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    Gays Reading

    Best authors. Best banter. Host — and gay reader — Jason Blitman is joined each week by bestselling authors, VIP gay readers, cultural icons, and other special guests for lively, spoiler-free conversations. Gays Reading celebrates LGBTQIA+ and ally authors and storytellers through fun, thoughtful, and insightful discussions. Whether you’re gay, straight, or somewhere in between, if you love great books or great conversation, Gays Reading is for you.


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    Aja Gabel (Lightbreakers) feat. Anthony Delaney, Guest Gay Reader Nov 04, 2025
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    Host Jason Blitman is joined by Aja Gabel to talk about her first novel in nearly a decade, Lightbreakers.
    Conversation highlights include:
    ✍🏻 the death of handwriting
    🧪 science vs art
    💭 what memory means to us

    Jason's then joined by Guest Gay Reader™️ Anthony Delaney who shares a giant stack of books he's reading as well as shares about his new book, Queer Enlightenments.

    Aja Gabel is the author of the novel The Ensemble. Her prose can be found in The Cut, the Los Angeles Times, Oprah Daily, and elsewhere. Her short story “Little Fish” was adapted into a feature film, and she has written extensively for television. She lives in Los Angeles.

    Dr Anthony Delaney has a PhD in history from the University of Exeter, where he is an Honorary Fellow, and presents the History Hit podcast After Dark. Queer Georgians is his first book.

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    Catherine Newman (Wreck) feat. Rachel Runya Katz, Guest Gay Reader Oct 28, 2025
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    Host Jason Blitman sits down with returning Gays Reading guest Catherine Newman (Sandwich) to talk about her new book, Wreck.
    Conversation highlights include:
    🤧 Ailments, of course.
    😵‍💫 Anxiety, of course.
    💻 The Portal, you understand.
    🥳 But also a lot of fun stuff, too.
    Jason is then joined by Guest Gay Reader™️ Rachel Runya Katz to hear about what she's been reading (get ready for some fab romance recs!) and learn about her new book, Isn't It Obvious? -- the perfect book for those of us who love A Cinderella Story and You've Got Mail.

    Catherine Newman is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoirs Catastrophic Happiness and Waiting for Birdy, the middle-grade novel One Mixed-Up Night, the kids’ craft book Stitch Camp, the best-selling how-to books for kids How to Be a Person and What Can I Say?, and the novels We All Want Impossible Things, Sandwich, and Wreck (forthcoming from HarperCollins). Her books have been translated into a dozen languages. She has been a regular contributor to the New York Times, Real Simple, O, The Oprah Magazine, Cup of Jo, and many other publications. She writes Crone Sandwich on Substack and lives in Amherst, Massachusetts

    Rachel Runya Katz is a contemporary romance writer living in Seattle with her partner, her cat, and far too many houseplants. She has a PhD in biomedical engineering, which is minimally helpful for this endeavor. Her books center queer Jews of color and their layered lives of joy, sadness, and love. She is the author of Thank You for Sharing.

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    Tom Ryan (We Had a Hunch) feat. Kim Chi, Guest Gay Reader Oct 21, 2025
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    Host Jason Blitman talks to bestselling author Tom Ryan about his latest adult mystery, We Had A Hunch.

    Highlights include:
    🕵🏻‍♂️ a love of mysteries
    ✍🏻 how Tom taught himself to write
    🎤 a question that Tom calls "Barbara Walters level journalism"

    Jason is then joined by Guest Gay Reader™️, RuPaul's Drag Race superstar, Kim Chi about what she's been reading as well as her new books, Kim Chi Eats the World and Donutella Hamachi and the Library Avengers.
    Tom Ryan is an internationally bestselling, award-winning author, screenwriter and producer. His adult mystery debut The Treasure Hunters Club (2024) was an instant USA Today, Globe & Mail, and Toronto Star bestseller and a 2025 Edgar Award nominee. His YA mystery Keep This To Yourself (2019) was the winner of the 2020 ITW Thriller Award for Best YA Thriller, and his follow-up YA mystery I Hope You’re Listening (2020) was the winner of the 2021 Lambda “Lammy” Award for Best LGBTQ Mystery. Tom’s latest novel, We Had a Hunch, will be released in October 2025.
    Kim(berly) Chi is the ORIGINAL world-famous drag queen with a passion for makeup artistry™. With over 2 million followers across all platforms, Kim Chi’s unique eye for fashion (bionic doily) and culture (proud lifetime Chipotle Celebrity Card holder) has been showcased and lauded on an international scale. Apart from her globally successful makeup brand, KimChi Chic Beauty, Kim is the author of a middle-grade novel and a cookbook.

