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Let's Read About Not Banning Books!!
Let's Read About Not Banning Books!!
We're baaack! We are so happy to be recording again, and can't wait to tell you about our new favorite boo...
00:24:31
July 03, 2024
The 2023 Countdown - Our Best Rainbow Reads of The Year
The 2023 Countdown - Our Best Rainbow R...
We're baaaack! And here they are, the best of the best queer books we've read this year! All of the books ...
00:41:41
December 31, 2023
November New Release Minisode, and Review of "A Tiger In Suburbia" by Anna Woiwood
November New Release Minisode, and Revi...
Head Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety ...
00:30:16
November 07, 2023
Hexes and Curses - Let's Make Queer Magic on Halloween!
Hexes and Curses - Let's Make Queer Mag...
Hexes. Curses. These magical afflictions are causing trouble for our queer heroes in these awesome books. Creep on...
00:27:57
October 31, 2023
Let's Read Some Queer Gothic Horror
Let's Read Some Queer Gothic Horror
In the mood for a truly twisted gothic tale featuring LGBTQ+ characters? You are in the right place, my friends. T...
00:28:46
October 24, 2023
Re-Release of Super Creepy Queer Horror Reads
Re-Release of Super Creepy Queer Horror...
These horror books featuring queer main characters are not for the faint of heart. Tune in and hear about a wide v...
00:46:50
October 17, 2023
Spooooky Haunted House Books With Intriguing Queer Characters
Spooooky Haunted House Books With Intri...
It's spooky season again! Do you like haunted houses? These horror books featuring LGBTQ+ characters are a tre...
00:28:20
October 10, 2023
Early November New Release Minisode
Early November New Release Minisode
Head Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety ...
00:16:03
October 03, 2023
Queer Magic Books
Queer Magic Books
Gather 'round and let's celebrate fall with some queer magic books. In this episode, we discuss one book t...
00:30:16
September 26, 2023
Late October New Release Minisode
Late October New Release Minisode
Head Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety ...
00:15:13
September 19, 2023
Spicy LGBTQ+ Books With A Sports Theme
Spicy LGBTQ+ Books With A Sports Theme
Score! This week we discuss some sexy, spicy romance books. These three books share the backdrop of team sports, w...
00:27:50
September 12, 2023
Early October New Release Minisode, and a Review of "Fly With Me" by Andie Burke
Early October New Release Minisode, and...
Head Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety ...
00:21:47
September 05, 2023
Rainbow Road Trip!
Rainbow Road Trip!
We're baaacccckkkk! This week we kick off Season 2 with a brand new episode to wrap up the summer. Our theme?...
00:28:06
August 29, 2023
Late September New Release Minisode
Late September New Release Minisode
Head Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety ...
00:10:52
August 22, 2023
Graphic Novels With LGBTQIA+ Representation Re-Release
Graphic Novels With LGBTQIA+ Representa...
While we are on our summer hiatus for a couple more weeks, please re-enjoy this episode where we discuss some grea...
00:27:28
August 17, 2023
Early September New Release Minisode
Early September New Release Minisode
Head Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety ...
00:14:41
August 08, 2023
Have a Slice of Rainbow Wedding Cake Re-Release
Have a Slice of Rainbow Wedding Cake Re...
While we are on our summer hiatus for a couple more weeks, please re-enjoy this episode where Holly talks about ho...
00:29:22
August 01, 2023
Late August New Release Minisode
Late August New Release Minisode
Head Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety ...
00:17:23
July 25, 2023
Lesbians in Space Re-Release
Lesbians in Space Re-Release
It's a re-release of our very first episode! If you didn't listen, now's your chance! If you did, p...
00:32:31
July 18, 2023
Early August New Release Minisode
Early August New Release Minisode
Head Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety ...
00:16:56
July 11, 2023
Sapphic Witches Re-Release
Sapphic Witches Re-Release
It's a re-release of one of our first episodes. We're releasing this one due to our excitement for the l...
00:31:39
July 04, 2023
Late July New Release Minisode, and Review of "Just As You Are" by Camille Kellogg
Late July New Release Minisode, and Rev...
