Lesbian Book Club
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Atmosphere
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailAfter a long winter's nap, we are back with the highly acclaimed Atmosphere by Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo author, Taylor Jenki...
Crossover Episode w/ Lez Hang Out Podcast: Serving Books with Queer Liberation Library
02 Sep 2025
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Send a textHey everyone, we have a super cool crossover episode with Lez Hang Out to hold y'all over until we're back from break!We hope you...
Tangled Darkness
22 Jul 2025
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Send a textWe hope you listened to our author interview with Mary Desch, because Tangled Darkness has dropped and we are here to spill! This psychiatr...
The Politics of Desire - An Interview w/ Margaret Vandenburg
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week on the pod we’re talking all things American in Paris with friend of the pod, Margaret Vandenburg! As always Margaret brings th...
Author Interview - Psychiatry, Writing, and Finding Queer Community with Mary Desch
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textAuthor of Tangled Darkness Mary Desch brings us her genuinely joyful stories, special insights into the writing of her debut novel, and nug...
The L Word: S2E4
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis one was a treat, because we got a wholesome Jenny-Shane (Jane? Shenny?) friendship and some comedic relief! Join us this week for nudi...
American In Paris
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textMargaret Vandenburg is back with American in Paris, the prequel to Craze! In this episode, we talk about Henri's confidence in her car...
Lauren's TBR - Social and Political Categories
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textLatinx Book Recommendations:Cantores by Caroline de RobertisThe Name Bearer by Natalia HernandezOlga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez Mon...
Haylie's TBR
10 Jun 2025
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Send a textAre you in a reading slump and need some TBR inspo, or are just plain nosy about what we read when we aren't reading sapphic literatur...
L Word: S2E3
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this episode, Haylie and Lauren discuss some climatic plot points...mainly the downfall of Bette and Alice's newfound confidence in...
L Word: S2E2
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this episode, we get into some of the nuances of a lesbian split, even before the technicality of marriage. As Tina and Bette come up ag...
🎬 Director Interview: Michaela Wiggins
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this interview episode, we welcome special guest Michaela Wiggins to the pod! A rising director with several sapphic projects in develop...
Pride Events 2025
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textHey everyone! This week we have a short mini episode letting you know about some of the big pride festivals and events that we hope to see ...
Mother's Day Special: Lesbian Motherhood
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn honor of upcoming Mother's Day, we are celebrating our Lesbian Mothers! In this episode, Haylie talks about media's most iconi...
Vessel - Bonded Earth Series (Book 1)
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week on the pod, Haylie and Lauren are covering the much anticipated book Vessel by Samantha Jo. Join them for a conversation about po...
The L Word: S2E1
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textHere's what you need to know about the Season Two Premiere of the L Word:Naughty List - BETTE, TIM, Dana, Alice, Gene.Nice List - Tina...
L Word: S1E14 SEASON FINALE!
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textFinally! This was bonkers. The Season One Finale sent Haylie into a tailspin over in her humble opinion, bad sex scenes, and Lauren is done...
Maria Popova's Essay: Emily Dickinson’s Electric Love Letters to Susan Gilbert
08 Apr 2025
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Send a textThis week Lauren is talking about one of her favorite subjects, and no! It's not Taylor Swift...but it's Emily Dickinson.In Laure...
Imagine Me And You
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe threw it back to 2005 with this nostalgic rom-com pick, and OH did we love it. Between Rachel's self-discovery, the family dynamics...
Taylor, Tree, and Theories: An Off the Cuff Convo w/ Rena Sapon-White and Ella Schaefer
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this episode, we're talking all things Taylor Swift...ok, not all things but the gay ones! This conversation happened almost off ai...
Pride or Die
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week we’re covering Pride or Die by CL Montblanc! In this thrilling attempted murder mystery we meet a fun cast of characters with v...
L Word: S1E13
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a text*AUDIO FIXED* So sorry about that glitch everyone!Join Haylie and Lauren as they inch closer to the season 1 season finale! In this episode...
Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought - Part Two
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe're back with Part 2 of Mouths of Rain and we couldn't be more excited to dive into the rest of this incredible piece of work!T...
Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought - Part One
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textBriona Simone Jones crafted a gift to the world with Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought, and we feel lucky to have read...
Poetry Reading - Audre Lorde and Donika Kelly
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week we have a special episode with Haylie honoring the late and great Audre Lorde and the brilliant Donika Kelly. This is not a discu...
