Lesbian Book Club

Send us Fan Mail Lauren and Haylie debate the use of male lesbianism in this episode, Alice rejects lesbianism, and, of course, we gush over Holland Taylor.  Please download and leave us a five star review, or text us with the link above and we will read them at the end of each episode. It really helps us out! We love hearing from you so please feel free to send us a DM on Instagram or TikTok - or...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode on the Bloodwood Society may be an all-time favorite. We have declared this the next Hunger Games-esque type book. It was absolutely thrilling! If you want to hear Lauren make 100 disney references, or hear Haylie discuss how she knows about ornithology, this is the episode for you 😜 Come along with us as we talk about this dystopian, futuristic, and sci-...

Send us Fan Mail Hi everyone! Lauren, here! We don't have a new episode this week. But next week we'll be covering the Bloodwood Society, and we cannot wait to discuss it all with you! Hope you have a great week!

Send us Fan Mail In our return with Episode 4 of The L Word, Haylie recaps how tortured she was by the bad choices of... half the ensemble. And why she cried over a snail. Lauren gets sucked up in the romance of it all: Dana and Lara, Bette and art, AND a crush for Lauren other than Bette enters the chat! Please download, leave us a five star review or text us with the link above and we will read...

Send us Fan Mail Hi Everyone! We have a slightly different episode for you this week! Haylie is on vacation but also got a little sick so this is a bit of a mini episode where we read a few of our favorite sapphic poems and give our thoughts! Please let us know what you think! Poems: Poem #1: For the Goddess Too Well Known Poem #2: A Poem for Haruko Poem #3: Twenty-One Love Poems [Poem III] Poem #...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of our episodes on Last Night at the Telegraph Club, written by Malinda Lo. Lily and Kath get to delight in their newfound love and Lauren and Haylie delight right along with them. This book was a stunning look at the themes of queerness, intersectionality of identities, and what expectations put on us by others can really feel like. Please leave us a 5 star review and we w...

Send us Fan Mail This book floored both of us, so listen in to hear us dig in to the layers of historical context behind Last Night at the Telegraph Club, set during the Red and Lavender Scares in the United States. Lily and Kath have our hearts, but we unexpectedly find a lot of tenderness for some other characters as well. If you're looking for a game - count how many times Haylie says &quo...

Send us Fan Mail Back at it with another L Word episode recap and rewatch!  Lauren is still gushing over Bette and Haylie is explaining whether her first car was a Subaru or a red pickup truck. Oh, and Bette and Tina may be having a baby, and Alice needs to grow a bit more of a backbone! We also got our first fan mail by using the link above and we will be reading those at the end of the podcast!...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we have special guest Rylie Bute joining us from BookTok to talk about Mutual Benefits by HP Munro. Come along for our discussions on fake dating tropes, meddling moms, and super straight homoerotic experiences. Some of us also express some pretty strong opinions on hiking to your own proposal - find out who.  Please leave us a 5 star review and we will read reviews at...

Send us Fan Mail After a slight technical snafu on Lauren's part, this week we have part 2 of Jen Lyon's 3rd book, whistleblower! Come along as we discuss all things #greyland and find out about Haylie's random green bean obsession. Please leave us a 5 star review and we will read the new reviews at the end of each episode! We love hearing from you all so please feel free to send us...

Send us Fan Mail The wait is finally over! This week we are covering Whistleblower, the last book in the epic Jen Lyon trilogy! It was so good, we had to break it up into two episodes...or maybe it was because Lauren isn't great with tech...the world will never know! Please leave us a 5 star review and we will read the new reviews at the end of each episode! We love hearing from you all so pl...

Send us Fan Mail We are back with the second part of the pilot of the L Word where we talk all about the chart, Bette, Tina, and Alan Marcus, and the continued love triangle between Jenny, Marina, and Tim. Poor Haylie was absolutely shook watching this episode and we can't wait for you to hear all about it Please leave us a 5 star review or text us with at the link above and we will read the...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the pod, Lauren and Haylie are joined by the incredible, Julia Hannafin, author of Cascade which is their debut novel. As you will see, Julia is absolutely brilliant and there are tears, and laughs, and incredible discussions about grief, gender, and of course, sharks and orcas — and a whole lot of delight! CORRECTION: Julia wrote the second episode of season three of...

