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By Fausto Fernós on March 6, 2007

The finalists for the 19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards are out (in both senses of the word) and three of our very own guests have gotten nominated for the prestigious award! You GO girl.

Enjoy the the podcast interviews with them, and then buy go the book on Amazon. I HIGHLY recommend these three books to you and suggest you waste no time getting them. They best represent the sass, humor and spirit that the Feast of Fools is all about.

Congratulations to Hilary Carlip, Tim Miller and Kate Bornstein for your nominations. Hope you win!

Nominee for HUMOR & LESBIAN MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
• Queen of the Oddballs by Hilary Carlip (HarperCollins)
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Nominee for LGBT NONFICTION
• Hello, Cruel World by Kate Bornstein (Seven Stories)
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Nominee for DRAMA/THEATER
• 1001 Beds by Tim Miller (University of Wisconsin)
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The winners will be announced on Thursday, May 31, at the Lambda Literary Awards Ceremony in New York City.

  • FOF #284 - Swim or Swallow - 04.07.06

    By Marc Felion on April 7, 2006

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    Fish tits, the memorable NYC drag queen Aquadesia, also known as best-selling author Josh Killmer-Purcell joins us in the house today for an irreverent debate with PETA activist Mike Brazell about vegetarianism, using animals in entertainment, pro-life and animal-rights. Josh’s controversial costume has recently come into a lot of controversy because it incorporated two clear […]

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  • FOF #249 - The Porn Star Mystique - 02.17.06

    By Marc Felion on February 17, 2006

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    The reason a lot of gay men become porn stars says our good friend Owen Keehnan is because of the notoriety of being labeled as such. It’s certainly not because of the money or the sex, of which being a working porn actor provides very little.
    On today’s show we talk to “Starz” writer Owen Keenhan, […]

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  • FOF #225 - Thank Goddess I’m a Gay Country Boy - 01.16.06

    By Marc Felion on January 16, 2006

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    As a gay young man living in the Appalachian mountains Jeff Mann was befriended and inspired by a group of lesbians to come out of the closet in a part of the world where there were few queer people to relate to.
    On today’s FOF we’re talking about M&Ms, that’s mountains and men, not candy nor […]

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