Cinema Edition: The Color Purple (2023) Part Two
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWelcome back for Part Two of our conversation about The Color Purple (2023). This week’s episode is all about the highs and lows. Joy, si...
Cinema Edition: The Color Purple (2023) Part One
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe welcome Black History Month and the opportunity to celebrate Black History, Heritage and Culture with a conversation about famed The Col...
Author Interview: Rena Sapon-White and Ella Schaefer on Why Queer Art is Important
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCo-authors of The Christmas Pic Rena Sapon-White and Ella Schaefer joined us for this meaningful conversation about making and publishing q...
Halcyon Division Series: Leverage (Book 2 of 3)
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCome along for a chat about conspiracy theories, character development of a man 😱😜, and Haylie’s recounting of the woman on TikTok ...
The L Word: S1E12
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textHi friends, thanks for joining us. As promised, here is the link to a document with compiled resources to both receive aid and help in the ...
Revisiting Evelyn Hugo - Is She a Sociopath?
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textYou asked us to roll it back so Haylie could dish on Evelyn Hugo, and we did! Do you agree with her hot take? Do we have more Celia or Evel...
The Christmas Pic 📸
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis book by Rena Sapon-White and Ella Schaefer gave us all the cozy Hallmark Christmas feels, so you might want a peppermint mocha for thi...
The L Word: S1 E11
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCrawling out of our skin after watching a really unfortunate attempt at a Dana x Jenny hookup, Haylie and Lauren dish about the clandestine...
The Unfinished Line
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWell... Jen Lyon has done it again. In this episode we walk through the newest novel by Senator's Wife author Jen and talk about the c...
Cinema Edition: But I'm A Cheerleader
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textAfter seeing a clip of Wicked star Ariana Grande saying her favorite film is Jamie Babbit's But I'm A Cheerleader and being co...
The L Word: S1E10
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textTechnical difficulties galore but Haylie came through as the reliable Taurus she is when Lauren ran into more mercury retrograde than she c...
Election Reflection: Processing, Community, and Raw Conversation.
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn the wake of the United States election, we want to use this episode as a space to have conversation with you and each other. Lauren proc...
“Craze” Author Margaret Vandenburg on Queer Joy and Having Skin In The Game
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIt’s Election Day in the United States, and as we await results with bated breath we invite you to listen to our timely conversation with...
CRAZE
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textTruly, we cannot emphasize enough how stunning this book by Margaret Vandenburg is. This episode, we talk the Queer Craze of the American 1...
The L Word: S1E9
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, our hosts have an allergic reaction to new character Annette, who makes Haylie like Jenny in comparison. Dana's apparently ...
Historical Figures in CRAZE
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textOur next book is CRAZE by Margaret Vandenburg, and as Haylie was reading she couldn't help but look up the many characters who are REA...
The L Word: S1E8
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a text*TRIGGER WARNING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT*Welcome back to the Lesbian Book Club Podcast for another L Word episode, where we discuss women's...
Halcyon Division Series: Integrity (Book 1 of 3)
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week on the pod, we have the first book in the Halycon Division series, Integrity by E.J. Noyes. This is a sapphic thriller filled wit...
Cinema Edition: Bottoms
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week on the pod we are covering the very funny, very camp movie Bottoms! Join us for our mostly unserious discussion of this film star...
Mini Episode - Lauren's HBO/Netflix Recs
17 Sep 2024
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Send a textComing at you with a mini episode this week! If there's one thing Lauren loves other than yapping about books, it's yapping about...
Cleat Cute
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe hope you are as obsessed with this book as Haylie is, because she wants companionship embarking on the painful journey of waiting for Cl...
The L Word: S1E7
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textDo you love the group storylines, or the individual Jenny "off on her own, doing shrooms" storyline? Is Tim aggressive or aggress...
The L Word: S1E6
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIf Haylie is Dana for Halloween, who should Lauren be? Is Bette actually... the worst? Is Subaru really for the gays, what is Shane's ...
Stone Butch Blues
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a text*TRIGGER WARNING* - This book contains subject material of sexual violence, rape, homophobia, transphobia, gender dysphoria, and police vio...
Cinema Edition: Love Lies Bleeding
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week's episode was quite a doozy 🙃 If you want to hear about the one lesbian movie Lauren will never watch again, this episode...
The L Word: S1E5
06 Aug 2024
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Send a textLauren and Haylie debate the use of male lesbianism in this episode, Alice rejects lesbianism, and, of course, we gush over Holland Taylor....
