Episode 99: Keeping You a Secret
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Keeping You a Secret
We’re back for the second episode of Pride Month 2020!
Allison Punch joins Alli to chat about a book that made a huge impact on her life, Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters. On this episode, they discuss the lack of queer love stories in mainstream YA in decades gone by and how this book compares to other coming-out narratives. They also dig into the sweet dynamics of the romance in Keeping You a Secret, as well as the homophobia that the main characters experience.
Follow Allison on Instagram (@allisonreadsdc) and Twitter (@ajpunch).
OTHER QUEER YA MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
Rubyfruit Jungle: A Novel by Rita Mae Brown
Luna by Julie Anne Peters
CHECK OUT ALLISON’S BOOK RECOMMENDATION:
Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement edited by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Ejeris Dixon
MORE READING:
"Keeping You a Secret” (Publishers Weekly, 2003)
“Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters: Book Review” (The Lesbian Review, 2016)
“Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters” (Janepedia, 2018)
“Keeping You a Secret” (Kirkus Reviews, 2003)
“Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters” (Here’s to Happy Endings, 2020)
More About #BookstaPride!
COVID-19 has disrupted an in-person Lambda Literary Awards ceremony and Pride marches around the world, but we can still celebrate & support on bookstagram! We're hosting a joint fundraiser/giveaway throughout the month of June. With each $5 donation, you will be entered to win a $25 gift card to an LGBTQ independent bookstore.
Lambda is an important org to promote LGBTQ literature that has taken a financial hit due to COVID-19. However, representation in literature only goes so far. The original Pride was a riot against the police. In 2020, police still murder Black people, and those in the LGBTQ community and/or with disabilities are at higher risk. To honor the work being done by protestors on the street, #BookstaPride committee members and friends are matching donations to Lambda Literary with a donation to the LGBTQ Freedom Fund. You donate to Lambda Literary, we donate to support Black lives.
To enter:
Donate $5 to Lambda Literary at bit.ly/BookstaPride.
Screenshot your donation receipt, post it to IG and tag each week’s giveaway host.
Every donation of $5 gets you one entry towards the giveaway
The giveaway winner pool resets weekly, so if you don’t win one week, give $5 the following week to be reentered.
This giveaway is hosted independently by LGBTQ bookstagrammers and is not affiliated with Lambda Literary, Instagram, or the bookstore.
#BookstaPride giveaway hosts/bookstore schedule:
June 8 - 14: Win a gift card to Women and Children First in Chicago, IL by tagging @shelfmadewoman
June 15 - 21: Win a gift card to Loyalty Books in Silver Spring, MD and Washington, DC by tagging @lupita.reads
June 22 - 28: Win a gift card to A Room of One's Own in Madison, WI by tagging @caseythereader
June 29- July 5: Win a gift card to Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis, MN by tagging @claudianeureads
Please note that all the above stores have online stores with shipping, so you can win from any location!
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