Little Gay Library

Glory & Leslie

Little Gay Library is a podcast for bookish gays by literature lesbians! Join us as we get together once a month to talk about our current queer reads and important news from the book world. IG: @littlegaypod

Episodes

  1. 01/29/2024

    E10: WE ARE SO BACK!

    After an unexpected hiatus, Glory (she/they) and Leslie (she/ella) are back with many life updates and audio quality they thought would be crisp (it will get figured out eventually). The two discuss the media they’ve been consuming and Leslie gives a short review of THE QUEER GIRL IS GOING TO BE OKAY by Dale Walls*. Side rants include Glory’s secret life before they were a librarian, the ways in which Noah Kahan slays, and Texas gas station culture. At the end, the two also share some resources for people wanting to learn more about the Palestinian genocide happening. Resources mentioned: Publishers For Palestine: https://publishersforpalestine.org/ : Free downloads are no longer available but you can go through the titles and request them at your local library or purchase at an indie bookstore like Skunk Cabbage Books (Chicago, IL) or Loudmouth Books (Indianapolis, IN). Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, edited by Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, and Mike Merryman-Lotze We Will Not Be Silenced, edited by William I. Robinson and Maryam S. Griffin with contributions by Saree Makdisi, Nadia Abu El-Haj, Steven Salaita, Joseph Massad, and more. Librarians and Archivists for Palestine: https://librarianswithpalestine.org/ Corrections corner: Bon Iver’s name is Justin Vernon not Jason. (To All The Boys… clip Leslie mentions, start at 0:50. Please watch Josh’s entrance, it is sooo funny: https://youtu.be/fzKzkXj3hek?si=G620xFjUQrAE4I29) *Thank you to Levine Querido for the advanced readers copy!

    48 min
  2. 06/01/2023

    E5: When Eleanor Met Leena: An Interview with Emily Hashimoto

    Welcome back the Little Gay Library! This month, Glory (she/they) and Leslie (she/ella) had the pleasure of interviewing Emily Hashimoto, author of A World Between. They spoke to Emily about the media and art references in the book, why Nasrin is actually not as terrible as we thought, and advice for emerging writers. Side chats include discussing Emily’s favorite movies in the Meg Ryan Cinematic Universe (MRCU), the nonprofit worker to library school student pipeline, and formative queer-coded media and headcanoning straight characters. Glory and Leslie also discussed their April/May reads and extended Little Hopes & Dreams, a book recommendation segment, for the month of June. Below you can find more about Emily Hashimoto and how to submit to Little Hopes & Dreams. You can follow the podcast on Instagram at www.instagram.com/littlegaypod to stay up-to-date on new episode releases and join conversations about what we discussed. — Emily Hashimoto's debut novel A World Between follows two queer women of color over the course of thirteen years as they grow away from and towards each other. O, The Oprah Magazine said it was a "sweetly poignant look at the transformative power of young love" and Kirkus Review called it a "sweeping debut novel about the ever changing nature of identity and love." Cosmopolitan UK praised it as one of the best books by LGBTQ+ authors. Emily's personal essays have appeared in Out, Electric Literature, Catapult, Literary Hub, and The Rumpus, centering intersectional narratives. They’ve received fellowships from VONA, Queer | Art, VCCA, Art Omi, and Baldwin for the Arts. Emily lives with their wife and child in Southern California. Find them on Instagram and Twitter at @emilyhash and on their website www.emilyhash.com. Little Hopes & Dreams: Send in a voice message or written submission to our email with the subject line “Little Hopes and Dreams” - littlegaypod@gmail.com

    1h 1m
  3. 05/01/2023

    E4: A (Messy) World Between (Our Beloved Queers)!

    Welcome back the Little Gay Library! This month, Glory (she/they) and Leslie (she/ella) breakdown A World Between by Emily Hashimoto (ALL SPOILERS). Topics of discussion include reminiscing about cozy days in college, art that has moved us, and the pop culture and American culture references we didn’t understand as kids of immigrant parents. Leslie and Glory also took a random online quiz to find out which queer book they should read next before talking about the importance of supporting your local public library. Lastly, you can send Little Gay Library your Little Hopes & Dreams for a book and the two will curate some recommendations for you in next month’s episode! Below you can find the links to things that were discussed. You can follow the podcast on Instagram at www.instagram.com/littlegaypod to stay up-to-date on new episode releases and join conversations about what we discussed. — Little Hopes & Dreams: Send in a voice message or written submission to our email with the subject line “Little Hopes and Dreams” - littlegaypod@gmail.com Marina Abramovic’s “The Artist is Present” video: https://youtu.be/xlf68X2qEpM Yacht Rock playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXb3m918yXHxA?si=xa1-608FTb6OOl8X0G8uTw Which LGBT book on my shelf are you? Quiz by gilleboll: https://uquiz.com/quiz/lviDXR/which-lgbt-book-on-my-shelf-are-you?ref=sidebar_suggestion For The People: A Leftist Library Project - https://www.librariesforthepeople.org/action

    1h 41m
  4. 03/31/2023

    E3: You get a book rec and you get a book rec!

    In this third episode of Little Gay Library, Glory (she/they) and Leslie (she/ella) upgrade to mics and have the crispest audio! They talk about the books they read during February including a popular dystopian YA that has recently blown up on TikTok (that Leslie tried to explain very poorly), another book that was turned into a real… go-to-the-theater-sit-down-watch-a-movie film, a satirical book about wellness culture, and more. Tangents included being an anti-Awkwafina podcast, the importance of reading lesbian literature, why you should archive your life, and corny Spanglish in books. They also introduce their new segment: “Little Hopes & Dreams,” for which listeners get to submit a detailed request for a book.* Even if you didn’t submit a request this time, you’ll still leave with a few recommendations. Speaking of, Glory and Leslie also pick their next buddy read on air! Below are links to things that were discussed during the episode: The ABCs of Getting Involved in Your Local Public Library, happening on Sat. 4/15 from 2-4pm EST: https://www.librariesforthepeople.org/events/abcs PDF of Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg: https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/ Lastly, make sure to follow the podcast on Instagram at www.instagram.com/littlegaypod to stay up-to-date on new episode releases and join conversations about what we discussed! *Disclaimer: We were joking about having gotten hundreds of submissions, in case that wasn’t clear.

    1h 31m

Ratings & Reviews

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Little Gay Library is a podcast for bookish gays by literature lesbians! Join us as we get together once a month to talk about our current queer reads and important news from the book world. IG: @littlegaypod