Jeff and Will reveal the September Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection: St. Nacho's by Z.A. Maxfield. They also talks about Jeff's appearance on the Best Book Ever Podcast and about their love of Schitt's Creek.
Will reviews Andre by Jayce Ellis and Jeff reviews Wrangled by Daryl Banner.
Jeff introduces part of a conversation he had with author LaQuette about reading and writing marginalized characters in romance as a result of a workshop he took with her.
Andy Gallo talks about the Harrison Campus series he writes with Anyta Sunday. He shares how he and Anyta got together and have evolved the series over the past decade. Andy also discuss collaborations he's working on with BA Tortuga and Meghan Maslow as well as the fantasy books he writes as Andrew Q. Gordon.
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Jeff & Will visit Pine Cove for the August edition of Book Club as they discuss HJ Welch's Troubled Waters.
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The guys remind everyone that the August installment of the Big Gay Fiction Book Club, featuring HJ Welch's Troubled Waters, debuts this week.
Back in April, Jeff moderated a panel at Interlude Press's Tiny Book Festival. In this episode, we're presenting that discussion, which focused on historical novels from many time periods. The panel features Alysia Constantine, Suzey Ingold, Carrie Pack, Amy Stilgenbauer and Laura Stone. The group not only discusses the books they've written but also what they did to research the time period and accurately represent it, why they're inspired to write historicals and they've got book recommendations too.
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Jeff talks about the short stories and novellas he's serializing in his newsletter. He also reviews Hairpin Curves by Elia Winters.
Helen Juliet, who also writes as HJ Welch, discusses what stories readers will find with her two pen names. We learn about her current project, a retelling of Rapunzel, as well as her work in the Rosavia Royals series and the Pine Coveseries (which includes the Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection for August, Troubled Waters). She also shares the story of how she came to write m/m romance, thanks to support from some other authors in the genre.
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Jeff and Will reveal the Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection for August: Troubled Waters by HJ Welch. They also talk about the documentaries We Are Freestyle Love Supreme and Howard.
Jeff shares a listener recommendation before Will reviews Boyfriend with Benefits by Allison Temple. Jeff reviews two books by Jim Provenzano: Everytime I Think of You and Message of Love.
Davidson King sits down with Jeff to talk about her Haven Hart universe, which includes her latest book To Die For that is part of the spin-off Joker's Sin series. Davidson also discusses Sticky Fingers, what got her to take the leap to writing her own book and the Diverse Reader review site. Plus she talks about some books she's been enjoying this summer.
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Jeff and Will talk about the super fun High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+. Jeff has more book recommendations from listeners and also gives his review of Alexis Hall's Boyfriend Material. Will reviews Honeymoon for One by Keira Andrews.
For this first listener favorite episode, we feature Joel Leslie's appearances on the podcast. He talks about working with Haley Walsh on the Skyler Foxe Mysteries and with Marshall Thornton on Femme. Joel also talks about what it means to him voicing so many LGBTQ+ characters across more than 200 books.
Complete shownotes for episode 252 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
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Jeff & Will celebrate Christmas in July with this episode of the Big Gay Fiction Book Club with a discussion the second chance romance Mr. Frosty Pants by Leta Blake.
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Jeff and Will remind everyone that, as the show heads toward its fifth anniversary, they'd like to hear from listeners who their favorite guests have been.
Jeff talks about the Netflix film The Old Guard and then shares a book recommendation from a listener. Will's "Christmas in July" reading concludes with Three Dates of Christmas by KC Burn, Temporary Santa by Dev Bentham and An Everyday Hero by E.J. Russell.
Jeff reviews Camp by L.C. Rosen and then discusses the book with the author. Lev talks about why he wrote the rom-com style story of Randy and Hudson and what he hopes readers take away from the story. Lev also shares a little bit of info on the forthcoming movie adaptation, what got him into writing and why queer YA stories are so important.
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Jeff and Will commemorate the 250th episode of the podcast and announce that, as the show heads toward its fifth anniversary, they'd like to hear from listeners who their favorite guests have been.
Jeff shares a book recommendation from a listener. Will's "Christmas in July" reading continues with two books by Avery Ford, The Holiday Mix Up and Second Chance for Christmas.
Nora Phoenix talks about Omega's Truth, the tenth and final book in her Irresistible Omegas series. Nora also discusses why she likes to write across so many genres, her collaboration with K.M. Neuhold, what got her into writing and how it's helped her. She also teases what's coming next.
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The guys discuss the release of the film adaption of Jay Bell's Something Like Summer to streaming services and the recent reunion episode of Noah's Arc.
Will continues his month of 'Christmas in July' reading with a review of What Happens at Christmas by Jay Northcote. Jeff reviews TJ Klune's The Extraordinaries.
