Jeff & Will remind everyone about the Autism Awareness Auction currently happening through the end of the month. They also discuss their April 21 and 22 appearances at the LA Times Festival of Books. Will reads a special letter to listeners regarding diversity in the gay romance genre. Will reviews "Bearly Legal" by Kiki Burrelli. Jeff talks about the recent audiobook release of "City Boy" by A.E. Wasp and narrated by Michael Pauley. Mary Calmes stops by to talk about her latest book, "Twisted a...
Apr 16, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 132
Jeff & Will look at some of the authors and exhibitors coming to the L.A. Times Festival of Books on April 21 and 22. They also remind listeners that Joyfully Jay's paranormal theme week is running through April 14. New patron Danielle is welcomed. Christina from Christina's Bookshelf recommends two books for baseball season: Love by Number by DJ Jamison and Bases Loaded by Sean Michael. She also talks about Campus Life , a choose your own adventure gay romance, by T.C. Orton. Will reviews A Mat...
Apr 09, 2018•59 min•Season 3Ep. 131
Jeff & Will discuss their second viewing of Love, Simon . Their co-written book, The Hockey Player's Heart, is now available as an audiobook performed by Finn Sterling. They've got a giveaway on the shownotes page for a lucky listener to win an Audible code for the book. The guys will be at the upcoming L.A. Times Festival of Books on April 21 and 22. They'll be doing a signing for their books and other fun stuff during that weekend. In other news this week, Changing on the Fly: The Second Perio...
Apr 02, 2018•50 min•Season 3Ep. 130
Jeff & Will have completed their move and have news about Love, Simon , TJ Klune's new YA trilogy, Romance Writer's of America awards and Eastsiders . New patrons Jennifer, Lita, Olivia, Jules and LizaStar are welcomed. Will reviews books from K.C. Wells and A.R. Barley while Jeff has one from Lucy Lennox. The film Every Day and the new NBC series Rise are also discussed. Jay from Joyfully Jay stops by to preview the site's upcoming paranormal theme week, which begins April 9. She also recommend...
Mar 26, 2018•52 min•Season 3Ep. 129
Jeff & Will wish everyone a happy spring (or fall) this week. Will reviews Game Point by M.J. O'Shea. Jeff and Becky Albertalli continue their interview. Finishing up the discussion of Love, Simon they talk about the importance of a gay teen at the center of a big studio movie and her cameo. They also discuss books, including last year's The Upside of Unrequited as well as the forthcoming Leah on the Offbeat. Complete show notes for episode 128 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com ....
Mar 19, 2018•39 min•Season 3Ep. 128
Jeff & Will are on the movie this week. That doesn't stop them from bringing you the very best in gay fiction. Jeff reviews the audiobook of Jack of Thorns by Amelia Faulkner and narrated by Joel Leslie. The guys also discuss the YouTube Red original series Step Up: High Water , a spin off of the Step Up movie franchise. Jeff interviews Becky Albertalli, author of the best selling book Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda which hits the big screen this week under the title Love, Simon . Jeff and Be...
Mar 12, 2018•51 min•Season 3Ep. 127
Jeff & Will give a shout out to Pucks & Percentages , the new m/m hockey romance serial from V.L. Locey and RJ Scott. They also look at the horrible author payout Audible made after the first quarter of the Audible Romance Package. WIll reviews The Bunny and the Billionaire by Louisa Masters. The guys review Tom of Finland , the amazing biopic about the famed Finnish artist. Brandilyn and Jeff discuss the Young Adult works of Rick Riordan, which includes the Percy Jackson series, and in particul...
Mar 05, 2018•42 min•Season 3Ep. 126
Jeff & Will start off with updates from the past week. They give a birthday shout out to The Ripped Bodice bookstore, which celebrates its second anniversary on Sunday, March 4. The Book2Pod service is discussed further, including some listener feedback from last week's sample. Book2Pod's Nigel, the British narrator, provided the intro for this week's show. New patron Liz is welcomed. Jeff reviews The Sumage Solution by G.L. Carriger and narrated by Kirt Graves. The guys review of The Fireman's ...
Feb 26, 2018•56 min•Season 3Ep. 125
Jeff & Will kick off the episode with updates on writing and that they both registered for GayRomLit. They also talk about a listener email they got. The 2018 Winter Olympics are discussed, especially the representation from openly gay athletes Adam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy. The Book2Pod service was unveiled last week, offering to create computer-read books in podcast format. Jeff submitted a sample of his book, Dancing for Him , so listeners can sample a book as read by computer. The 100 second...
Feb 19, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 124
Jeff & Will kick off the episode with updates on writing and moving. A shout out is given to Cupid Strikes Again Free Male/Male romance stories available from February 11-18 from authors including Garett Groves, Piper Scott, Amy Tasukada, Kiki Burrelli, Alex Miska, Lucy Lennox, and others. GayRomLit registration is also discussed as it comes up on Saturday, February 17. Will reviews Fortune's Slings & Cupid's Arrows by Ari McKay. Jeff reviews Down on the Farm and The Past Comes Home , both by Si...
Feb 12, 2018•59 min•Season 3Ep. 123
Kickstarters have begun for two of Jeff & Will's favorite things: Where the Bears Are (for season seven) and Love & Luck Podcast (for season 2). New patron RobK is welcomed. Lucy Lennox stops by to talk about the Heart 2 Heart charity anthology that releases this week. She tells us about the origin of the book as well and the charities it supports. Jeff and Will discuss Wrapped Up in You by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine, which is also being made into a film by PassionFlix. Jeff also reviews The G...
