You're listening to All the Backlist, a weekly show of books that are not new.

I'm your host, Danica Ellis.

This is episode number 400.5, and today I'm going to tell you about a couple of my favorite

queer books by Black authors.

I hope that the first month of 2023 treated you well.

It's a bit of right off for me, honestly, so I'm looking at this year with a lot of suspicion.

It feels like we're about to for a nice, easy, gentle year, but given the general stay of

the world, I guess this one isn't it.

But of course, books are always a source of comfort.

Well, usually I read less during stressful times.

I have actually been listening to a ton of audiobooks lately, especially ones that I don't

have to think too hard about, and they offer a nice distraction.

So I'm glad that books and reading are complimentary to any life circumstance.

But enough about the garbage fire that was my January.

Let's talk about February, which is, of course, Black History Month.

We should be reading Black authors all year long, of course, but I definitely want to use

this opportunity to promote some of my favorites, just why I am talking about a couple of

Black authors writing queer books that I absolutely loved.

Before I get into that, I do want to mention that we are currently hiring a full stack

web developer, and you can check out more about that at riotnewmedia.com slash careers

and get your resumes in by February 28th.

Come work with us.

...