Welcome to Episode 2 of my podcast!

In this episode, I "read to glam" (the inverse of "reading to filth") with my friend Matt Root, owner and operator of @mattsbookaday on Instagram and Matt's Books and Music blog.

As we discuss Heated Rivalry the television show (by Jacob Tierney) and Game Changers the book series (by Rachel Reid), we meander through various topics pertaining to the book series's adaptation for screen and issues relating to gay literature and romance (mm/mf), book writing, book reading, and the value of reading.

Topics include: - Why women write romance: women willing the men they want into being. - The value of Scott and Kip's story as an optimistic representation of healthy gay male relationships - The value and importance of empathy and cross-identification in reading books and watching movies. - The windo ...