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LANDSCAPE WITH INVISIBLE HAND PODCAST.

Do you think Hollywood out of original ideas? Are you tired of sequels & Super Hero movies? Well stop wondering & listen to this out of the box movie based on the YA novel of the same name podcast. You want original movies, then give this a shot.

Who knew selling the concept of love to aliens could be so complicated? Join us as we navigate an alien-infested world through the eyes of two high-schoolers, Chloe and Adam, who are just trying to help their families while maintaining their friendship. Experience the trailer of the unique movie "Landscape with Invisible Hand", and decide for yourself if it's worth a watch.

Got a knack for art and cinema? Hear from the visual artist William Downs, who created the art for the movie, and learn about director Cory Finley's process of finding the perfect actor for the role of Adam. Plus, an enlightening discussion with the star-studded cast - Tiffany Haddish, (Girls Trip, Like A boss) Asante Blackk, (When They See Us, This is Us) Kylie Rogers, (Yellowstone, Beau Is Afraid) and author of the YA Novel of the same name M.T. Anderson, as they delve into the movie’s world, its themes, and the intricacies of performing a relationship under alien scrutiny. 

Tiffany Haddish gives us a rundown on her character, Beth, and shares her hopes on how the movie will spark conversations and reflect the current times. Finally, we express our gratitude to our community, give a shout-out to our listeners. Prepare for a journey interwoven with rich conversations, poignant reflections, and inspiring insights!

PARTY PLEASER: 

Melanie and Melvin continue their summarization of The Hunger Games franchise following their previous party pleaser on The Hunger Games! This time, Katniss and the Hunger-Games-Gang is pulled into another Hunger Games! Who could have expected that? Melanie and Melvin are ready to pick-apart the political intrigue of Panam and question whether Katniss and Peta will ever stand a chance against President Snow! 

Topics: 

• (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 23-minutes discussing different ways to engage movies (phone, tv, theater) and hilarious-or-terrible movie theater experiences. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire succeeds in being a sequel that increases the scope of the world, characters, and everything in between. 
• Despite some of the improvements, parts of Catching Fire essentially re-do the material of The Hunger Games which got a little tiresome for Melvin who wanted to see some new experiences in the Hunger Games universe. 
• During the transition between outside life and the beginning of the Hunger Games the aspect ratio becomes much fuller. This likely helped engross audience members into the passive disorientation of going from clinical science-fiction décor to the outside survivalist environment.
• It's a Young-Adult trope to have the protagonist vie between two romantic partners, but in the world of the Hunger Games it always feels like it's a matter of whether or not Katniss will end up with Peta, not whether Katniss will end up with Peta or Gale.

Recommendations:

• John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) (Movie)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) (Movie)

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Happy Pride Month Everyone!!! We hope you all are having an incredible pride and are celebrating it with people who love and support you <3

In this episode, we talked about The Gravity of Us  by Phil Stamper. A lovely choice for pride month. The Gravity of Us  follows the story of a boy named Cal who runs a flashfame account in New York but his life changes when he and his family have to move to Houston, Texas because his dad got accepted to be apart of the new space mission with NASA. The story is filled with wholesome teen romance, drama, and fame. 

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Melanie and Melvin go through the entirety of The Hunger Games, starting from its opening text all the way to its closing credits! Relive the experience of your first Hunger Games and listen to our various commentary on the films interesting metaphors and frustrating editing!

Topics: 

• (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 23-minutes discussing the YA genre of film, attempting to define it, describing different franchises, and what we like and don't like about it (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 
• Melvin's never seen a Hunger Game. Melanie learns him a lesson. 
• Melvin on the film's editing, "It was never, uhh, not a problem."
• The Hunger Games has a good, consistent sense of tone.
• Despite what some may think, The Hunger Games is technically a mid-to-low budget film costing an estimated 78-million to produce. This may account for the dated CGI work which, even for the early 2010s, does not hold up. 
• The way the Hunger Games are used to cultivate a performative social experience was fairly engaging. Often times it is unclear whether a conversation or event takes place out of a genuine heart or a performative requirement for survival.
• Before the actual Hunger Games begin, Melvin and Melanie discuss the first half of The Hunger Games, what they enjoy about the setup, and why it helps prepare the audience for the Games themselves.
• Once the games begin, the two agree: there may have been significant benefits to the film being Rated R.
• For Melvin, some emotional sequences weren't effective due to the poor editing.
• The combination of hope and hopelessness throughout The Hunger Games is really evocative and engaging, and this is present even to the end of the game.

Recommendations: 

• Naruto (2002) (Anime)
• Boomerang Fu (Nintendo Switch) (Video Game)

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Reclaiming our coming out stories.

Welcome to our LGBT podcast! In this episode, we meet Jacob Aloi (he/him) and I talk with him about Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. This YA novel follows 16-year old Simon Spier as he navigates coming out as well as meeting his first love. The book really tackles coming out stories and owning them. It was also adapted into the rom-com Love, Simon which was the first LGBT rom-com by a major film studio. 

Plus, Becky (she/her) joins us to discuss writing Simon and the challenges she had writing the novel as she navigated her own coming out journey.

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Email us at thisqueerbook@gmail.com to be entered into our contest to give 2 free tickets to the Guthrie Theater's production of Born With Teeth. The tickets are for March 10th. Email us by March 8th and we'll announce the winners on March 9th! Buy tickets at guthrietheater.org

Buy The Books We Discussed On This Episode!
Visit thisqueerbook.com/bookshop to purchase Becky's novels Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda and Imogen, Obviously.