E. Davies talks with Jeff about Freedom, the latest book in his F-Word series. They also discuss the Rosavia Royals series and the new Significant Brothers box set. Ed also shares details on a non-fiction book he's working on.
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The guys announce the Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection for July: Mr. Frosty Pants by Leta Blake.
Continuing the Christmas in July theme, Jeff and Will review Love Happens Anyway by RJ Scott. Jeff also reviews Sticky Fingers by Davidson King.
Jeff is joined by Leslie Copeland, Pandora Pine and Piper Scott to talk about the fourth edition of the Heart2Heart Charity Anthology. Leslie has the scoop on the origin of the popular series and how it took a paranormal twist for the first time. Pandora, Piper and Jeff talk about their stories and what it was like working with the prompts from readers. Pandora and Piper also have details on what's coming up next for them.
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In this episode of the Big Gay Fiction Book Club, Jeff and Will discuss the wild west, shifter romance Heartache & Hoofbeats by Maz Maddox.
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The June Big Gay Fiction Book Club episode, featuring Heartache and Hoofbeats by Maz Maddox premieres on Tuesday, June 30. The guys also talk about the upcoming release of Heart2Heart Anthology Volume 4, featuring 18 authors including Jeff & Will.
The Netflix premieres of the documentary Disclosure and season two of The Politician are discussed along with Pose-A-Thon, a pride celebration from the cast and crew of Pose. Jeff reviews Finding Joy by Adriana Herrera.
Lauren Shippen talks with Jeff about the podcasts and novels that make up The Bright Sessions universe. They discuss the origins of the original audio drama podcast as well as how the show spun off additional podcasts and more recently novels. Lauren also shares a special reading from The Infinite Noise, the first Bright Sessions novel, and what Pride means to her.
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The excerpt from The Infinite Noise was used with permission from Macmillan Audio. Copyright (c) 2020 Lauren Shippen.
Author Max Walker shares a reading from his new book Hummingbird Heartbreak. He also talks about what Pride means to him.
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Audiobook narrator Joel Leslie returns to talk about the work he did on Cat Sebastian's Hither, Page. He also shares what it's been like for him to voice so many LGBTQ+ characters in his career.
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Author Jay Northcote reads from his holiday book A Boyfriend for Christmas and shares with Pride means to him.
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Slade James, host of GayRomance.Show: The MM Author Show, joins us to talk about some classic books for Pride Month. He also shares what Pride means to him.
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Jeff & Will talk about TV they've been enjoying including Love, Victor on Hulu, Legendary on HBOMax and the short film Out on Disney+. Will reviews Connor by Daryl Banner while Jeff looks at The Rational Faculty by Gregory Ashe and The Astonishing Life of August March by Aaron Jackson.
Jay from Joyfully Jay and Lisa from The Novel Approach share some of their favorites from this past Spring, including books by C.S.Poe, Gregory Ashe, Annabeth Albert, Kevin van Whye, KJ Charles and Allie Therin. They also have a special Pride Month reading recommendation and share what Pride means to them.
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Author Silvia Violet talks about her new series, The Marchesi Family, and reads from the first book, Lucien. She also shares what Pride means to her.
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For his second segment for Pride month, Kirt Graves shares his latest collaboration with Jay Bell with Kamikaze Boys. Kirt also discusses what it means to him to have given voice to so many LGBTQ characters.
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Author Julian Winters discusses and reads from his forthcoming young adult book The Summer of Everything. He also tells us what Pride means to him.
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We miss the Top to BOTM Podcast so we wanted to bring best friends Markie and Jess to our show to celebrate Pride month. They recommend some of their favorite m/m romances for our pride month reading list plus they share what Pride means to them.
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Jeff & Will note the passing of audiobook narrator Kenneth Obi.
J. Scott Coatsworth and Angel Martinez share the details on the virtual Rainbow Space Magic convention coming up June 20 and 21. The con is designed to bring readers and writers of queer sci-fi and fantasy together in a year that many cons have been canceled or postponed.
Daryl Banner talks with Jeff about his latest book Connor, which kicks off season two of Boys & Toys. The Spruce Texas series, including its latest installment Wrangled, is also discussed. Daryl also does a reading from Lover's Flood and talks about the 10-year history of the book, which he recently revised and re-released. As part of the Podcast's Pride celebration, Daryl also shares what Pride means to him.
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Authors and wives BA Tortuga and Julia Talbot join us. Julia reads from Catching Heir and then BA reads from Cowboy's Law. Both share moving stories about what Pride means to them.
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Audiobook narrator Joel Leslie shares the work he did as one-half of the narrating team on Bill Konigsberg's The Music of What Happens (which he did under the name Joel Froomkin). We also hear about what Pride means to him.
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