Valencia with Leslie Vincent and Michelle Tea

This Queer Book Saved My Life

I had no queer friends. I kept going to the same bookstore hoping a girl would hit on me.
Welcome to our new season! Today we meet Leslie Vincent and Michelle Tea!
We’re talking about the book that saved Leslie's life: Valencia by Michelle Tea.
As a music maker, Leslie Vincent performs jazz and the great American Songbook. She released her new album About Last Night earlier this year.
Michelle Tea is a writer, Guggenheim Fellow, founder of Drag Queen Story Hour, and host of the podcast Your Magic with Michelle Tea.
Valencia is the fast-paced account of one girl's search for love and high times in the drama-filled dyke world of San Francisco's Mission District.
Connect with Leslie and Michelle
instagram: @leslie_della_vincent
website: lesliedellavincent.com
facebook: facebook.com/LeslieVincentMusic
website: www.michelle-tea.com
instagram: @michelleteaz
twitter: @TeaMichelle
Buy Valencia
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Or, buy Valencia directly: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781580052382
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Credits
Host/Founder: J.P. Der Boghossian
Executive Producer: Jim Pounds
Associate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Jonathan Fried, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean Smith
Patreon Subscribers: Stephen D., Stephen Flamm, Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.
Permission to use "Laura" and "Stars Fell Over Alabama" provided be Leslie Vincent.
Permission to use the film trailer to Valencia provided by Michelle Tea.
Permission to use Your Magic with Michelle Tea provided by Michelle Tea.
Music credits: visit thiqueerbook.com/music
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