Episode 20: Camp Creepy Crush Art: Empress of the World by Sara Ryan

February 06, 2018 by Marie Macula in Episodes

Happy Frienduary, readers and listeners! Our very first guest, librarian and author Kyle Lukoff, joins us to talk Sara Ryan's debut, Empress of the World. Find out why you should tell on terrible boys and why you shouldn't make creepy crush art while reminiscing about first loves, nerd camp, and bisexual folk music.

Sarah Ryan: Website, Blog

Empress of the World: Goodreads, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Indiebound

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Kyle Lukoff teaches kids how to library well, writes fascinating children's books, and decides what books should get a Stonewall Book Award (along with a bunch of other cool people.) His first book, A Storytelling of Ravens, will be published May 1, 2018. You can find him on twitter @Shekels_Library

Content Notes

People are real shitty about queer folks, even queer folks themselves! Battle has shitty judgemental Christian parents! The t-word that Frank-N-Further calls himself gets thrown around in a stupid way! Things that were all too commonplace in the era show up here.

Show Notes

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 is the book with Ramona making the Fancy Feast commercial parody

Battle and Nic have their first kiss to this song!

Readalikes

Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde

Trace Elements of Random Tea Parties by Felicia Luna Lemus

Drum Roll, Please by Friend of the Podcast Lisa Jenn Bigelow

Current Reads

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Far from the Tree by Robin Benway

Rookie on Love edited by Tavi Gevinson

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Episode 19: Those Were Some Feelings: The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray

January 30, 2018 by Marie Macula in Episodes

LIBBA HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO US. Now that we have this out of our systems, join us as we close the Gemma Doyle trilogy, talking about our D&D alignments, Paris sapphists, and a light in the dark of winter.

Have you read the rest of the series? Check out our episodes about A Great and Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels!

The Sweet Far Thing: Goodreads, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, IndieBound

Libba Bray: Website, Blog

Libba Bray answers Frequently Asked Questions About The Sweet Far Thing: Part 1, Part 2

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Content Warnings

Violence! Gore! Sexual Harassment! Betrayal! This is a rough book, y'all, but it'll turn out well for our intrepid trio.

Show Notes

Celebrating Candlemas

Diviners Series

One Thing Leads to Another: An Interview with Libba Bray

Confessions of a Part-time Sorceress: A Girl's Guide to the D&D Game by Shelly Mazzanoble

Online D&D Alignment Test

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Lonely Doll by Dare Wright

- The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright by Jean Nathan

Folk Horror Revival

Wild Girls: Paris, Sappho, and Art: The Lives and Loves of Natalie Barney and Romaine Brooks by Diana Souhami

Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild

Readalikes

The Elemental Masters series by Mercedes Lackey

The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

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Episode 18: Hey, Day! by Super Clea and Keva Marie

January 23, 2018 by Marie Macula in Episodes

Sunshine and self help every day of the year! Carey and Marie turn back the (rhinestone) clock to 2001 for this fun, funky piece of post-riot-grrl/pre-Tumblr girl empowerment culture. Super Clea (Hantman) and Keva Marie (Dine) invite us to let down our hair and cover it in avocado, kick back in a hand-crafted hammock, and follow our bliss while honoring cool women from the past. After you listen, you'll wanna bedazzle something good for yourself (and bad for the patriarchy.)

Hey, Day!: Is out of print! We love BetterWorldBooks and Barnes and Noble, or check your local used bookstore

Clea Hantman: SuperClea blog

Keva Marie: Keva Dine Agency

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Content Notes

Lots of early oughts "isn't this culture so WEIRD and COOL," which comes from a heartfelt place but we can do better in 2018. Approach other cultures with respect and compassion, and we're golden.

Show Notes

The Vicar of Dibley

What Would Mister Rogers Eat? Thanksgiving in the Neighborhood

How to play Exquisite Corpse

What is a drabble?

How to Make Pippi Longstocking Braids

How to Make a Zine (from one page of paper)

Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future

Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism

Make a Snow Globe

Andrea Scher - Storybowl - Superhero Necklaces are back!

Clare Crespo - 2018 Hurray Today Calendar

Readalikes

Elf Girl by Reverend Jen (Miller)

Rookie Yearbook series

Living Out Loud by Keri Smith

The Animated Thumbtack Railroad Dollhouse & All Around Surprise Book, Evening Edition by Louis Phillips

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Current Reads

Not Now, Not Ever and The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson

The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization and Alan Mendelson, the Boy from Mars by Daniel Pinkwater

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Episode 17: Practice Safe Sparkle: The Crafty Diva series by Kathy Cano-Murillo

January 18, 2018 by Marie Macula in Episodes

Hopping over to Arizona, land of the Crafty Chica, for Sunshine and Self-Help Month! We hop back in time to look at Kathy Cano-Murillo's oughts-tastic crafting books, the Crafty Diva series. Carey and Marie discuss formative crafts, New Year's resolutions, and what, exactly, can and should be glittered.

Kathy Cano-Murillo: Website

Content Notes

Beyond your usual craft book content (sharp objects, etc), this book has the distinction of being our first without a content warning! Congrats!

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Episode 16: Fundamental Glitterature: Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block

January 09, 2018 by Marie Macula in Episodes

Lanky Lizards! Carey and Marie couldn't hold back from talking about the It Girl of Gen X lit, Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block.

Weetzie Bat: Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Goodreads

Francesca Lia Block: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Polyvore

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Content Warnings

Sex, death, rock and roll, skinheads, addiction, parent death, having a baby with your BFFs behind your partner's back, and some cultural issues well addressed by others. We talk a lot about how on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of publication, it would be a great time to address how things have changed and what would be different nowadays.