<p>Host <strong>Jason Blitman</strong> is joined by debut author <strong>Portia Elan</strong> to talk about her book, <em>Homebound</em>, named May 2026's Good Morning America Book Club selection. </p><br><p>Highlights from this spoiler-free conversation:</p><p>💾 evolution of technology</p><p>🏳️‍🌈 history of the queer community</p><p>👍 how people experience different truths&nbsp;</p><br><p>Portia Elan<strong>&nbsp;</strong>studied history at Stanford University and earned an MFA from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, before returning to California, where she has worked as a teacher and public librarian. A former Lambda Literary Fellow, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her wife and an abundance of cats.&nbsp;<em>Homebound&nbsp;</em>is her first novel.&nbsp;</p><p>Sign up for the Gays Reading Book Club&nbsp;<a href="https://allstora.com/pages/gays-reading-book-club?utm_source=host_jasonblitman&amp;utm_medium=host&amp;utm_campaign=gays_reading&amp;utm_content=podcast_ig_bio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://gaysreading.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>SUBSTACK!</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="http://gaysreading.printful.me/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>MERCH!</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/@gaysreading" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>WATCH!</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>CONTACT! </strong><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>