Read with Pride 18: "Martyr!" by Debut Author Kaveh Akbar

About this episode

The episode discusses LGBTQIA+ representation in Kaveh Akbar's debut book Martyr! and other notable works.

Listen in as members of OCL's Ocean Pride Commuttee discuss LGBTQIA+ representation in the debut book Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar. Other works noted include: The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

People in this episode

Host: Ocean County Library

Topics covered

• LGBTQIA+ representation
• debut authors
• literature discussion
• book analysis
• Ocean Pride Committee

Keywords

• LGBTQIA+
• Kaveh Akbar
• Martyr!
• book discussion
• Ocean Pride Committee
• literature
• Amal El-Mohtar
• Max Gladstone

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Martyr!, The River Has Roots, This Is How You Lose the Time War

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