Queerly Recommended

It's a big week. We love you and hope you're taking care of yourself, whatever that may look like. 

Kris gives an update on her visit to P-Town for Women's Week and her plans for Friendsgiving. Tara …

Kris is out this week because it was recorded when she was heading off for Women’s Week. But fret not! Tara is joined by none other than Becks, reader and listener extraordinaire, and Director of Out…

Welcome everyone, to a big update about Kris’s neighborhood! We have Orange Kitty, weird neighbors, maybe new neighbors, and everything in between. Come on in and be entertained.

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Project 2025's introduction makes it clear that the very existence of LGBTQ people is under threat, and that includes cutting off access to fiction that represents us. Because most queer fiction is p…

We come up with new terms like knife queens™, heart punchers, and the dangers of sneak reading. All of that is followed by recommendations, as always.

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Kris talks about her new book Perfect and her first-ever experience working with a sensitivity reader. Tara shares about vacationing without children, finding a signed copy of one of her favourite bo…

Kris provides an update on the situation with the feral cats in her neighborhood, including her ongoing campaign to love them (despite their attempts to gently murder her while she sleeps). Tara and …

This week, Tara sits down with Frederick Smith (he/him), author of Tara’s official recommendation from Episode 86, One and Done. Fred talks about his early writing aspirations, the books that inspire…

Kris and Tara are back from the annual GCLS conference. They're energized, motivated, and… suffering from Covid, in Kris’s case. They talk all about their experiences at the best sleepaway camp for s…

Tara and Kris chat with Ann McMan about her latest novel, The Black Bird of Chernobyl, how elements were inspired by previous GCLS conferences, and eco-friendly burial options (we promise, it makes …

Tara and Kris chat with A.L. Brooks about her latest novel, Make Her Wish Come True  and her experience at the conference.

Recorded at the 20th annual Golden Crown Literary Society conference in St.…

Tara and Kris chat with Kristen Zimmer about her latest novel, Forbidden Girl, and her experience at the conference.

Recorded at the 20th annual Golden Crown Literary Society conference in St. Paul,…

Tara and Kris chat with Carrie Byrd about her debut novel, Loser of the Year, and her experience at the conference.

Recorded at the 20th annual Golden Crown Literary Society conference in St. Paul, …

Tara and Kris chat with Nan Campbell about her novella New York is Losing Hope, which is part of the recent Hot Hires collection, her experience at this year's GCLS conference, and her advice for fut…

Tara and Kris chat with Alaina Erdell about her novella Two Women, Two Weddings, which is part of the recent Hot Hires collection, as well as her experience at GCLS 2024.

Recorded at the 20th annual …

Tara and Kris chat with Erica Lee about her forthcoming novel, A Very Miller-Cooper Life.

Recorded at the 20th annual Golden Crown Literary Society conference in St. Paul, Minnesota. 

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Tara and Kris chat with Morgan Lee Miller about her latest novel, 2024 Romantic Blend Goldie winner The Memories of Marlie Rose, as well as what she loves about attending GCLS conferences.

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Tara and Kris chat with Krystina Rivers and Ana Hartnett about their new books The Heart Wants and Comes in Waves, as well as their experience at the conference.

Recorded at the 20th annual Golden …

Tara and Kris chat with E. J. Noyes about her latest novel, Loyalty (book 3 in the Halcyion Division series) and her experience at the conference.

Recorded at the 20th annual Golden Crown Literary So…

Kris and Tara chat with K.B. Draper about her latest novel, Southbound and Down, her thoughts on GCLS conferences, and the authors K.B. fangirls over. 

Recorded at the 20th annual Golden Crown Litera…