Send us Fan Mail Believe it or not, there are still lesbians that have never seen one episode of the L word, and Haylie is one of those lesbians. Lauren, on the other hand, has seen every episode multiple times. So here continues our sapphic education for Haylie while Lauren tries desperately not to spoil any of the show for her! Please watch along with us and come chat with us about it! Season 1,...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the pod, we are covering Julia Hannafin's debut novel, Cascade. Julia weaves the most poetic sentences and paragraphs into a masterpiece covering all aspects of grief, gender, and the human experience. Haylie and Lauren sigh and laugh and dissect this beautiful novel about a young woman who goes to the Farallon Islands on a scientific expedition to track white sh...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the pod, Laure and Haylie discuss the 2017 romance movie, Disobedience, starring Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz. This episode is a little bit spicy so be careful listening around others 😜 Please leave us a 5 star review and we will read the new reviews at the end of each episode! We love hearing from you all so please feel free to send us a DM via instagram or Tikto...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Haylie and Lauren are joined by the sapphic author extraordinaire, Jen Lyon, author of The Senator's Wife trilogy! If you've been following along, you know Lauren and Haylie are huge fans and so to get to sit down with Jen was a dream. They asked all the questions they and you have been dying to know as well as discuss all things NWSL and USWNT!...

Send us Fan Mail Join your hosts, Lauren and Haylie, as they discuss the second book in Jen Lyon's "The Senator's Wife" Trilogy, "Caught Sleeping". In this episode, the epic and drama-filled love story of Alex and Catherine continues. There are so many peaks and valleys and emotion filled moments that kept us on the edges of our seats, and had us texting each other li...

Send us Fan Mail This week we have something new up our billowing French sleeves! Lesbian Book Club Pod is talking about a movie! *Gasps in French* Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a beautiful sapphic, French film and Haylie Sunshine is back on the pod to discuss it. Follow us on Instagram: @LesbianBookClubPod Follow us on Tiktok: @LesbianBookClubPod Email us: lesbianbookclubpod@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Join your host, Lauren Hogue, and her lovely cohost, Tanaya Deshmukh, as they explore the world  Mathangi Subramanian created in  "A People's History of Heaven". In this episode, we walk through, character by character, this beautifully written book about five best friends overcoming the odds and finding joy amidst life’s challenges in a slum of Bangalore. The resil...

Send us Fan Mail Lauren and Haylie continue their walk through The Senator's Wife. In this episode, we find out more about Catharine's traumatic backstory and how that's impacted the next 20 years of her life. Alex is in turmoil and and battling her own self in the struggle to come to terms with her sexuality. Ultimately, both women lean on one another and their lives are forever ch...

Send us Fan Mail Join your host, Lauren Hogue, and her adorable cohost, Haylie Sunshine, as they dive into Jen Lyon's slow burn sapphic romance, "The Senator's Wife." In this episode, we meet two women from entirely different worlds; a soccer star, and the wife of a Republican Senator. Discussions include the NWSL, Haylie's obsession with rodents, and our feelings about co...

Send us Fan Mail Join your host, Lauren Hogue, and her brilliant cohost, Roxy Rivas, as they dive into the second half of Taylor Jenkins Reid's masterpiece, "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo." In this episode, we explore more of Evelyn Hugo's romances and marriages including Rex North, Harry Cameron, Max Girard, and Robert Jamison. We talk all about Celia St. James, Evelyn Hug...

Send us Fan Mail Join your host, Lauren Hogue, and the brilliant guest cohost, Roxy Rivas, as they kick off the Lesbian Book Club journey with a deep dive into Taylor Jenkins Reid's masterpiece, "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo." In this episode, we explore the first three marriages of Evelyn Hugo, a Hollywood icon with a heart as complex as her illustrious career.  Get ready for...