Season 4: Episode 25- Queer Book Recs + Author Antoine Bandele

Hello fellow nerds! On this week’s Our Nerdiest Thing episode, we give you our queer book recs, Whitney gets fired up about the end of Bridgerton, and we convince you to read Manacled.We also discuss:-Release news-What we are reading, watching and loving-Our Nerdiest Thing of the week -Interview with Antoine Bandele at the (62:45) mark! Antoine Bandele is an amazon bestselling author in action adventure fantasy, dark fantasy, sword & sorcery, African American fantasy, and African literature. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, though he spent one year in Fort Lewis near Tacoma, Washington while his father served in the U.S. Army. Antoine lives in Los Angeles with his girlfriend and cat. You can find him producing videos an an audio engineer all over YouTube, including his own channel (which you should totally check out).  Listen in as we chat more about Antoine’s books, his audiobook company, and his other upcoming projects. Be sure to follow him @antoine_bandele Show links: A Darker Mischief I Will Never Leave You Whiskey and Sin  Him  Odd Man Rush A Guy Walks Into My Bar  Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenga  Red, White and Royal Blue The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Guncle Manacled Bridgerton Middle of the Night Broken Reverie Beasts of the Briar series Bonds That Tie series Saint The Dixon Rule/Campus Diaries series JT memes  Pretty Poisoned If You Want Me Leather and Lark Beneath These Cursed Stars The Rom Commers  https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/stonewall-era https://www.britannica.com/event/Stonewall-riots Red White and Royal Blue The Pairing  Prince of Endless Tides  Kiss Her Once for Me  Now, Conjurers Don’t let the forest in  33. If tomorrow doesn’t come Join us on Thursday for our read along episode of Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow, chapters 54-64.Upcoming Read Along Schedule:Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow- June 27: Ch 54-64- July 4: no episode - US Independence Day- July 11: Ch 65-77- July 18: Ch 78-89- July 25: Ch 90-102Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!Watch this episode via our studio feed on YouTube! Link in bio.Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.Have something nerdy to share? Message us!