TG Geeks Webcast Episode 224
The Two Gay Geeks had the pleasure to chat with MJ Lyons, author of Murder at the Worlds Fair. Murder at the Worlds Fair is his debut novel and we chat about how he got into writing and also about his “day” job managing the Glad Day Bookshop in Toronto. We also take a few side quests into opera, Golden Girls, and other stuff. This was such a fun interview.
About MJ Lyons
MJ LYONS is a writer, game maker and bookstore professional. He manages the bookstore side of Glad Day Bookshop, the world’s oldest surviving LGBTQ bookstore and lives in Toronto, Canada with his goblin of a cat. Murder at the World’s Fair is his debut novel.
About Murder at the Worlds Fair
The year is 1893 and airships cloud the skies over the bustling metropolis of Toronto, the Dominion of Canada’s crown jewel. The city is set to host the “New World Exhibition” thanks in no small part to the work of two fantastical inventors. On the day of the grand opening, young Norwood Quigley, scion of a world-famous airship magnate, stumbles onto the scene of a murder; the victim: a Prussian Ambassador; the perpetrator: a Chinese assassin, or so the powers-that-be say. Concerned by the would-be assassin’s claim of innocence and his assumed guilt by higher powers, Norwood is thrown into a grand intrigue that hinges on Toronto’s world fair.
MURDER AT THE WORLD’S FAIR soars into Canada’s summer reads just in time for the Pride season. Chock-full of LGBTQ characters and diverse themes this inventive debut examines Canada’s historical relationship to colonization and imperialism, all through the lens of a page-turning, steam-powered, clockwork contraption.
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From Renaissance, publisher: Murder at the World’s Fair | Renaissance
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Show Notes / Links:
- TG Geeks Episode 221
- TG Geeks Episode 223
- Duet Launches a Free Support Group for LGBTQ+ Family Caregivers Beginning June 6
- John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum: Ballet of Death and Beauty
- Dr. Zombie – Monster Family Physician #50
- Five Questions With… Kyle Card
- Ben’s “Gay” Breakdown | The Falls: Covenant of Grace
- Fright Rags Official Apparel for Hammer Films, The Omen, and Happy Death Day
- Action-Packed Debut YA Steampunk Murder Mystery Reimagines 1893 Toronto | by MJ Lyons
- Ma: Zero Scares | Andrea’s Angle
- Geek Girl #5 Kickstarter Launches | Interview with Sam Johnson, Creator
- Five Questions With… Brian Kirst
- TGGEEKS.com Presents An Exclusive First Look At The Acclaimed Queer Short Film MORNING AFTER
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