3 episodes

Book nerd and internet lurker Basil Forest is joined by New York Times best selling author Mercury Stardust to discuss books and queer culture. Each month we'll be reading and discussing a different book across both fiction and nonfiction, with the primary theme of queerness. Basil typically reads the physical copies of books and Mercury listens to audiobooks - All types of readers are welcome here!
Books for 2024:
March - Dreadnaught by April Daniels
April - Tripping Arcadia
May - I'm Afraid of Men
June - Horse Barbie
July - Bellies
August - Felix Ever After
September - Whipping Girl
October - The Conscious Closet
November - Tell Me I'm Worthless
December - Light from Uncommon Stars

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Basil's Book Bugs Basil Forest

    • Society & Culture

Book nerd and internet lurker Basil Forest is joined by New York Times best selling author Mercury Stardust to discuss books and queer culture. Each month we'll be reading and discussing a different book across both fiction and nonfiction, with the primary theme of queerness. Basil typically reads the physical copies of books and Mercury listens to audiobooks - All types of readers are welcome here!
Books for 2024:
March - Dreadnaught by April Daniels
April - Tripping Arcadia
May - I'm Afraid of Men
June - Horse Barbie
July - Bellies
August - Felix Ever After
September - Whipping Girl
October - The Conscious Closet
November - Tell Me I'm Worthless
December - Light from Uncommon Stars

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    Dreadnaught

    Dreadnaught

    Basil and Mercury just finished up reading Mercury's favorite book, Dreadnaught by April Daniels.
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    • 53 min
    I Survived Capitalism 2/2

    I Survived Capitalism 2/2

    This week Basil and Mercury discuss how their life stories relate to Madeline's in I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-shirt.
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    • 34 min
    I Survived Capitalism

    I Survived Capitalism

    First Episode of 2024! Basil and Mercury discuss books they read over winter break, what this year of book club has in store, and their predictions for what is going to happen in our next book, I Survived Capitalism and All I Got was this Lousy T-Shirt by Madeline Pendleton
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    • 27 min

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