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Changing Legislation through Books with Garrard Conley

Books Are My People

English - March 25, 2024 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
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Author Garrard Conley (Boy Erased) speaks with me about his latest novel, All The World Beside. We talk about the research involved in writing historical fiction, how he helped change legislature, and some scandalous letters he discovered while conducting research. ,

Books Recommended:

All the World Beside by Garrard Conley

Exhibit by R.O. Kwon

James by Percival Everett

The Son of Man by Jean-Baptiste del Amo

The Morningside by Tea Obrecht

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

 Other Books Mentioned:

Anamalia by Jean-Baptiste del Amo

Ramona Ausebel, author of The Last Animal, recommends Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Garrard Conley's Links:
Instagram @gayrodcon
Twitter @gayrodcon
podcast : History Unerased

Giveaway for Amy Lin’s Here After closes on 3/27/24

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My Read With Me series on Substack begins in May. We Will be reading The Book of Ayn by Lexi Freiman 

March 27th at 9 am PT Free Book Cover Art Along and Book Discussion. You must be registered here to attend. 

April 2: Substack Paying Subscriber Discussion on The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee and the TV series, The Expats time: TBD

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I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!