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Emily Hessney Lynch and guest Lanni Maszerowski discuss the queer dystopian graphic novel Baby Blue and its societal implications.

Teacher, artist, and queer badass Lanni Maszerowski (they/them) joins host Emily Hessney Lynch for a fun book chat about Baby Blue by Bim Eriksson. Baby Blue is a queer, dystopian graphic novel about a fascist state that polices negative emotions and one twenty-something girls' journey to find her people and a place to belong. We found the novel surprisingly campy (the Peacekeepers are basically a deranged swim team!) and loved the surreal, unsettling, minimalist-but-also-maximalist art style. We discuss what aspects of the book seem strikingly, horrifyingly similar to our current society, how there's nothing wrong with mispronouncing a word because you've only read it, and the importance of weird art by real humans. At the end of the episode, we share our recommendations for more queer, dystopian reads, and some other wholesome (or unhinged) queer books you might enjoy! Note: Our discussion is spoiler free until 23:35. If you'd like to skip the spoilers, fast forward to 36:13, where we share our book recommendations. Links: Browse Lanni's joyful, colorful pins, prints, stickers, apparel, and more on their shop . Baby Blue official playlist If you'd like to get a card from the…

People in this episode

Host: Emily Hessney Lynch

Guest: Lanni Maszerowski

Topics covered

• queer literature
• dystopian fiction
• art
• society
• book recommendations

Keywords

• queer
• dystopian
• graphic novel
• Baby Blue
• Lanni Maszerowski
• Bim Eriksson
• art
• book recommendations

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Baby Blue

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