On episode #122, author Garrard Conley (Boy Erased) speaks with me about his latest novel, All The World Beside. We talk about the research involved in writing historical fiction, how he helped change legislature, and some scandalous letters he discovered while conducting research. ,Books Recommended:All the World Beside by Garrard ConleyExhibit by R.O. KwonJames by Percival EverettThe Son of Man by Jean-Baptiste del AmoThe Morningside by Tea ObrechtThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Other Books Mentioned:Anamalia by Jean-Baptiste del AmoRamona Ausebel, author of The Last Animal, recommends Beautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoGarrard Conley's Links:Instagram @gayrodconTwitter @gayrodconpodcast : History UnerasedGiveaway for Amy Lin’s Here After closes on 3/27/24Open to U.S. mailing addreses only.My Read With Me series on Substack begins in May. We Will be reading The Book of Ayn by Lexi Freiman March 27th at 9 am PT Free Book Cover Art Along and Book Discussion. You must be registered here to attend. April 2: Substack Paying Subscriber Discussion on The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee and the TV series, The Expats time: TBD Hugo awards ArticleTournament of BooksSupport the showGet your Books Are My People coffee mug here!I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

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