In the inaugural episode, Leia and Rachel introduce themselves along with Subway Reads!
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Today’s Special Guest: Grey Traynor! Grey is a trans-femme short story writer, podcaster, and novelist who specializes in the kind of delightful misery you can only find in a John Waters fever dream.
Where you can find Grey beyond this episode: Follow them on Instagram (instagram.com/greytraynor - clearly, we’re fans!) and check out their website: www.greytraynor.gay
Then, in our post-interview-cooldown, we psychoanalyze American culture’s allergic reaction to failure and the gritty reality of rejection. We also gush over how much we love Grey.
And, as this IS a book podcast, we present you with…
Grey’s Subway Reads:
* Tangled Up in Blue by Larry Duplechan* Blackbird by Larry Duplechan* Tapping the Source by Kem Nunn
Our Subway Reads:
* Rachel’s Pick: Sky Daddy by Kate Folk
* Leia’s Pick: The Liars’ Club by Mary Karr
Other Books Mentioned in this FABULOUS Episode:
* The Virgin Suicidesby Jeffrey Eugenides * Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace* Down and Out in Paris and Londonby George Orwell
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