The Bloodwood Society 🗡️
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week's episode on the Bloodwood Society may be an all-time favorite. We have declared this the next Hunger Games-esque type book....
No New Episode This Week
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textHi everyone! Lauren, here! We don't have a new episode this week. But next week we'll be covering the Bloodwood Society, and we c...
The L Word: S1E4
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn our return with Episode 4 of The L Word, Haylie recaps how tortured she was by the bad choices of... half the ensemble. And why she crie...
Poetry Edition - Our Favorite Sapphic Poems
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textHi Everyone! We have a slightly different episode for you this week! Haylie is on vacation but also got a little sick so this is a bit of a...
Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Part 2
02 Jul 2024
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Send a textPart 2 of our episodes on Last Night at the Telegraph Club, written by Malinda Lo. Lily and Kath get to delight in their newfound love and ...
Last Night At The Telegraph Club - Part 1
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis book floored both of us, so listen in to hear us dig in to the layers of historical context behind Last Night at the Telegraph Club, s...
The L Word: S1E3
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textBack at it with another L Word episode recap and rewatch! Lauren is still gushing over Bette and Haylie is explaining whether her first c...
Mutual Benefits - With Special Guest Rylie Bute!
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, we have special guest Rylie Bute joining us from BookTok to talk about Mutual Benefits by HP Munro. Come along for our discussio...
Whistleblower - Part 2 (Book 3 of 3)
04 Jun 2024
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Send a textAfter a slight technical snafu on Lauren's part, this week we have part 2 of Jen Lyon's 3rd book, whistleblower! Come along as we...
Whistleblower - Part 1 (Book 3 of 3)
28 May 2024
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Send a textThe wait is finally over! This week we are covering Whistleblower, the last book in the epic Jen Lyon trilogy! It was so good, we had to br...
The L Word: S1E2
21 May 2024
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Send a textWe are back with the second part of the pilot of the L Word where we talk all about the chart, Bette, Tina, and Alan Marcus, and the contin...
Author Interview - Julia Hannafin "Cascade"
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week on the pod, Lauren and Haylie are joined by the incredible, Julia Hannafin, author of Cascade which is their debut novel. As you ...
The L Word: S1E1
07 May 2024
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Send a textBelieve it or not, there are still lesbians that have never seen one episode of the L word, and Haylie is one of those lesbians. Lauren, on...
Cascade
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week on the pod, we are covering Julia Hannafin's debut novel, Cascade. Julia weaves the most poetic sentences and paragraphs int...
Cinema Edition: Disobedience 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week on the pod, Laure and Haylie discuss the 2017 romance movie, Disobedience, starring Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz. This episode...
Author Interview - Jen Lyon "The Senator's Wife"
16 Apr 2024
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Send a textIn today's episode, Haylie and Lauren are joined by the sapphic author extraordinaire, Jen Lyon, author of The Senator's Wife tri...
Caught Sleeping (Book 2 of 3)
09 Apr 2024
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Send a textJoin your hosts, Lauren and Haylie, as they discuss the second book in Jen Lyon's "The Senator's Wife" Trilogy, "C...
Cinema Edition: Portrait of A Lady on Fire
26 Mar 2024
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Send a textThis week we have something new up our billowing French sleeves! Lesbian Book Club Pod is talking about a movie! *Gasps in French* Portrait...
A People's History of Heaven
21 Mar 2024
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Send a textJoin your host, Lauren Hogue, and her lovely cohost, Tanaya Deshmukh, as they explore the world Mathangi Subramanian created in "A...
The Senator's Wife - Part 2
20 Feb 2024
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Send a textLauren and Haylie continue their walk through The Senator's Wife. In this episode, we find out more about Catharine's traumatic b...
The Senator's Wife - Part 1 (Book 1 of 3)
20 Feb 2024
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Send a textJoin your host, Lauren Hogue, and her adorable cohost, Haylie Sunshine, as they dive into Jen Lyon's slow burn sapphic romance, "...
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Part 2
29 Jan 2024
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Send a textJoin your host, Lauren Hogue, and her brilliant cohost, Roxy Rivas, as they dive into the second half of Taylor Jenkins Reid's masterp...
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Part 1
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoin your host, Lauren Hogue, and the brilliant guest cohost, Roxy Rivas, as they kick off the Lesbian Book Club journey with a deep dive i...