Happy Pride Month YES STILL! Thank you to Roxy, the memoirist and editor-in-chief at Diva Magazine, for prompting me to temporarily resuscitate the Queer Joy podcast to talk about her book WHAT A GIRL WANTS: a true story of sexuality and self-discovery. We chat about Roxy being personally targeted by Section 28, celebrate her 10-year anniversary with her partner, and dancing with massive fans (as in paper ones, not groupies).

Queer Joy shout-outs to:

• Pink Pony Club cabaret by https://www.instagram.com/sadgirlshows/
• Caitlin Moran's HOW TO BE A WOMAN
• Daisy Buchanan's PITY PARTY
• and my new name hehe :)

You can follow Roxy here

And me here: @billylindon

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This first ever LIVE episode was a fundraiser supporting the gorgeous queer intersectional Common Press bookshop in East London !!

I interviewed Gabi, one of the brilliant booksellers and event organisers who works there, in a brilliantly funny, tender, and unpredictable conversation. Tune in for the meet-cutes and morning afters Gabi has witnessed in the bookshop, disgusting horror book recommendations, and why, specifically, Gabi is 'such a dumb b*tch'. We also had some really delightful queer joys shared by the audience, including a gay civil partnership and a new lesbian announcement !!

We raised £280 from the live recording :D Thank you all so much !

If you'd like to find out more or donate, please click here!

All previous episodes of Queer Joy were recorded at the Common Press.

You can follow the Common Press on instagram here. You can send in your queer joys for future episodes to me on Instagram at @lilyflindon. :)

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Okay no, we don’t arm wrestle because that would be terrible audio content, but we do fight each other verbally really far more than you'd expect. Direct quote from my esteemed guest: 'Lily, why don't you just like lift a fucking weight?'

You recognise Lex from their literally millions of bestselling and award-winning historicalish romcom novels (which are all absolutely excellent, buy them), as well as from their attendance at literally millions of MUNA concerts. In this conversation, Lex gives you some ASMR from their main character energy coffee while discussing the joys of fandom addiction, ‘making’ Robin Hood gay, and being quietly queer in your own home.

Had an awful lot of QJ recording this, I hope get it listening too. See you all at the gym!

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You must buy all Lex's books here:

• Not for the Faint of Heart (pre-order)
• Reputation
• Infamous
• Gwen and Art Are Not In Love

Lex's Shout-Outs include:

• The Locked Tomb Series
• Casey McQuiston – e.g. Red White and Royal Blue and I would recommend I Kissed Shara Wheeler
• Rainbow Rowell Carry On
• Our Flag Means Death (series one)
• MUNA (again)

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