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Rainbow Book Rats: A Queer Romance Podcast

Rainbow Book Rats: A Queer Romance Podcast

By: BRats Queer Book Readers
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Welcome to Rainbow Book Rats! Get ready for four Queer and quirky besties to unleash our love of LGBTQIA+ romance books (with an emphasis on MM Romance). Join us as we hype, discuss and breakdown the indie queer romance stories of every genre we consume like the feral reading BRats (Book Rats) we are. We are your next MM romance podcast obsession - we will introduce you to MX romance and some FF romance and queer MF romance too!

In Rat Chat episodes expect fun adventures into books we read recently and what we loved about them, then get excited for upcoming book releases on our radars! In Digging Deeper episodes we burrow into the latest buddy read before one BRat dives into a favorite trope, series, author or topic. Expect lots of laughs along the way!

If you're a reader of queer romance or think you'd like to be, if your To Be Read list is as long as your arm and still needs more, then join us every Thursday from 5am EST!

https://www.rainbowbookrats.com/ for all the info you need.

Megan Fisk, Jeanna Dickerson, Kit Eley, Caity Patterson, Queer Book Readers 2026
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Episodes
  • Fated Mates and Dom Chickens
    Jul 2 2026

    What’s fun, queer, and bad at idioms? It’s the Rainbow Book Rats podcast! We hope you are ready for confusion, hilarity and a week of excellent MM romance because that’s what we are bringing today!

    It’s a Rat Chat week here on Rainbow Book Rats: a Queer Romance Podcast. Brought to you by four feral besties who have left their book nests to nerd out about their latest reading recommendations with you, and as always on a Rat Chat episode of our queer podcast, we'll be discussing how our week went, how great the lgbtq romance books we read this week were, and what's on our book radar of new and upcoming queer romance.

    JD wants to adopt an alien from Taste by EM Lindsey and Cora Rose, Kit is being Dominated by a chicken in Capture the Rain by Jules Gillem, Megan is ironing their best jeans while reading Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne, and Caity has discovered where the wildlings are in Unlawful Desires by Kelly Fox.

    Check out episode 13 for more discussion of Capture the Rain!

    Whether you’re looking to discover a new favourite indie author or reminisce about queer books you already love, get listening to the Rainbow Book Rats podcast today! You can find our episodes on all major platforms. So wherever you are, whatever the time, subscribe today!

    In the meantime:

    Find us on social media @rainbowbookrats

    Check out our website: https://www.rainbowbookrats.com

    Join our Patreon for unedited episodes, merch and more (free tier available!): https://www.patreon.com/cw/rainbowbookrats/

    Comment below, DM us or send any questions and comments to us at rainbow.book.rats@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

    CWs for things mentioned in this episode include: Murder, kidnapping, bullying, injury in a fire, parental death, zombie apocalypse, fatphobic ex, emotional abuse.

    Books Mentioned:

    Taste by EM Lindsey and Cora Rose

    Daddy’s Muse by E Baileu

    Capture the Rain by Jules Gillem

    Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne

    Unlawful Desires by Kelly Fox

    Found in the Falls by JE Birk

    Hollow by MN Bennet

    Hush, Little Baby by E Baileu

    Feral by Emmy LaRoux

    Mortis by Lily James

    Ravage by Risa Cruise and Marra Moore

    Prejudice and Pride by Nik Knight

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Wear the Hat, Shibari the Cowboy
    Jun 25 2026

    Wrap yourself up in your best blanket, grab your rat treats and get ready to burrow in! This Digging Deeper episode’s buddy read is brought to you by Their Boy by Cara Dee chosen by Megan.

    Left all alone in the world—and in a very big house—after the loss of his parents, Kit Damien has struggled to find his place in society and in the kink community he longs to be a more active part of.Daddy Doms Colt and Lucas have been a happy, committed couple for eight years. But two Tops need a bottom, and their quest for a Little to make their lives complete has led them to Kit’s empty doorstep.But just as with his physical wounds, Kit’s emotional scars won’t heal overnight. Colt and Lucas must challenge him at every turn to force him to open up and let them in, to let them use their own individual methods to make him whole again. Together, the three will embark on a journey to learn about true love, growing up, the importance of sprinkles, and the rules of The Game that can make them all winners.

