Gay Panic! Book Club - Monthly Podcast

Two best friends. One book club. Zero heterosexuality. 🏳️‍🌈📚

Childhood best friends Ben and Joseph have known each other since they were five years old. They grew up, stayed inseparable, and — as it turns out — both came out gay. Coincidence? They're not asking questions. 👀

Welcome to Gay Panic! Book Club — the book club podcast where queer literature gets the chaotic, heartfelt, completely unhinged treatment it deserves. For their very first episode, they're diving into the book that has been making queer readers sob into their pillows for over a decade.

This month's Book - The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala — queer YA, cosmic horror, creepy fantasy beach read vibes. New episode drops July 7th at 9am on YouTube and Spotify. 🌊👻 📖

Get your copy of The Dead of Summer: 👉 [https://bookshop.org/lists/gay-panic-...](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjdRc1F5Zlg1U1RhelVGcm1PRDdnalkyNGlvd3xBQ3Jtc0tsRFdrbmxyNGhsWGdYczRERnlkeWFra2YzMlU1VXdLOVcyc29rODg1UVRaTHpCNEQxZ3BYVU5jZ3NzYnNNNldJT2lLNXhVRm1Ca19yb1JQWE9JcUNJbW5LQlpxYmxBSHJGeXJjM0lmbDRNN0h1TXJvaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbookshop.org%2Flists%2Fgay-panic-book-club&v=iAt0nIRXB4g)

🏳️‍🌈 A portion of all affiliate proceeds in May & June 2026 goes directly to Fabulosa Books — an independent queer bookstore in San Francisco's Castro district, supporting a nonprofit that ships queer books to underserved communities across the US. A new independent bookstore is selected every month. 🌈🏪🖤

Watch the podcast prequel here https://youtu.be/iINH1Lc0FuY?si=nC8NglFyYTWEv9ZV

1st Tuesday of the month
👉 LIVE PREMIERE 9:00am PDT

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Join Joseph and Ben LIVE at 9am PDT on the 1st Tuesday of each month and chat as the episode streams.
WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT!

Joseph Price lives in Mountain View, CA with his partner. His short stories have been featured on Substack’s Top in Fiction. He’s currently working on an expanded short story collection as well as his first full length novel.

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