This month Ryan (she/her), Hillary (she/her), and Jo (they/them) are recommending the latest and greatest in LGBTQIA+ reads!

Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the audiobook on Libro.fm. Thank you for shopping local!

Books Mentioned During This Episode

**RECENT READS

Hillary,** https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/hillary

• The Storm is Upon Us by Mike Rothchild (audiobook)
• Last Best Hope by George Packer (audiobook)
  • The Unwinding (audiobook)

LGBTQIA+ Recommendations * Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough (audiobook) * Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer (audiobook) * Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi (audiobook)

Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark

• Survive the Night by Riley Sager (audiobook)
  • Final Girls (audiobook)
  • Home Before Dark (audiobook)
• Beach Read by Emily Henry (audiobook)
  • People We Meet on Vacation (audiobook)
  • The Love that Split the World (out of print)
• The Betrayals by Bridget Collins (audiobook)
  • The Binding (audiobook)

LGBTQIA+ Recommendations * One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (audiobook) * Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (audiobook) * Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (audiobook) + Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (October 12, 2021)(audiobook) * Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey (audiobook) * Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (audiobook) * The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (audiobook) * Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (audiobook) * Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (audiobook) * The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (audiobook) * The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (audiobook) * Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson (audiobook)

Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo

• The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian (audiobook)
• Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (audiobook)
• The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson (audiobook)
  • Truly Devious (audiobook)

LGBTQIA+ Recommendations (Check this link often, Jo will keep updating it!)

• Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor (audiobook)
  • Real Life (audiobook)
• She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (July 20, 2021) (audiobook)
• A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (November 2, 2021) (audiobook)
  • (Indie Bookstore Day Virtual Cocktail Hour Recording)
• How Much of these Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang (audiobook)
• The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr. (audiobook)

OTHER LINKSCelebrate Pride with Libro.fm! Shop The Laydown

Gibson's Bookstore Website * Purchase Gift Certificates! * Browse our Website by Category! * Donate to the Bookstore! * Check out our Events Calendar!

Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook

Twitter

TikTok

Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) * Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1!

Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com