Welcome Back Bookends and Happy Pride Month!We have a treat in store for you this episode. Not only are we chatting about the outstanding Heartstopper books by Alice Oseman and its’ gorgeous Netflix adaptation but we also have a very special guest! Joining us this month is the incomparable author and playwright Emma Hinds. So enjoy our chat this month, in which we talk about the importance of LGBTQIA+ representation in literature past and present, our fave Pride TV and Film recommendations and shout about our favourite LGBTQIA+ authors and books.Sponsored by @deargreenreads , the perfect place for all your bookish needs. Authors and Books:Alice Oseman:Heartstopper 1-4 Solitaire WinterNick and CharlieLovelessRadio SilenceWeird Fucks by Lynne Tillman The Black Flamingo by Dean AttaVeronica by Mary GaitskillTipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SaenzRed White and Royal Blue by Casey McquistonOne Last Stop by Casey McquistonThe Colour Purple- Alice Walker Oranges are Not the Only Fruit- Jeanette Winterson Call Me by Your Name - Andre Aciman The Song of Achilles - Madeline MillerYou Exist Too Much- Zaina Arafat Kirsty LoganDaisy Johnson Bridget Collins Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia ArmfieldRainbow Milk by Paul Mendez TV and Media Mentions: Looking- HBO Netflix:It’s a SinSex EducationAtypical AJ and the QueenAmerican Horror storyBrooklyn Nine Nine Chilling Adventures of Sabrina The Haunting of Bly Manor Queer Eye Sex EducationShadow HuntersPoseEverything I Know about Love- BBCAlice’s Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/aliceosemanSupport Emma’s work:https://www.patreon.com/EmmaLouiseWriteshttps://instagram.com/elphreads?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Additional People & Places:@humphreads Queer Lit bookshop - https://www.queerlit.co.uk/ Follow us on Instagram @apairofbookendspod and let us know what you'd like us to read next! Please do rate and review us as it helps to boost us in the charts.

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