Late July new LGBTQIA+ book releases include a romantic thriller, a diverse coming of age story, sci-fi, horror, r...
00:16:29
June 27, 2023
From Sapphic Divas In Love To Queer Zombies In The Mosh Pit, These Books Rock!
From Sapphic Divas In Love To Queer Zom...
Attention music enthusiasts! This week we discuss two great music themed books featuring LGBTQ+ main characters. O...
00:33:12
June 20, 2023
Early July New Release Minisode, and Review of "A Case of Madness" by Yvonne Knop
Early July New Release Minisode, and Re...
Early July new LGBTQIA+ book releases include some diverse books set in space. If you like space themes, this is y...
00:18:19
June 13, 2023
Let's Talk About Queer Fairytale Retellings
Let's Talk About Queer Fairytale Retell...
We are seeing more and more fairytale retellings featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and we are HERE FOR IT. Tune in to ...
00:32:50
June 06, 2023
Late June New Releases, AND We Talk Candles, Books, and Trans Allyship with Homebody MN
Late June New Releases, AND We Talk Can...
Late June doesn't have many new releases, but the ones Suz found sound amazing! We have a queer and campy sla...
00:42:11
May 30, 2023
High or Cozy? Sapphic Fantasy Books for Everyone!
High or Cozy? Sapphic Fantasy Books for...
Here we go, fantasy fans! On one end we have high fantasy. Dragons! Quests! Murder! Mayhem! And a sapphic romance,...
00:27:36
May 22, 2023
Early June New Release Minisode
Early June New Release Minisode
So many new queer books! Check out this episode to hear about a "rom-dram", some graphic novels, rom com...
00:26:12
May 16, 2023
LGBTQ+ Books About Time That Will F*ck With Your Mind
LGBTQ+ Books About Time That Will F*ck ...
Time Loops, Time Jumps, These Plots Are Mindf*cks. Tune in to hear our thoughts on two really awesome time bending...
00:22:28
May 09, 2023
Late May New Release Minisode, and Review of "Becoming Shameless" by Eden Simchah
Late May New Release Minisode, and Revi...
Late May new LGBTQIA+ book releases include some of the most diversity we've seen this year! Tune in to hear ...
00:23:30
May 02, 2023
Queer Books That Were So Good We COULDN'T WAIT To Read The Sequel
Queer Books That Were So Good We COULDN...
This week we revisit two of our favorite LGBTQIA+ books of the year so far. These books were so good we could not ...
00:30:23
April 25, 2023
Early May New Release Minisode, and Review of "A Realm of Flame and Ruin" by Parker Terrato
Early May New Release Minisode, and Rev...
A mini episode with news about upcoming new releases we are excited about. Early May has sapphic and gay rom com, ...
00:26:22
April 18, 2023
Sapphic Supernatural Reads
Sapphic Supernatural Reads
We have two great sapphic witchy books to tell you about this week. If you like witches, spirits, mediums, magic, ...
00:28:05
April 11, 2023
Late April New Release Minisode
Late April New Release Minisode
A mini episode with news about SO MANY upcoming new releases we are excited about. Late April has sapphic rom com,...
00:17:24
April 04, 2023
Let's Talk (More) About Revenge
Let's Talk (More) About Revenge
Our favorite episode last year was Revenge. Let's do it again! This week we discuss two more amazing revenge ...
00:33:59
March 28, 2023
Early April New Release Minisode
Early April New Release Minisode
A mini episode with news about upcoming new releases we are excited about. Early April has a queer retelling, fant...
00:12:06
March 21, 2023
Let's Go Back In Time With Queer Historical Fiction
Let's Go Back In Time With Queer Histor...
It's time to go back in time and read some historical fiction. We discuss two fantastic historical novels thi...
00:27:17
March 14, 2023
Late March New Release Minisode and Introducing "Ask Susie"
Late March New Release Minisode and Int...
A mini episode with news about upcoming new releases we are excited about. Late March has several queer retellings...
