Welcome to The Librarian Is In, The New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.

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How gay is Sci-Fi anyway? Gwen and Frank welcome Casey Maher, leader of the LGBTQ Sci-Fi Book Crew meetup (held at Jefferson Market Library)! They discuss everything from technology and gaming to science fiction (of course) right on up to Hemingway.

Guest Star: Casey Maher

Casey's LGBTQ Sci-Fi Book Crew meetup!

Book & Non-Book Recommendations

Casey:  2312 / Kim Stanley Robinson

The Mars Trilogy / Kim Stanley Robinson

The Sun Also Rises / Ernest Hemingway

Ben Medansky, Sculptor

Perfumes that speak to the orgins of the Universe

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet / Becky Chambers 

Gwen: Ready Player One / Ernest Cline 

Frank:  August Elder, Ceramist - on exhibit at the Jefferson Market Library

Aliens, directed by James Cameron and starring  Sigourney Weaver

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