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This Queer Book Saved My Life

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The Gaily Show: Authors Lizzie Erhenhault and Ken Ballen

October 20, 2026 · 40 min

A new episode of This Queer Book Saved My Life drops October 27! In our off weeks we air episodes from The Gaily Show. It's the only daily LGBTQ news and talk show in the US! John hosts it and it airs in ten markets across the U.S.! In…
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October 13, 2026 · 38 min

Today we meet Alvin Orloff and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp. Alvin Orloff began writing in 1977, penning lyrics for the Blow Dryers, an early San Francisco punk band. He…
What Kind of Future Did I Have As An Unfortunate Little Misfit?

September 29, 2026 · 49 min

Today we meet Jeff Copeland and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: Miss Rona by Rona Barrett. Jeff is the author of Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn and co-author with Holly Woodlawn of Low Life in High Heels: The Holly…
Fingersmith with Kim van Alkemade

September 15, 2026 · 47 min

How do I be a lesbian, and a writer, at the same time? Today we meet Kim van Alkemade and we’re talking about the queer book that saved her life: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. Kim is the author of the novels Orphan 8, Bachelor Girl, and…
A Boy's Own Story with Greg Howard

September 1, 2026 · 47 min

This book told me I was not alone and it set me on a journey of queer lit. Today we meet Greg Howard and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White. Greg’s critically acclaimed, debut…

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Our Lady of the Flowers with Patrick Doyle

August 18, 2026 · 45 min

This book opened a door and no one could ever close that door again. Today we meet Patrick Doyle and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet. PLEASE NOTE: This is an explicit book and…
My Daddies! with Dr. Helen Webberley and Gareth Peter

August 4, 2026 · 50 min

We have such an issue with: what should we educate children with? Today we meet Dr. Helen Webberley and we’re talking about the queer book that saved her life: My Daddies! by Gareth Peter. And Gareth joins us for the conversation! Dr…
The Color of Summer with Mario Elías

July 21, 2026 · 46 min

As a kid I always wondered where do I belong? Today we meet Mario Elías and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: The Color of Summer by Reinaldo Arenas. Mario Elías is a multidisciplinary artist of Cuban and Syrian…
Maurice with Gregory A. Kompes

July 7, 2026 · 53 min

I had never discovered a queer character who didn't die at the end. This book changed that. Today we meet Gregory A. Kompes and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: Maurice by E.M. Forster Gregory is founder of The…
Transition with J. Brooke

June 16, 2026 · 37 min

This book raised something that was running subterranean in my system back up to the surface again. Today we meet J. Brooke and we’re talking about the queer book that saved their life: Transition: Becoming Who I Was Always Meant to Be by…
Sea of Tranquility with Jill Rosenberg and Paul Russell

June 2, 2026 · 56 min

Why would I ever want to have a body and why should I allow it to want what it wants? Today we meet Jill Rosenberg and we’re talking about the queer book that saved her life: Sea of Tranquility by Paul Elliott Russell. And Paul joins us…
Stone Butch Blues with Perry Zurn

May 19, 2026 · 45 min

I came out and needed to understand: what kind of gay am I? Today we meet Dr. Perry Zurn and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg. Dr. Zurn is Provost Associate Professor of…

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About the show

Fans of On Being and Los Culturistas love this 2024 GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Podcast. Featuring Carmen Maria Machado, Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Greg Louganis, Becky Albertalli, and so many more, guests from across the rainbow tell these authors how their books helped them overcome alienation, gender dysphoria, familial homophobia, and being outed. Essayist and Lambda Literary Fellow John Parker hosts the conversations with a gentle and energetic style, standing in as conversational partner for posthumous authors. Stay tuned to off-weeks which features new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven and The Gaily Show.