00:14:57
March 07, 2023
Your Rainbow Reads Celebrates Black History Month
Your Rainbow Reads Celebrates Black His...
We are excited to share these fantastic books by black authors featuring solid LGBTQ+ representation. This episode...
00:23:28
February 28, 2023
Early March New Release Minisode, and Review of "Until We Fall" by Nicole Zelniker
Early March New Release Minisode, and R...
A mini episode with news about upcoming new releases we are excited about. Early March has gay and sapphic rom com...
00:17:01
February 21, 2023
Your Romantic-but-not-Romance Rainbow Reads, Valentine's (or Anti-Valentine's) Edition
Your Romantic-but-not-Romance Rainbow R...
Our Valentine's show! Love it or hate it, today's the day. We discuss some unconventionally romantic boo...
00:30:30
February 14, 2023
Late February New Release Minisode
Late February New Release Minisode
A mini episode with descriptions of upcoming new releases of LGBTQ+ books we are excited about. Late February has ...
00:13:31
February 07, 2023
Graphic Novels with LGBTQ+ Representation
Graphic Novels with LGBTQ+ Representati...
This week we discuss several graphic novels featuring queer characters. These are  quick reads covering a variety...
00:26:37
January 31, 2023
Early February New Release Minisode
Early February New Release Minisode
A mini episode with descriptions of upcoming new releases of LGBTQ+ books we are excited about. Early February has...
00:15:05
January 24, 2023
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novellas with Queer Representation
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novellas with Queer ...
This week we discuss three novellas featuring LGBTQ+ characters. These are three quick reads that showcase great s...
00:39:17
January 17, 2023
Late January New Release Minisode, and Review of "Wicked Little Things"
Late January New Release Minisode, and ...
A mini episode with news about upcoming new releases we are excited about. Late January has gay and sapphic rom co...
00:26:43
January 10, 2023
First Book in a Series, and Interview with L&S Fables. Happy New Year!
First Book in a Series, and Interview w...
Happy New Year! This is the first week of the year, and  we are talking about the first book in a series with sol...
00:55:20
January 03, 2023
The Best Queer Books We Read in 2022, And Interview With Kirsten Miller!
The Best Queer Books We Read in 2022, A...
Here they are, the best of the best queer books we've read this year! All of the books we've discussed t...
01:05:31
December 27, 2022
Happy Holigays!
Happy Holigays!
Don your favorite gay apparel and tune in to our second and final "holigay" episode! This week we talk a...
00:22:16
December 20, 2022
Early January New Release Minisode, and the Movies We're Watching to Keep the Yuletide Gay
Early January New Release Minisode, and...
A mini episode with news about upcoming new releases we are excited about. Early January has a witchy continuation...
00:22:11
December 13, 2022
Happy Holigays! Sapphic Edition
Happy Holigays! Sapphic Edition
Don your favorite gay apparel and tune in to our first "holigay" episode! This week we talk about some r...
00:28:33
December 06, 2022
Why We Love T.J. Klune's Books
Why We Love T.J. Klune's Books
This episode is all about the beautiful worlds of T.J. Klune. Have you read Under the Whispering Door or The House...
00:29:47
November 29, 2022
Early December New Release Minisode, and Reviews of "The Veracity of Lies" and "The Last Contender"
Early December New Release Minisode, an...
A mini episode with news about upcoming new releases we are excited about. Early December has gay rom com, histori...
00:27:50
November 22, 2022
Sapphic Rom Com
Sapphic Rom Com
Love a good rom com? We are excited about the release of Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail, so we are releasing our ...
00:26:57
November 15, 2022
Late November New Release Minisode
Late November New Release Minisode
A mini episode with descriptions of upcoming new releases of LGBTQ+ books we are excited about. Late November has ...
00:20:33
November 08, 2022
Dark Fairytale Novellas Featuring Queer Characters
Dark Fairytale Novellas Featuring Queer...
A lovely episode discussing two dark fairytale novellas featuring LGBTQ+ characters. We do talk about homophobia a...
