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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 1H 10M

Episode 1: KB Brookins

from The Queer & Trans Nonfiction Podcast · host jackiedomenus

The inaugural episode of the QT Nonfiction Pod, featuring a conversation with author KB Brookins during which we discuss KB's journey as a writer, their inspirations, using footnotes, representation, telling our own stories instead of letting others tell them for us, putting top surgery contemplation on the page, weaving poetry into memoir, telling the truth in CNF even when it paints us in a not-so-great light, and more. Writers/Books/Things to Read mentioned in this episode: Kiese Laymon, Hanif Abdurraqib, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Assata: An Autobiography, Angela Davis, Wild by Cheryl Strayed, Melissa Febos, Teen Vogue Op Eds, HuffPost Op Eds, Matt Ortile. Links: KB's Website Purchase Pretty: A Memoir Follow KB on Instagram & TikTok @earthtokb Intro/Outro Music by Lin Lin's Bandcamp Lin's Spotify

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