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Credits
Host/Founder: J.P. Der Boghossian
Executive Producer: Jim Pounds
Associate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean Smith
Patreon Subscribers: Awen Briem, Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.

E-Lending Library
Quatrefoil Library has created a curated lending library made up of the books featured on our podcast! If you can’t buy these books, then borrow them! Link: https://libbyapp.com/library/quatrefoil/curated-1404336/page-1

The first time I saw a potential future for someone like me. 

Welcome to our LGBT podcast! In this episode we’re talking with Henry Holden (he/they) about Peter Darling by S.A Chant. This novel is a sequel and really a re-telling of Peter Pan, in which Peter is trans, an adult now, and starts a relationship with Captain James Hook! For Henry, he told us, that reading Peter Darling was,  "the first moment that I saw a potential future for someone like me. And I think it was the first time I was allowed to let myself say, 'Yes, you're trans.'" 

Plus, S.A. joins us for the conversation and we get into where the idea for this novel came from, as well as queering fairy tales and how Peter Pan can represent a possibility space for queerness and transness. 

Buy Peter Darling at our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/thisqueerbook

Connect with Henry on Instagram: @the_names_henry

Connect with S.A. at austinchant.com and on Twitter: @essaychant.

Telling stories that are unabashed and unapologetic.

Welcome to our LGBT podcast! In this episode, I talk with Michael Barakiva and April Daniels!

Writer and Director Michael Barakiva (he/him) shares the LGBT book that saved his life: Dreadnought by April Daniels. Dreadnought is a groundbreaking YA novel about a trans teen superhero. Michael tells us, “The honesty of her anger and the challenges that she faces helped me come to terms in really profound ways about my own coming out process.” 

Then, Michael and April Daniels (she/her) talk about the politics of comics, writing queer superheroes, and what writing and publishing has meant to April as a trans author. She shares, “Writing was an escape for me. It was a way for me to take control of my life in a world that frequently strips me of control.”

Join us August 24 for Toasting Historic LGBTQ Twin Cities Nightlife at Lush Lounge and Theater. More details on our website at https://thisqueerbook.com/toasting-queer-nightlife/ or on Facebook https://fb.me/e/51jKKC697

Episode transcript available at thisqueerbook.com/podcast/dreadnaught

Learn more about Michael and his writing at michaelbarakiva.com

Stay tuned to April’s writing and when the next novel in her trilogy will arrive at aprildaniels.com

Buy the books we discuss on this episode!
Visit thisqueerbook.com/bookshop to purchase Dreadnought and One Man Guy.

Become an Associate Producer!
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Credits
Host/Founder: J.P. Der Boghossian
Executive Producer: Jim Pounds
Associate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean Smith
Patreon Subscribers: Awen Briem, Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.

E-Lending Library
Quatrefoil Library has created a curated lending library made up of the books featured on our podcast! If you can’t buy these books, then borrow them! Link: https://libbyapp.com/library/quatrefoil/curated-1404336/page-1

Have you ever been bullied?  Have you ever been picked on, for no reason?  Has anyone ever hit you in the face with a sock filled with batteries?  If you answer YES to any of these questions, then this episode is for YOU!  Who knew that Curtis Jackson--FITTY CENT--is not only a successful rapper but a life coach of sorts?  In this special end-of-the-season episode Martha and Christian get to know his conflicted teen creation Butterball, the main character of Curtis Jackson's Playground, a sweet tale of fiction about growing up, being bullied, and being that bully yourself.  If nothing else, this episode will help you steal those sweet Nikes you've always wanted. 

For our last episode of the season, young adult author Cameron Kelly Rosenblum talks about "The Stepping Off Place," her heartbreaking novel about friendship, mental health, suicide, love and growing up.

This episode does discuss suicide at length. If you or someone you know is struggling with depression or thoughts of suicide, please seek help.

Chat with someone at the Suicide Prevention Lifeline or call 1-800-273-8255. You can also text a crisis counselor at 741741.

If you live in Canada, call the Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 to speak to a trained, volunteer Crisis Responder immediately.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Center for Grieving Children (Maine)
• The Yellow Tulip Project
• Cameron Kelly Rosenblum's website
• Cameron's Instagram

Always more info at www.lesley.edu/why-we-write.

EPISODE 18 – ELLA ENCHANTED

Good news, everyone—Ashley has officially joined the podcast as a full-time Amber Seal! Bad news, everyone—Brian made us watch the disastrous 2004 adaptation of the classic novel Ella Enchanted! This week, Brandon reads fantasy personal ads; Brian unveils his Moira Rose impression; Chris has a bad time at Bonnaroo; and Ashley breaks the rules of the Movie Game.

BTW: Huck Finn wasn’t even a dog in the book!

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Aidan McArdle, Joanna Lumley, Lucy Punch, Jennifer Higham, Minnie Driver, Eric Idle, Steve Coogan, Jimi Mistry, and Vivica A. Fox

Directed by Tommy O’Haver

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In this episode we talk to queer author Tina Kakadelis about her dog, the Gilmore Girls, Bruce Springsteen, One Direction, and Dolly Parton.  Oh, and her YA queer novel series, The Carly Allen Trilogy.  Specifically we talk about the first book in the series, Burn Before Reading.  It is a YA novel about heart break, young queer love, deciding which college to attend, and trying to survive until graduation.  Tina is an incredible young author and we most definitely recommend this YA queer trilogy to all humans ages 9-99!