#23 - Books to read for Pride Month

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the 23rd episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, Sarah T and Alice discuss books to read for Pride Month, as well as their recent and current reads. If you have any questions or ideas for future episodes please contact us on Twitter twitter.com/bookcastclub by email [email protected] or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bookcastclub/Vote for The Bookcast ClubVoting is still open for the Listeners' Choice Award at the British Bookcast Awards. Vote for the podcast here - https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote voting closes on the 6th July 2020. Remember to finalise your vote using the email they send you.Support The Bookcast ClubIf you would like to support The Bookcast Club, please visit our Patreon page to find out more - www.patreon.com/bookcastclub Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. We encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries. You can find a list of LGBTQ+ independent bookshops to support below.Books mentioned in this episode:Where the Crawdad Sings - Delia OwensAsk Again, Yes - Mary Beth KeaneThe Most Fun We Ever Had - Claire LombardoLittle Fires Everywhere - Celeste NgThree Women - Lisa TaddeoBird Song - Sebastian FaulksDaisy Jones & the Six - Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Power - Naomi AldermanRebecca - Daphne Du MaurierThe Vanishing Half - Brit BennettThe Hearts Invisible Furies - John BoyneThe Colour Purple - Alice WalkerOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean VuongGirl, Woman, Other - Bernadine EvaristoThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins ReidExciting Times - Naoise DolanTipping the Velvet - Sarah WatersJulian is a Mermaid - Jessica LoveWonderland - Juno DawsonAudre LordeIndependent LGBTQ+ Bookshops to support:Gays the Word - https://www.facebook.com/gaystheword/Category is Books - https://www.categoryisbooks.com/ who are offering a book delivery service. They also run a fantastic pay it forward scheme that you can donate to.Paned o Ge - https://www.paned-o-ge.wales/shop.html They also allow you to 'pay it forward' and purchase a copy of their current book club read for someone else.The Portal Bookshop - https://the-portal-bookshop.square.site/Out on the Page https://www.outonthepage.co.uk/ are a great organisation that offer writing retreats, community and support to LGBTQ+ writers.More book recommendations:Penguin Pride https://www.penguin.co.uk/campaigns/pride/Where to find us:Website - www.thebookcastclub.comInstagram - www.instagram.com/bookcastclub/Twitter - twitter.com/bookcastclubSupport the Show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.