00:37:05
November 01, 2022
Super Creepy Queer Horror Reads
Super Creepy Queer Horror Reads
These horror books featuring queer main characters are not for the faint of heart. Tune in and hear about a wide v...
00:46:50
October 25, 2022
Early November New Releases and Interview with Lou Wilham
Early November New Releases and Intervi...
A not-so-mini episode with descriptions of upcoming new releases of LGBTQ+ books we are excited about. Early Novem...
00:38:17
October 18, 2022
LGBTQ+ Witchy Halloween Reads
LGBTQ+ Witchy Halloween Reads
Double, double, toil and trouble. Gather 'round our cauldron and hear about some of the best witch books we&a...
00:40:59
October 11, 2022
Late October New Release Minisode
Late October New Release Minisode
A mini episode with descriptions of upcoming new releases of LGBTQ+ books we are excited about. Late October has L...
00:10:21
October 04, 2022
It's Like The Hunger Games, But Gay
It's Like The Hunger Games, But Gay
Do you love The Hunger Games, but wish there was more LGBTQ+ rep? Us too! Listen to our spoiler free recommendatio...
00:29:37
September 27, 2022
Early October New Release Minisode, and Why You Should Read Banned Books
Early October New Release Minisode, and...
A not-so-mini episode with descriptions of upcoming new releases of LGBTQ+ books we are excited about. Early Octob...
00:25:02
September 20, 2022
Rainbow Time Travel
Rainbow Time Travel
This week we discuss three totally different LGBTQ+ time travel books. Join us to hear our spirited discussion abo...
00:30:01
September 13, 2022
Late September New Release Minisode
Late September New Release Minisode
A mini episode with descriptions of upcoming new releases of LGBTQ+ books we are excited about. Late September has...
00:11:04
September 06, 2022
LGBTQ+ Books for Younger Readers
LGBTQ+ Books for Younger Readers
Rainbow Reads recommendations for the young and the young at heart.  This week's episode highlights three ex...
00:27:45
August 30, 2022
Early September New Release Minisode and Review of Cause & Effect
Early September New Release Minisode an...
A mini episode with news about upcoming new releases we are excited about. Early September looks promising for fan...
00:18:40
August 23, 2022
Have a Slice of Rainbow Wedding Cake
Have a Slice of Rainbow Wedding Cake
This week, we discuss two books with wedding themes. Romance, anyone? Tune in to hear about  D'Vaughn and Kr...
00:28:32
August 16, 2022
Late August New Release Minisode
Late August New Release Minisode
A mini episode with news about upcoming new releases we are excited about. August is a huge new release month, so ...
00:13:53
August 09, 2022
Rainbow Beach Reads
Rainbow Beach Reads
Beaches, pools, romance, surfing, ice cream, and teen angst. This episode has all of the essential ingredients for...
00:26:38
August 02, 2022
Your Rainbow Reads July Minisode #2
Your Rainbow Reads July Minisode #2
A mini episode with news about upcoming new releases we are excited about. August is looking like a huge new relea...
00:11:28
July 26, 2022
Revenge
Revenge
Revenge Bis and murder pies. Anyone out there in the mood to smash the patriarchy? Tune in to entertain your reven...
00:36:33
July 19, 2022
Your Rainbow Reads July Minisode
Your Rainbow Reads July Minisode
A mini episode with news about upcoming new releases we are excited about and updates on books we've recently...
00:09:32
July 12, 2022
Let's Make Queer Magic
Let's Make Queer Magic
Witches and brujx making magic! This episode reviews The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake and Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thom...
00:28:51
July 05, 2022
Sapphic Witches
Sapphic Witches
Good witches are tested and bad witches make trouble in these sapphic stories. This episode reviews Improbable Mag...
00:30:49
June 21, 2022
Lesbians In Space
Lesbians In Space
It's our first episode! We discuss Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir and Bluebird by Ciel Pierlot. Let's t...
00:31:41
June 07, 2022
Introducing Your Rainbow Reads
Introducing Your Rainbow Reads
A warm welcome to our new podcast. We introduce ourselves and discuss our passion for reading and for advancing LG...
00:11:14
June 01, 2022

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