The Novel Queers

Hold onto your butts - we're going to Dick Fight Island by Reibun Ike!

Eight warriors gather every four years to decide who will lead their people! None of them are wearing pants, and all of them are ready to fight to the climax. But one of the warriors, Hart, has a secret technique and a secret boyfriend not-boyfriend that could turn this competition on its head. Ahem.

Also known as the one where your hosts ...

It's the end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine!

And that's because we're going on an apocalypse road trip with our advance copy of Keely Shinners' How to Build a Home at the End of the World.

(And all our favorite listeners, of course. Pass the AUX.)

Finding her home of Fox Lake has run dry, Mary-Beth Sorensen sets out on a road trip from Chicago to LA to save the girl she l...

Guess who's back!

We're back! Yay!

We realized that manga counts as a novel, and we crammed two of them into this episode to make up for the long absence.

Please also look forward to our next episode coming soon based on an advance copy of Keely Shinners' How to Build a Home at the End of the World. Which is amazing and we hope you'll buy up every copy of it.

I Married My Best...

Enjoy part two of our coverage of  Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas before you turn back into a pumpkin at midnight!

Yadriel, Maritza, and Julian are no closer to figuring out this murder mystery plot than when they started, but Día de Muertos is fast approaching. Between school, sorting out feelings, and copious amounts of family drama - will they ever manage to solve this murder?

They have to... right?

Cit...

The episode everyone's been waiting (and waiting) for...

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas!!!

Yadriel is a trans boy determined to prove himself as a brujo to his traditional Latinx family by summoning a ghost. Julian is that ghost, and he isn't about to let himself be un-summoned anytime soon. Maritza, Yadriel's best friend, is here to watch chaos ensue.

Then, there's a murder!

C...

Hey y'all!

We've got a few important announcements for you!

The Good: We are DONE moving cross country. That means we can get back to producing this podcast soon.

The Bad: We are completely and utterly exhausted!

Since we can't bring our A game, we're postponing Cemetery Boys and making Sugar Summer a later bonus episode. We plan to get the next episode out sometime before Ha...

Duck!!

Ha! Gotcha again!

We're continuing to cover Kim Dare's avian shifter series Duck! this episode!

Ori's shift... didn't go as planned and now Reynard has fled under the foolish impression that he's doing what's best for them both. Ori does his best to convince Reynard to take him back while the hawk wallows in self pity.

Can Reynard extract his head from his cloaca before...

Duck!!

Ha! Gotcha again!

We're continuing to cover Kim Dare's avian shifter series Duck! this episode!

Ori and Reynard become so close that the few months they've spent together quickly begin to feel like years. Neither can imagine life without the other, and look forward to settling in even more after Ori finally becomes a full-fledged duck.

But what if Ori isn't a duck?

Citru...

Duck!

Just kidding, you can get up.

We're covering the first four chapters Kim Dare's avian shifter series Duck! this episode!

Avian shifter society has a strict hierarchy that must be observed. Ori, a young shifter with no full shift and no rank to speak of, is at the bottom of the pecking order until a dapper hawk, Reynard, takes an interest in him.

Will Ori be a good fit in Reynard's home...

Our fourth and final ever part of our first ever requested book, The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Book Daddy Klune, is all yours for the listening!!!

Thanks again for the rec, jools10!

Now that Prince Justin has been rescued, its time to plan the wedding of the century! Sam is heartbroken as Ryan chooses his sworn oath over his sworn love, but resolves to attend the wedding anyway. He'll just have to find a new corners...

Our third ever part of our first ever requested book, The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Book Daddy Klune, has arrived!

Thanks for the rec, jools10!

Sam Haversford continues his merry quest to rescue the prince from dragon kidnapping. One inappropriately catchy bard song, several fire geckos, and a truly unbelievable amount of spiked corn later - he finally meets the dragon at his keep.

Unfortunately, rescuing the pr...

Happy Pride, y’all!!! 

Our second ever part of our first ever requested book, The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Book Daddy Klune, is here!

Thanks for the rec, jools10!

Sam Haversford wakes up to find that a dragon dropped a shed on him and made off with the prince! Things couldn't get worse. Except they could. And they do. Because now they have to save the prince.

Will Sam survive the world's longest road t...

Our first ever requested book is The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Book Daddy Klune!

Thanks for the suggestion, Jools10! We love it so far!

Sam Haversford figured out he had magic at around about eleven years old when he accidentally turned a bunch of teenage dirtbags into stone. Since then, he earned the title "Sam of Wilds" when he emerged from the Dark Woods with Gary, the hornless gay unicorn, and Tig...

We predict you'll enjoy No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll, an anthology of queer characters finding their way amidst prophecies and fairytales.

His Father's Son features Nocien, an otherwise gentle young man totally focused on avenging his slaughtered family. He leaves his newfound family behind to seek his revenge, only to learn of an interesting prophecy straight from the murderer's mouth.

Will ...

We predict you'll enjoy No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll, an anthology of queer characters finding their way amidst prophecies and fairytales.

King's Favor features Caran, a simple hedge witch on an undercover mission in hostile territory. Nee is discovered just as nee is making ner escape and brought before the murderous witch queen of Northnesse.

When witchery turns to trickery - will Caran survive?...

We predict you'll enjoy No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll, an anthology of queer characters finding their way amidst prophecies and fairytales.

Tangled Nets features Wren, a humble fisher with a big, scaly reason to be upset. Wren's village sacrifices one person to the dragon every winter and that's how xie lost xer sister many years ago. As Wren's mother takes ill, xie has to make a grim choice.
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Time to wrap up strutting your stuff with Flaunt, the first book in E. Davies' F-Word Series!

Kyle and Nic passed 'no strings attached' about a mile ago and show no signs of stopping as the ambiguous threat of arson hangs over them. Before they can start planning the wedding, the hate crime subplot comes to a head.

Will the truth push them closer together or further apart? Will Nic throw a punch? Wi...

Get ready to strut your stuff with Flaunt, the first book in E. Davies' F-Word Series!

It turns out that Kyle was not, in fact, ready to commit, but things change fast when a fire breaks out at the PLUS office and he needs a place to stay! Nic is more than happy to help, no strings attached.

But can Kyle really avoid getting attached this time?

Citrus: Lemon
Sweetness: Sugar Cookie
Gore: NONE...

Get ready to strut your stuff with Flaunt, the first book in E. Davies' F-Word Series!

Nic is a trans man whose just moved to LA from Idaho and is having a difficult time fitting in and finding his people. Kyle is a flashy eccentric gay man with a heart of gold and a found family all his own, complete with job and kid. 

When they meet, sparks fly, but are they ready to commit?

Citrus: Lemon
Sweet...