“GAYS IN SPACE”
This week Sarah Jean concludes our Sci-Fi & Fantasy romance theme with special guest author Christine Ragland & a focus on queer romance
EP 220 HOST
> SARAH JEAN (she/her) From the woods of Massachusetts, Sarah Jean has been reading queer romance for 12 years. She runs a queer book club called Rainbow Readers of Massachusetts (https://www.facebook.com/rainbowreadersmass/) that celebrates queer lives, joy, and empowerment through genre fiction. When not reading or listening to books Sarah is plotting her queer historical romances, cuddling with her cats, and planning her next adventure. Follow Sarah on Twitter @queer_reader
EP 220 GUEST
CHRISTINE RAGLAND (she/her) is a pop culture loving, anime watching, nerdy fangirl who lives to read and write romance. She loves to create stories that are emotional and lovely with sex that is integral to the characters’ romantic arc. A St. Louis native, Christine currently resides in Houston, Texas with her two dogs, and is a retired roller derby player. You can visit Christine’s website at https://www.christineragland.com/ and follow her on Twitter @CKRagland and Instagram at @ChristineKRagland
EP 220 DISCUSSION
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NOTE: These notes include affiliate links to Bookshop.org and Amazon.com to support the RBP transcript project
NOTE: This episode was recorded in late-December during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020-21
> Title: Starlight Desire (Star Force Fighters #1)
Author: Christine Ragland
Relation to theme: Set in space
Representation: Black, queer author, Afro-Cuban MC, Samoan MC, queer MCs
Content Warnings: none identified
Bookshop: unavailable
Kindle: https://amzn.to/3pB8RrM
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55984148-starlight-desire
> The Star Force Fighters series also has a prequel, Starlight Dreams
Kindle: https://amzn.to/3dxUB0v
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56026534-starlight-dreams
> Title: Mate of the Tyger Prince (Mate of the Tyger Prince #1)
Author: Shannon West
Relation to theme: Space setting
Representation: Queer MCs
Content Warnings: war, court intrigue, male pregnancy, children/infertility, medical procedure
Bookshop: unavailable
Kindle: https://amzn.to/2ZhPXeD
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28457325-mate-of-the-tyger-prince
> Title: Winter’s Orbit
Author: Everina Maxwell
Relation to theme: Space setting
Representation: Queer author, queer MCs
Content Warnings: death, court intrigue, domestic abuse
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/host-sarah-jean-s-recs/
Kindle: https://amzn.to/3pHDcoZ
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53320169-winter-s-orbit
> Title: Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts (Claimings #1)
Author: Lyn Gala
Relation to theme: Space setting
Representation: Queer MCs
Content Warnings: PTSD, kink
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/host-sarah-jean-s-recs/
Kindle: https://amzn.to/3s0UJth
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40498366-claimings-tails-and-other-alien-artifacts
> Sarah Jean also recommends Lyn Gala’s Earth Fathers series
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45031332-earth-fathers-are-weird
> Title: Acquainted With the Night
Author: Lesli Richardson (originally published under pen name Tymber Dalton, this title was recently re-released under the name Lesli Richardson)
Relation to theme: Space setting
Representation: Queer MCs
Content Warnings: prisoners of war, sex pets, group sex, dubious consent, male pregnancy
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/host-sarah-jean-s-recs/edit
Kindle: https://amzn.to/2NI0AFj
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56228303-acquainted-with-the-night
NOTE: The original edition did not have a traditional HEA, proceed with caution
> Title: Strange Love (Galactic Love #1)
Author: Ann Aguirre
Relation to theme: Space setting
Representation: Bi rep
Content Warnings: deadly competitions, death (side character), sexual assault (side character)
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/host-sarah-jean-s-recs/edit
Kindle: https://amzn.to/3b1AQxk
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48915429-strange-love
NOTE: This book was discussed in the RBP Best of 2020 episode, as well as RBP #219
LISTEN NOW: http://lustandfoundreads.com/rombkpod/best-of-2020/
LISTEN NOW: http://lustandfoundreads.com/rombkpod/ep-219/
> Title: The Authority
Author: Warren Ellis
Relation to theme: Partially set in space
Representation: Queer MCs (Midnight & Apollo)
Content Warnings: intense comic book violence
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/host-sarah-jean-s-recs/edit
Kindle: https://amzn.to/2ZxvB1q
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546887.The_Authority_Vol_1
> Sarah Jean recommends the interactive fiction game Dawnfall by RoAnna Sylver
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42624633-dawnfall
Link: https://www.choiceofgames.com/hearts-choice/dawnfall/
> Sarah Jean recommends the Penumbra Podcast
Link: http://www.thepenumbrapodcast.com/
> Christine recommends the Starfighter webcomic
Link: https://starfightercomic.com/comic.php
> Christine & Sarah Jean mention the revival of She Ra on Netflix
IMdB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7745956/
Link: https://www.netflix.com/title/80179762
> Christine’s TBR:
>> The Dark Space series by Lisa Henry
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/121489-dark-space
>> The Want series by Cindy Pon
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/207995-want
>> Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18277661-ascension
> Sarah Jean’s TBR:
>> Failure to Communicate by Kaia Sonderby
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34216194-failure-to-communicate
>> The Nowhere series by Felicia Davin
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/237099-nowhere
>> Glorious Day by Skye Kilaen
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54745256-glorious-day
> Which SFF #QueerRomance favorites did we miss? Let us know on Twitter or Instagram @RomBkPod
Happy Reading!
EP 220 MUSIC CREDIT
Music: “Lift Off” by Jahzzar
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