    Of course, no Digging Deeper episode would be complete without one of the BRats bringing us a deep dive into a bookish topic of their choice, and today Caity is talking about Kelly Fox's Rebel Sky Ranch.

    Whether you’re looking to discover a new favourite indie author or reminisce about queer books you already love, get listening to the Rainbow Book Rats podcast today! You can find our episodes on all major platforms. So wherever you are, whatever the time, subscribe today!

    In the meantime:

    Find us on social media @rainbowbookrats

    Check out our website: https://www.rainbowbookrats.com

    Join our Patreon for unedited episodes, merch and more (free tier available!): https://www.patreon.com/cw/rainbowbookrats/

    Comment below, DM us or send any questions and comments to us at rainbow.book.rats@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Cute Aggression, Feral Obsession
    Jun 18 2026

    We’re one BRat down, but no less chaotic! Caity’s cuteness aggression is whispering in her ear to bite, shake, and chomp until the cows come home. Protect your spinal corn and get ready for a more free-form version of our usual Rat Chat! It’s a Feral Rat Chat week here on Rainbow Book Rats: a Queer Romance Podcast. Brought to you by four feral besties who have left their book nests to nerd out about their favourite reads with you, and on this special edition episode, we’ll be telling you about the books we’ve read, and discussing what we’re going to read next!

    Caity keeps her parts away from the superglue as she gushes about T!ts Out Slits Out by Emma Elizabeth, and JD hops in to help hype the deliciously filthy secret bathroom hookups in Charisma Check by Charlie Novak! Since Caity’s been on a roll with reading this week, she also tells us about Pinned by Love by Elaine J. Daniels. Sometimes, all you need to go from rivals-who-won’t-wrestle-together to wrestlers-who-use-the-ropes-for-some-X-rated-action, is a little forced friendship time.

    Also on Caity’s list of books read was a certain monster book that you know JD is beyond feral for, so it wouldn’t be a complete episode without Caity giving JD her thoughts on Suck by Cora Rose and E.M. Lindsey.

    Next, JD and Kit team up to tell us about a cinnamon roll plant dad who gets dragged into helping unleash the dragon in Dragon AU by A.M. Rose, and Kit keeps us guessing, but gives us some intriguing details about Entangled by Gale Ian Tate.

    Check out episode nine (Ohhhhh, That’s Tasty) for extra discussion of Suck, and episode one (Sad Boy Show Out) for more about Immersed, the prequel to Entangled.

    Whether you’re looking to discover a new favourite indie author or reminisce about queer books you already love, get listening to the Rainbow Book Rats podcast today! You can find our episodes on all major platforms. So wherever you are, whatever the time, subscribe today!

    In the meantime:

    Find us on social media @rainbowbookrats

    Check out our website: https://www.rainbowbookrats.com

    Join our Patreon for unedited episodes, merch and more (free tier available!): https://www.patreon.com/cw/rainbowbookrats/

    Comment below, DM us or send any questions and comments to us at rainbow.book.rats@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

    CWs for things mentioned in this episode include: vomit, underage drinking, murder, recreational drug use, alien violence, gore, and a toxic ex.

    Books Mentioned:

    T!ts Out Slits Out by Emma Elizabeth

    Charisma Check by Charlie Novak

    Proficiency Bonus by Charlie Novak

    Pinned by Love by Elaine J. Daniels

    Bromanstasy by Maire Roche

    Suck by Cora Rose & E.M. Lindsey

    An Unwitting Bargain by Grae Bryan

    Unlawful Desires by Kelly Fox

    Casual Felonies by Kelly Fox

    Dragon AU by A.M. Rose

    Taste by Cora Rose & E.M. Lindsey

    The Meet-Cute Collection by Lee Blair

    Robot AU by Amanda Meuwissen

    Dirty Hit by Avery Collins

    Immersed by Gale Ian Tate

    Entangled by Gale Ian Tate

    Always Watching by Lee McCormick & R.S. McKenzie

    A Thousand Cuts by A.M. Rose

    American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

    World War Z by Max Brooks

    Rebel Sky Ranch by Kelly Fox

    Monstrous by Lily Mayne

    The Rycke by Lily Mayne

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    1 hr and 5 mins
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