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    What Are You Reading? with Mark and Scott Hoying Oct 17, 2025
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    Prepare to grow your already overflowing TBR (sorry, not sorry!) with our new series What Are You Reading?. In this episode, host Jason Blitman sits down with Pentatonix and Dancing with the Stars' Scott Hoying and Mark Hoying to chat about the books that they've been reading recently and about their new children's book, Fa La La Family.
    Scott Hoying is a Grammy and Emily award-winning singer, songwriter, and arranger from the multiplatinum-selling a cappella group Pentatonix. He cofounded the group in 2011 and has headlined hundreds of shows worldwide. He is very active in the LGBTQ+ community and is passionate about helping and inspiring queer youth. With his husband, he's also coauthored How Lucky Am I? His proudest accomplishment is becoming a husband, and soon, a father!
    Mark Hoying is a writer and marketing professional from Seattle, Washington. After graduating from the University of Washington, he met and began developing projects with his husband, Scott Hoying. He cowrote the original Christmas single "Thank You" on Pentatonix's holiday album and currently manages the girl group Citizen Queen. Mark's proudest accomplishment is becoming a husband, and soon, a father!

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    November Book Club: Victoria Redel (I Am You) Oct 15, 2025
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    In this *spoiler free* conversation, host Jason Blitman talks to author Victoria Redel about her book I AM YOU, the November Gays Reading Book Club pick with Allstora.
    I AM YOU subverts the idea of a 17th-century historical novel — it’s intimate, modern, and deeply queer in the way it explores gender, art, and identity. The characters feel so alive and complex that you can’t help but get pulled into their world, which makes it a perfect book for thoughtful, layered discussion. It’s the kind of book that lingers — beautifully written, emotionally charged, and full of questions about power, love, and what it means to truly see and be seen.

    Victoria Redel has written four books of poetry and six books of fiction. Her short stories, poetry, and essays have appeared in Granta, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and BOMB, and she’s received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Fine Arts Work Center. Victoria is a professor at Sarah Lawrence College and splits her time between New York City and Utah.

    What do you get when you join the Gays Reading Book Club?

    • Curated book delivered monthly to your door (at a discount!) – the books we’d call “accessibly literary”
    • 30% Off Allstora’s website
    • Access to the book club “Kiki” to talk about the books
    • Exclusive author Q&As
    • Allstora donates a children’s book to an LGBTQIA+ youth
    • This club exclusively supports LGBTQIA+ authors
    • And more!

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    Megha Majumdar (A Guardian and a Thief) feat. Brandon Taylor, Guest Gay Reader Oct 14, 2025
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    Host Jason Blitman talks with Megha Majumdar about her acclaimed second novel, A Guardian and a Thief—recently nominated for the Kirkus Prize and shortlisted for the National Book Award.

    Conversation highlights include:
    🐢 fables and folktales
    🦬 interpretations of cave art
    🤔 moral quandaries
    🎶 concerts and music taste
    Jason is then joined by Guest Gay Reader™️ Brandon Taylor about tennis, what might tempt him to read fiction, his newest book Minor Black Figures, and of course, what he's been reading.

    Megha Majumdar’s debut novel, the New York Times bestseller A Burning, was nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize, and the American Library Association’s Andrew Carnegie Medal. It was a TODAY show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick and a Barnes & Noble Discover Pick. In India, it won a Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar. A Burning was named one of the best books of 2020 by media including The Washington Post, The New York Times, NPR, The Atlantic, Vogue, and TIME. Majumdar is the recipient of a Whiting Award, as well as of fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri and Hawthornden foundations. Born and raised in Kolkata, India, and educated at Harvard and Johns Hopkins, she now lives in New York.
    Brandon Taylor is the author of the novels The Late Americans and Real Life, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, and named a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and a Science + Literature Selected Title by the National Book Foundation. His collection Filthy Animals, a national bestseller, was awarded The Story Prize and shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. He lives in New York City.

