This week we’re hitting the books with Charlie Hunts, the owner of Charlie’s Queer Books. We’re catching up with this local bookselling bestie smack dab in the middle of banned books week. So, we’ll find out what readers at the store are vibing with and what the stakes are for booksellers during Banned Books Week. Plus, we’ve got banned book themed recommendations galore for you to get through it all.

Book’s that Charlie and readers at Charlie’s Queer Books are loving:

•  Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
• Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
•  Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
• Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
•  Cubs and Campfires by Dylan Drakes 

And… if you need some help filling that book shaped void, here’s Charlie and Katie’s Recommended If You Liked (RIYL) : getting through Band Books week at Charlie's queer books.

• Matilda (1996) 
• The books of George M. Johnson
•  Beloved by Tony Morrison
•  The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• Visit and support your local bookstores and libraries

Event recommendations from this week’s episode:

The Bainbridge Book Festival on October 10th and 11th, Local authors making an appearance include David Gutterson, Moira Macdonald, Sonora Jha, Ijeoma Oluo, Daniel Tam-Claiborne, and  Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum. Get more information at bainbridgebookfestival.org 

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