In the final episode of 2020, Will reviews RJ Scott's "Cupcakes and Christmas" and Jeff looks at the first two books in the "Rosavia Royals" series: "Up for Heir" by Stella Starling and "Reign or Shine" by HJ Welch. Jeff & Will also reveal some of their favorite reads from 2020, which include books by Jaxon Knight, TJ Klune, Annabeth Albert, Philip William Stover, Maz Maddox, Layla Reyne, Jayce Ellis and Julian Winters.
Complete shownotes for episode 279 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
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As 2020 winds down, Jay from Joyfully Jay and Lisa from The Novel Approach join us for a look at some of their favorite reads from the year. We start off talking about holiday favorites from the season. Jay recommends “His for Hanukkah” by Reese Morrison and Lisa's pick is “Angels in the City” by Garrett Leigh. Then it's on to their favorites of 2020, which includes books by E.M. Lindsey, David R. Slayton, Lynn Van Dorn, Caleb Roehrig, Lily Morton and Joanna Chambers. Jay and Lisa also talk about a couple of books they are excited for in 2021.
Complete shownotes for episode 278 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
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Jeff & Will celebrate the holiday season with the groundbreaking romance “All Through the Night” by Suzanne Brockmann. Will also briefly looks at the collection “Beginnings and Ends & When Tony Met Adam,” which features the continuing stories from characters from “All Through the Night.”
Complete shownotes for episode 277 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
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To spread some merriment this holiday week, Jeff & Will bring you Big Gay Fiction Live's Holiday Storytime event. Four audiobook narrators present readings from seasonal stories and talk about their favorite holiday traditions and what they like best in holiday stories. Sean Crisden reads from Adriana Herrera's “American Christmas.” Kirt Graves presents Keira Andrews's “Santa Daddy.” Nick J. Russo offers Christine d'Abo's “Rebound Remedy.” Joel Leslie rounds out the program with the classic, “A Christmas Carol.”
Complete shownotes for episode 276 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
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Jeff & Will have a lot of holiday goodness in this review packed episode. They kick it off with the gay Christmas movies, Lifetime's “The Christmas Setup” and Paramount Network's “Dashing in December.” In books, Will reviews “Fake Boyfriend for Christmas” by Sean Ashcroft, “Operation Fake Relationship” by Jay Northcote and two titles from E.J. Russell, “The Probability of Mistletoe” and “A Swants Soiree.” In addition to the holiday merriment, the guys talk about the just released Netflix film “The Prom.”
Complete shownotes for episode 275 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
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With more than 10 years of experience as an audiobook narrator, Sean Crisden has voiced a number of books and series from authors like TJ Klune, RJ Scott, Adriana Herrera and countless others. Sean talks with Jeff about how he got his start, what he loves about romances and who some of his favorite characters are. Sean also shares how he keeps his creative well full, and that he just might have a romance of his own in the works.
Complete shownotes for episode 274 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
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Jeff & Will love the holidays for all the seasonal stories and movies. They've been watching and reading a lot. In this episode they discuss Hulu's “Happiest Season” and Hallmark Channel's “The Christmas House.” They also review “Hearts Alight” by Elliot Cooper, “Holidays in Blue” by Eve Morton, “Gifts for the Season: Winter & Christmas MM Charity Anthology,” and “Party Favors” by Erin McLellan. Jeff also gives a shout out to American Ballet Theatre's male/male pas de deux “Touché,” which recently premiered.
Complete shownotes for episode 273 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
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For the last Listener Favorite episode of our fifth anniversary year, we present Suzanne Brockmann. Suzanne, along with her family, has long been a champion of LGBTQ+ inclusion in romance fiction. In this look back at interviews from 2017 (which featured her, her husband Ed Gaffney and her son Jason T. Gaffney), Suzanne discusses her efforts to get gay characters in some of her early work, including the groundbreaking addition of FBI agent Jules Cassidy to her “Troubleshooter” series, and the historic gay wedding she brought to readers in “All Through the Night” (which happens to be our Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection for December). We also hear from Suzanne, Ed and Jason about how the family creates projects like the “California Comedy” books and movies, such as “The Perfect Wedding.”
Complete shownotes for episode 272 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
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