• Let's Read About Not Banning Books!!
    Jul 3 2024

    We're baaack! We are so happy to be recording again, and can't wait to tell you about our new favorite book. Listen to our spoiler free review of Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books. We highly recommend this diverse, heartwarming, funny, and inspiring story of how reading can transform us and those around us. Go check out this book, and then pick out one of the banned books highlighted in the story and read that too.

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    25 mins
  • The 2023 Countdown - Our Best Rainbow Reads of The Year
    Dec 31 2023

    We're baaaack! And here they are, the best of the best queer books we've read this year! All of the books we've discussed this year have been great, but these are our absolute favorites. Tune in to hear our top picks, guaranteed to be fantastic reads with solid LGBTQ+ representation.


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    42 mins
  • November New Release Minisode, and Review of "A Tiger In Suburbia" by Anna Woiwood
    Nov 7 2023

    Head Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety of great upcoming new LGBTQIA+ book releases! The holidays are approaching, and we are discussing some holiday books as well as some alternative topics for the season.


    Also in this episode, Holly reviews a fantastic historical romance with a paranormal twist. Don't miss this one!


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    30 mins
  • Hexes and Curses - Let's Make Queer Magic on Halloween!
    Oct 31 2023

    Hexes. Curses. These magical afflictions are causing trouble for our queer heroes in these awesome books. Creep on over and hear about a historical gay romance that features magic, curses, high society, mystery, and even a hexed hedge maze! Keep listening to hear about the witchy sequel to one of our favorite books of the year last year. This second book did not disappoint - magic, covens, found family, necromancy, tons of outstanding LGBTQ+ representation, romance, and some of our favorite witchy characters out there.

    Spoiler free, as always. Happy Halloween!


    Books featured in this episode:


    A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske


    Ghost of Hexes Past by Lou Wilham



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    28 mins
  • Let's Read Some Queer Gothic Horror
    Oct 24 2023

    In the mood for a truly twisted gothic tale featuring LGBTQ+ characters? You are in the right place, my friends. Tune in to hear about a gothic middle grade book that tells a legit and inclusive creepy story. Next, we discuss a sapphic super twisted southern gothic horror novel that will have you looking at flower gardens in a whole new way. And last but not least, a dark gothic novel that grabbed us and didn't let go with expert pacing, a tense and troubling setting, and compelling cast of queer characters. Check out this episode and then choose one (or all three) for your next creepy rainbow read. Spoiler free, as always!


    Books featured in this episode:


    Deephaven by Ethan M Aldridge


    Such Pretty Flowers: A Novel by K. L. Cerra


    All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters




    Please support our sponsor, Homebody MN. Visit their website at ⁠https://www.homebodymn.com/ ⁠and enter coupon code Rainbow25 for 25% off your first book subscription box.


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    29 mins
  • Re-Release of Super Creepy Queer Horror Reads
    Oct 17 2023

    These horror books featuring queer main characters are not for the faint of heart. Tune in and hear about a wide variety of horror books. There's something for every horror fan here! Young adult, gothic, supernatural, even deep sea adventures. And the rep in these books is outstanding! Spoiler free, as always. Happy Halloween!
    House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson



    Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant



    The Honeys by Ryan LaSalle



    These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall


    Please support our sponsor, Homebody MN. Visit their website at https://www.homebodymn.com/ and enter coupon code Rainbow25 for 25% off your first book subscription box.


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    47 mins
  • Spooooky Haunted House Books With Intriguing Queer Characters
    Oct 10 2023

    It's spooky season again! Do you like haunted houses? These horror books featuring LGBTQ+ characters are a treat for fans of hauntings. Tune in and hear about a haunted, fun mystery book that was compared to Scooby Doo and Buffy. And, a book about a haunted house that turns it up every September - this one is not for the faint of heart. We round it out with a YA horror anthology that is creeeepy in all the right ways and also full of diversity. Spoiler free, as always.
    Books featured in this episode:
    Say I Boo by Morgan Spellman

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    The September House by Carissa Orlando


    Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror by Various Authors



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    28 mins
  • Early November New Release Minisode
    Oct 3 2023

    Head Up Rainbow Readers! This morning we dropped our newest “minisode” talking about a really diverse variety of great upcoming new LGBTQIA+ book releases! We highlight several that we are super excited about in early November. Tune in to hear all about these upcoming rainbow reads.


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    16 mins