Sep 5, 2026 · 50 min · 8 segments
In this extended episode we talk about the emerging Gay Sports Romance genre and nerd out on behind-the-scenes library stuff with New York Public Library Senior Librarian and Cataloger Julia Lubey!…
Julia LubyGuest
Brian KellerHostand Novak Djokovic lost in the first round in five sets and almost collapsed on the court.
We are also going to discuss the gay tennis romance novel, The Open Era by Edward Schmidt.
And then do what we love to do here on Perfect Match, which is connect tennis to culture, more specifically to another love of ours, libraries.
Stay tuned for an interview with a New York public librarian and cataloger, Julia Luby, as she discusses how her work helps make queer fiction more discoverable and accessible.
We think the USTA could take a page from how libraries serve their communities while also staying true to their mission.
As opposed to trying to deny the community any access increasingly to the event.
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and Novak Djokovic lost in the first round in five sets and almost collapsed on the court.
We are also going to discuss the gay tennis romance novel, The Open Era by Edward Schmidt.
And then do what we love to do here on Perfect Match, which is connect tennis to culture, more specifically to another love of ours, libraries.
Stay tuned for an interview with a New York public librarian and cataloger, Julia Luby, as she discusses how her work helps make queer fiction more discoverable and accessible.
We think the USTA could take a page from how libraries serve their communities while also staying true to their mission.
As opposed to trying to deny the community any access increasingly to the event.