince Reynard to take him back while the hawk wallows in self pity. Can Reynard extract hi…
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Duck!! Ha! Gotcha again! We're continuing to cover Kim Dare's avian shifter series Duck! this episode! Ori and Reynard become so close that the few months they've spent together quickly begin to feel like years. Neither can imagine life without the other, and look forward to settling in even more after Ori finally becomes a full-fledged duck. But w…
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Duck! Just kidding, you can get up. We're covering the first four chapters Kim Dare's avian shifter series Duck! this episode! Avian shifter society has a strict hierarchy that must be observed. Ori, a young shifter with no full shift and no rank to speak of, is at the bottom of the pecking order until a dapper hawk, Reynard, takes an interest in h…
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Our fourth and final ever part of our first ever requested book, The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Book Daddy Klune, is all yours for the listening!!! Thanks again for the rec, jools10! Now that Prince Justin has been rescued, its time to plan the wedding of the century! Sam is heartbroken as Ryan chooses his sworn oath over his sworn love, but reso…
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Our third ever part of our first ever requested book, The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Book Daddy Klune, has arrived! Thanks for the rec, jools10! Sam Haversford continues his merry quest to rescue the prince from dragon kidnapping. One inappropriately catchy bard song, several fire geckos, and a truly unbelievable amount of spiked corn later - he …
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Happy Pride, y’all!!! Our second ever part of our first ever requested book, The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Book Daddy Klune, is here! Thanks for the rec, jools10! Sam Haversford wakes up to find that a dragon dropped a shed on him and made off with the prince! Things couldn't get worse. Except they could. And they do. Because now they have to sa…
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Our first ever requested book is The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Book Daddy Klune! Thanks for the suggestion, Jools10! We love it so far! Sam Haversford figured out he had magic at around about eleven years old when he accidentally turned a bunch of teenage dirtbags into stone. Since then, he earned the title "Sam of Wilds" when he emerged from th…
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We predict you'll enjoy No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll, an anthology of queer characters finding their way amidst prophecies and fairytales. His Father's Son features Nocien, an otherwise gentle young man totally focused on avenging his slaughtered family. He leaves his newfound family behind to seek his revenge, only to learn of an interestin…
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We predict you'll enjoy No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll, an anthology of queer characters finding their way amidst prophecies and fairytales. King's Favor features Caran, a simple hedge witch on an undercover mission in hostile territory. Nee is discovered just as nee is making ner escape and brought before the murderous witch queen of Northnes…
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We predict you'll enjoy No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll, an anthology of queer characters finding their way amidst prophecies and fairytales. Tangled Nets features Wren, a humble fisher with a big, scaly reason to be upset. Wren's village sacrifices one person to the dragon every winter and that's how xie lost xer sister many years ago. As Wren…
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Time to wrap up strutting your stuff with Flaunt, the first book in E. Davies' F-Word Series! Kyle and Nic passed 'no strings attached' about a mile ago and show no signs of stopping as the ambiguous threat of arson hangs over them. Before they can start planning the wedding, the hate crime subplot comes to a head. Will the truth push them closer t…
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Get ready to strut your stuff with Flaunt, the first book in E. Davies' F-Word Series! It turns out that Kyle was not, in fact, ready to commit, but things change fast when a fire breaks out at the PLUS office and he needs a place to stay! Nic is more than happy to help, no strings attached. But can Kyle really avoid getting attached this time? Cit…
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Get ready to strut your stuff with Flaunt, the first book in E. Davies' F-Word Series! Nic is a trans man whose just moved to LA from Idaho and is having a difficult time fitting in and finding his people. Kyle is a flashy eccentric gay man with a heart of gold and a found family all his own, complete with job and kid. When they meet, sparks fly, b…
