Three Cheers for Pride!

We are back on Zoom for the first time in a while, talking about pride books for the month of June! Before diving into some of the titles that helped us celebrate queer joy this month, we’re chatting about our ~child star~ moments. Can you believe all four of us have been on TV?! And then, of course, some fantastic gay books. And here’s your friendly reminder to read diversely all year round - not just during Pride month (or Black History month, AAPI Heritage month... you get it). Don’t forget to head over to our Instagram story poll to vote on this year’s summer merch 😍 Thank you for listening! You can join our fan club here: https://www.patreon.com/booksandthecitypod. Grab your BATC merch: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we’ve discussed on this episode and past episodes at bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Subscribe to our newsletter on our website, and send us an email at [email protected]------------->

Emily just read: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (13:16-22:18)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Aristotle-and-Dante-Discover-the-Secrets-of-the-Universe/Benjamin-Alire-Saenz/Aristotle-and-Dante/9781442408937

Up next for Emily: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Libby just read: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (22:19-34:40)

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250244499

Up next for Libby: Inferno by Eileen Myles

Becky just read: When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri (34:41-44:54)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550394/when-katie-met-cassidy-by-camille-perri/

Up next for Becky: Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

Kayla just read: Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (44:55-55:53)

https://www.harpercollins.com/products/written-in-the-stars-alexandria-bellefleur?variant=32117470855202

Up next for Kayla: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

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