Hello and welcome back to The Community Library! In this week’s episode, Maija and I sat down and discussed Pulp by Robin Talley. We talked about the 1950s, the power of representation in books, and why Maija is definitely a Luna and I’m totally a Hermione. We also talked about the importance of recognising and appreciating the movements and battles that came before us, while still striving for change and equality. I hope you enjoy!
Content warning for the episode: During the discussion, Maija and I addressed the topics of homophobia and transphobia, suicide, death, and also the systematic violence against the queer community.
Join me next week for a minisode with Bonnie (remember her from episode 1?) in which we talk about our favourite female friendships in books.
The next discussion book is Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan. I hope you read along and join in on the discussion!
Now for some links:
Support for queer teens
- Support websites for kids and teens in Australia, USA, Canada, UK
- Organisations, networks and websites for queer youth:
- Minus18 (Australia)
- QLife (Australia)
- It Gets Better Project (USA)
- Youth Line (Canada)
- Allsorts Youth Project (UK)
For a full list of links and resources, plus a full transcription of the episode, please visit the corresponding blog post here.