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Welcome to the Situation Room! The situation is: we finished Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston! Alex Claremont-Diaz, FSOTUS, unghosts himself through spectacular application of a private jet and yelling outside of Kensington Palace. He and HRH Prince Henry of Wales plan their lives together when the unthinkable happens! Well - a lot of un…
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The second episode in our minute by minute coverage of Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. Alex Claremont-Diaz, FSOTUS, has, regrettably, fallen head over heels for HRH Prince Henry of whatever don't make me learn your official title. Unfortunately, HRH Prince Henry has ghosted Alex. Fate brings them back together just to push them apart a…
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The inaugural episode in our coverage of Red, White, & Royal Blue y Casey McQuiston. Alex Claremont-Diaz, FSOTUS, has beef with HRH Prince Henry of Wales. When that beef ends up in the tabloids, the two are forced to fake a friendship in the interest of international relations. Piece of cake, right? Citrus: Lemon Lime Sweetness: Lemondrop Gore: NON…
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Here's the finale of our holiday double feature of "Romancing the Werewolf" by Gail Carriger. Biffy and Lyall are drowning in babies, pine boughs, and plum-colored curtains, but still manage to thwart a mysterious cult. But it might take a Christmas miracle for them to actually discuss their feelings... Citrus: Lime Sweetness: Wassail/mulled cider …
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Werewolves and babies and wassail... oh my! Join us today and tomorrow for a holiday double feature of "Romancing the Werewolf" by Gail Carriger. What's a brand new werewolf alpha and his recently returned beta meant to do when someone starts dropping off babies on their doorstep? And it's Christmas!? Citrus: Lime Sweetness: Wassail/mulled cider Go…
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Whelp... we finally did it. We picked a lemon. Join us as we very maturely dive into "Tied Up With a Bow" by Maggie Blackbird, a delectable short story about love, revenge, and gift wrap bondage. Because what goes better with the holiday season than a little good old fashioned comeuppance. Citrus: Lemon Sweetness: Lemonade Gore: None (finally) Trig…
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Today's episode concludes "Along the Journey River" by Carole laFavor. A Native American lesbian murder-mystery. Will Renee solve the murder? Will she and Sam actually talk about things? Who knows! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Join us and find out. Citrus: Lime Sweetness: Grandma Candy, probably a Creme Saver Gore: Get a mop Resources for how YOU can help out Native …
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November being Native American Heritage month, we're covering "Along the Journey River" by Carole laFavor. A Native American lesbian murder-mystery. The very first of it's kind!!! In which Renee LaRoche, a two-spirit Ojibwa, attempts to solve mysteries while decidedly not solving her relationship problems. Citrus: Lime Sweetness: Grandma Candy, pro…
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In this FINAL installment of "The Blood of Kings" by John Michael Curlovich, the boys do a lot of traveling, some grapefruitery, and EVEN MORE murder. Citrus: Grapefruit Sweetness: Pretzel Gore: Extensive TW: irreverent humor, manipulation, gaslighting, stalking, whitewashing, child abuse (mention), child sexual abuse (mention), gay bashing, necrop…
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On this episode we continue "The Blood of Kings" by John Michael Curlovich, a gay horror novel about a dumb musical jock, an immortal bastard man, and even more murder. Citrus: Grapefruit Sweetness: Pretzel Gore: Extensive (but not overly explicit) Because this episode is... a time, have some helpful resources! https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse…
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Welcome to episode 2! In honor of Spooky Season, this episode covers chapters 1 - 4 of "The Blood of Kings" by John Michael Curlovich, a gay horror novel about a college sophomore pianist, a millennia old vampire from the Egyptian Amarna period, and a whole lot of murder. Citrus: Grapefruit Sweetness: Pretzel Gore: Extensive (but not overly explici…
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Hey Y'all! Welcome to the first episode of The Novel Queers! Think of us as your two queer, excitable friends who want to tell you all about that book we just read. First, we'll give you our book report. Then, we'll take you to book club for a deep dive. Today we cover Marine Biology by G. L. Carriger, a fun little short story about a reluctant wer…
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Hey y'all! Welcome to The Novel Queers, a queer novel read-along meets book club podcast. If you're new to our podcast we highly recommend you check out this intro episode as it will give you an overview of why we're doing this and what our book rating scales are. We are The Novel Queers on Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr. Thanks so much for checkin…
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