In this episode Claire & Sophie reflect on their many years as school librarians. They focus on their favourite moments and sum up why being a school librarian is such a rewarding experience. A new podcast with Claire & Sophie can be found here https://redcircle.com/shows/lounging-with-books new episodes every Monday.

Podcast Time Stamps:

• Author Visits (3.30)
• Brian Conaghan (3.52)
• Simon James Green (4.21)
• Paula Rawsthorne (4.53)
• Bali Rai (5.17)
• Eve Ainsworth (5.36)
• Matt Dickenson (5.51)
• Student Librarians (6.05)
• Debate Club (8.10)
• Board Games Club (10.36)
• Reading Classics (12.44)
• Year 7 Gifted Book - Phil Earle (15.20)
• Booktrust (17.04)

Final Book Reviews:

• 'Only on the Weekends' by Dean Atta (19.22)
• 'The Gone Book' by Helena Close (21.14)

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A new podcast with Claire & Sophie can be found here https://redcircle.com/shows/lounging-with-books new episodes every Monday.

In this episode Claire and Sophie interview Sydney. Sydney is the newly appointed Diversity Ambassador at Toot Hill College and identifies as Asexual and Nonbinary. They tell us more about what it means to be Asexual and Nonbinary and their experience. Remember its PRIDE month so get out there and celebrate!

Questions:

• Talking about Asexuality and Nonbinary 
• Diversity Ambassador Plans (4.05)
• What does Pride mean to you? (7.57)
• Advice to allies and those coming out (9.52)
• What are you reading? - 'The Bell Jar' by Elizabeth Sylvia Plath (13.15)

Books with Asexual/Nonbinary Main Characters:

• 'Loveless' by Alice Oseman (14.47)
• 'Radio Silence' by Alice Oseman (15.06)
• 'Birthday' by Meredith Russo (15.15)
• 'Gender Queer' by Maia Kobabe (16.07)

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In this episode Claire and Sophie interview Miss Gibbs. Miss Gibbs helps run the Diversity Group at school and identifies as bisexual. She tells us more about what it means to be bisexual and her experience. Remember its PRIDE month so get out there and celebrate!

Questions:

• Talking about bisexuality
• Diversity Group (1.35)
• Your experience as a teen vs now (3.26)
• Bisexual Bad Press? (4.09)
• What does Pride mean to you? (5.51)
• Advice to allies and those coming out (7.34)
• What are you reading? - 'City of Girls' by Elizabeth Gilbert (9.05)

Books with Bisexual Main Characters:

• 'The Quiet At The End Of The Universe' by Lauren James (11.06)
• 'The M Word' by Brian Conaghan (11.29)
• 'Daisy On The Outer Line' by Ross Sayers (11.29)
• 'Radio Silence' by Alice Oseman (12.08)
• 'Red, White and Royal Blue' by Casey McQuiston (12.28)
• 'Gentleman's Guide To Vice And Virtue' by Mackenzi Lee (12.51)
• 'We Are Young' by Cat Clarke (13.06)

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