Read With Pride 19: Queer-Norm World

About this episode

Members of OCL's Ocean Pride Committee discuss the novel 'The River Has Roots' set in a queer-norm world.

Join members of OCL's Ocean Pride Committee as they discuss The River Has Roots by Amar El-Mohtar, a novel set in a queer-norm world. Queer-norm stories are stories that focus on queer identities without queerness being themain plot point. It’s just a normal part of the character.

Topics covered

• queer literature
• queer identities
• queer-norm stories
• book discussion
• Ocean County Library

Keywords

• queer-norm
• queer identities
• The River Has Roots
• Amar El-Mohtar
• Ocean Pride Committee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OCL, Ocean Pride Committee

Books & works: The River Has Roots

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