{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Lit Chat with LGBTQ+ Historical Romance Author Cat Sebastian","description":"Cat Sebastian&amp;nbsp;writes queer historical romance. Her books have received starred reviews from&amp;nbsp;Kirkus,&amp;nbsp;Publishers Weekly,&amp;nbsp;Library Journal, and&amp;nbsp;Booklist, and she\u2019s been featured in the&amp;nbsp;Washington Post,&amp;nbsp;Entertainment Weekly, and&amp;nbsp;Jezebel. She was born in New Jersey and lived in New York and Arizona before settling down in a swampy part of the South. When she isn\u2019t writing, she\u2019s probably reading, having one-sided conversations with her dog, or doing the crossword puzzle. Interviewer&amp;nbsp;Lori Sterling is a Licensed&amp;nbsp;Mental Health Counselor who focuses on helping LGBT+ individuals both at her private practice, Tea Time Therapy, and with her career as a medical care coordinator at JASMYN, a nationally recognized LGBT+ youth center located in Jacksonville Florida. When not advocating for or working with&amp;nbsp;the community, you can most likely find her painting, playing Animal Crossing, or on the mat with her Brazilian&amp;nbsp;Jiu Jitsu class.&amp;nbsp; READ Check out more of&amp;nbsp;Cat's work from the library! -  https:\/\/jkpl.ent.sirsi.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/results?qu=AUTHOR%3D%22cat+sebastian%22&amp;amp;te=&amp;nbsp; CAT RECOMMENDS &quot;Here are some non-fiction books and memoirs I've recently read for research purposes, and which I've loved.&quot;  The Summer Game&amp;nbsp;by Roger Angell Up in the Old Hotel&amp;nbsp;by Joseph Mitchell Can't Anybody Here Play This Game&amp;nbsp;by Jimmy Breslin A Drinking Life by Pete Hamill -  https:\/\/jkpl.ent.sirsi.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/results?qu=drinking+life+hamill&amp;amp;te=&amp;nbsp; City Boy by Edmund White -  https:\/\/jkpl.ent.sirsi.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/results?qu=TITLE%3D%22city+boy%22&amp;amp;qu=AUTHOR%3Dwhite&amp;amp;te=&amp;nbsp;  --- Never miss an event! Sign up for email newsletters at&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/bit.ly\/JaxLibraryUpdates&amp;nbsp; Jacksonville Public LibraryWebsite:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/jaxpubliclibrary.org\/  Twitter:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaxlibrary  Facebook:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JaxLibrary\/  Instagram:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jaxlibrary\/  YouTube:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/jaxpubliclibraryfl  Contact Us:&amp;nbsp;jplpromotions@coj.net&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Completely Booked - Official Podcast of the Jacksonville Public Library","author_url":"http:\/\/completelybooked.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/29329198\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/181917\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/165818738"}