Pride: Love Is Love Edition - Conversations with my Bestie

About this episode

Alison and Dan Goodwin discuss three recently published queer romance novels in a special Pride edition.

In this Pride, Love is Love edition, Alison is joined in the studio by poet and actor Dan Goodwin, to discuss the tropes and folx of three recently published queer romance novels. All three books can be borrowed from the Bestie collection displays or requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue. The broposal by Sonora Reyes https://bit.ly/3NMbRmJ The thrill of the chase by Kathryn Nolan https://bit.ly/3LP8if0 Isn’t it obvious? By Rachel Runya Katz https://bit.ly/4sIH2zx Enjoyed this episode? Follow for future episodes. Send an email to reading@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Find out more about our Bestie collections at www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz

People in this episode

Guest: Dan Goodwin

Topics covered

• Pride
• queer romance novels
• literature

Keywords

• Pride
• Love Is Love
• Bestie collection
• Auckland Libraries

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The broposal by Sonora Reyes, The thrill of the chase by Kathryn Nolan, Isn’t it obvious? by Rachel Runya Katz

Books & works: Pride: Love Is Love Edition, Pride, Love is Love, Bestie

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