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    Lily King (Heart the Lover) feat. Dustin Thao, Guest Gay Reader Oct 07, 2025
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    Host Jason Blitman talks to author Lily King about her newest novel, Heart the Lover.
    Conversation highlights include:
    👩🏼‍🏫 weird classes we took in college
    📝 beautiful sentences
    🃏 a love of card games
    💌 a story about letters from an ex-boyfriend

    Jason is then joined by Guest Gay Reader Dustin Thao who shares what he's been reading and talks about his book, You've Found Oliver.

    Notes from the Episode:
    HERE is the link to the rule sheet for the book's card game, Sir Hincomb Funnibuster

    The Joyce quote that Lily tried to remember:
    "The cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed"


    Lily King is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including Euphoria and Writers & Lovers, and the story collection Five Tuesdays in Winter. Her work has won numerous prizes and awards, including the Kirkus Prize, the New England Book Award for Fiction, the Maine Book Award for Fiction, and a Whiting Award. She lives in Portland, Maine.
    Dustin Thao is a Vietnamese American writer based in New York City. He graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. in Political Science and studied critical media literacy at Northwestern University. His debut novel You’ve Reached Sam is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller. His second book, When Haru Was Here, published in September 2024.

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    What Are You Reading? feat. Heather Aimee O'Neill (The Irish Goodbye) Oct 03, 2025
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    Prepare to grow your already overflowing TBR (sorry, not sorry!) with our new series What Are You Reading?. In this episode, host Jason Blitman sits down with Heather Aimee O’Neill—debut author of The Irish Goodbye, this month’s Read with Jenna pick—to chat about the books that have been keeping her company lately.

    Heather Aimee O’Neill is a poet, a teacher, and the assistant director of the Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn with her wife and two sons. The Irish Goodbye is her first novel.

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    Jade Chang (What a Time to Be Alive) feat. Rose Dommu, Guest Gay Reader Sep 30, 2025
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    ⚠️ Quick note: In today’s episode, one of Jade’s answers unfortunately disappears into the ether. It turned out not to be as simple of a fix as we first hoped, but as soon as we’re able to repair it, we’ll update the file. Thanks for listening (and for rolling with the hiccups)
    Host Jason Blitman talks to author Jade Chang about her newest novel, What a Time to Be Alive

    Highlights include:
    🎶 The Nanny theme song
    😪 grief as a unifying force in the world
    🗣️ what Jade's TED Talk would be about
    🥣 savory oatmeal
    Jason is then joined by Guest Gay Reader™️ Rose Dommu who shares what she's been reading and talks about her debut romcom, Best Woman.
    Jade Chang’s debut novel, The Wangs vs. the World, won the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award and has been published in a dozen countries. Her journalism and essays have recently appeared in The Best American Food Writing, and in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times magazines. She also writes for film and TV. She lives in Los Angeles.
    Rose Dommu is the author of the Substack newsletter Mall Goth and host of the podcast Like a Virgin. Rose previously managed LGBTQ+ social media editorial strategy at Netflix. A former senior staff writer at Out magazine, Dommu also hosted the magazine’s podcast, The Outcast. As a journalist, she has written for Paper, Vice, Them, Gay Times, Elite Daily, and other publications. She is the co-founder of the queer art collective The Culture Whore, which staged large-scale art events across the United States and Europe. Dommu lives in Brooklyn with her alarmingly large collection of shoes.

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    What Are You Reading? feat. Sarah Dickinson (Sarah's Bookshelves Live) Sep 26, 2025
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    Get ready to add to your ever-growing TBR (we're sorry!) because Gays Reading is kicking off the new series What Are You Reading?. On this episode, host Jason Blitman talks to Sarah Dickinson, host of Sarah's Bookshelves Live, about some of the books she's been reading recently.

    Sarah’s Bookshelves Live is a weekly book podcast featuring real talk about books and recommendations from a featured bookish guest.

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