Feb 05, 2018•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 122
Jeff & Will open the show talking about their past week in writing and revisions. A couple of shoutouts are given to Oscar nominees, Call Me By Your Name and The Greatest Showman . They also discuss the past week's announcement that Kobo and WalMart have formed a partnership to distribute ebooks and ereaders. New patron Cali is welcomed. Jeff reviews Fish Stick Fridays by Rhys Ford. The guys also review the indie movie Do You Take This Man starring Anthony Rapp and Jonathan Bennett. Jeff & Will ...
Jan 29, 2018•48 min•Season 3Ep. 121
Jeff & Will talk about release week of The Hockey Player's Heart as well as offer some writing updates. New patrons Lisa and Aurora are welcomed. Jeff reviews Straight from the Heart by Sam Burns, Come What May by A.M. Arthur, Romancing the Werewolf by Gail Carriger along with a re-read of Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. The guys also talk about two TV shows that debuted in the past week: FX's American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace and the latest CW supe...
Jan 22, 2018•51 min•Season 3Ep. 120
Jeff & Will discuss various aspects of their debut collaboration, "The Hockey Player's Heart." The book is now available from Dreamspinner Press at all major online book retailers. Among the topics they talk about this being Will's debut novel, their writing process, populating the book with out and proud characters, their love of category romance, short reads vs. epic length, the small town setting and they wrap up with Will reading from the book's prologue. Complete shownotes are available at ...
Jan 18, 2018•57 min•Season 3Ep. 118
Jeff & Will talk about the release of The Hockey Player's Heart , which happens on Tuesday. New patron TJ is welcomed. Christina from Christina's Bookshelf has recommendations for books by Nicky James and Christian Baines. Jeff interviews author Heidi Cullinan and voice artist Iggy Toma about their collaboration on The Roosevelt series, which is Carry the Ocean and Shelter the Sea. In part one of their interview, Heidi talks about the origins of the characters and story while Iggy talks about br...
Jan 15, 2018•52 min•Season 3Ep. 119
Jeff & Will open the show with news that the blog tour for The Hockey Player's Heart gets underway this week. The guys will be doing Facebook Live segments on their author page starting Wednesday, January 10 and the tour starts on Friday, January 12 at Hearts on Fire. Plans were also made to attend the Los Angeles Times Book Festival, April 21 and 22. They'll have much more details on what they'll be doing there closer to the event. A brief mention is also given to The Ripped Bodice bookstore, w...
Jan 08, 2018•46 min•Season 3Ep. 118
Jeff & Will kick off the show with news about Codename: Winger #3 , their second Dreamspun Desire and early reviews for The Hockey Player's Heart . Eli is congratulated for winning the Happy Holiday Paperback Giveaway. Jay from Joyfully Jay discusses best of 2017 books, holiday stories (including ones with a Hanukkah setting) as well as new titles she's been reading. Jeff reviews A Day Makes by Mary Calmes while Will reviews Wild Trail by A.M. Arthur, Desperately Seeking Santa by Eli Easton and ...
Dec 18, 2017•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 115
Jeff & Will kick off the show talking about winners of the Rainbow Awards, which were announced last week. They also discuss the recently launched Top 2 BOTM podcast, the 12 Days Before Christmas MM Historical Fiction Blowout (which starts December 12) and the ongoing Rainbow Advent Calendar event. New patron Robert is welcomed Lisa from The Novel Approach talks about holiday romances from RJ Scott, the late Paul Alan Fahey's Rainbow Award winning book as well as an advance look at her Best of 2...
Dec 11, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 114
Jeff & Will kick off the show talking about everything that happened on December 1. They were guests on Rachael Herron's How Do You Write? podcast, which is the first time they've talked about their writing journeys and their collaboration. Jeff talks about submitting Codename: Winger #3 . The guys also mention the cover reveal for The Hockey Player's Heart and direct people to Love Bytes Reviews to get in on the celebration giveaway. It's the final week for the Holiday Paperback Giveaway. New p...
Dec 04, 2017•57 min•Season 3Ep. 113
Jeff & Will recap the week, which included wrapping up revisions and updating websites. Two noteworthy events happen on Friday, December 1. Jeff & Will reveal the cover for The Hockey Player's Heart , the book they co-wrote, on Love Bytes Reviews. There'll be a giveaway there for people to take advantage of as well. Also, December 1 begins the Rainbow Advent Calendar, which will feature a different LGBT romance each day for readers to pick up. Laura is welcomed as a new patron. Jeff & Will joint...
Nov 27, 2017•57 min•Season 3Ep. 112
In this bonus episode Jeff & Will present more of their interview with Devon McCormack & Riley Hart. The writing duo talk about the differences in their co-writing and solo projects, why the go the self publishing route, how much fun they had writing "Owning It" and their use of the surprise book release strategy. Make sure to catch episode 112 for the rest of Devon & Riley's interview. Complete show notes for episode 112 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com ....
Nov 27, 2017•16 min•Season 3Ep. 112
Jeff & Will wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving before briefly recapping their week. Will offers reviews of Cowboys Don’t Ride Unicorns by Tara Lain, Vampire Claus by Robert Winter and Coming Home by Garett Groves. Jeff meanwhile talks about Hell & High Water , the first book in Charlie Cochet's THIRDS series. Some of the podcast’s Patreon supporters, along with Jeff & Will, share books they are thankful for. Listeners are encouraged to leave comments on this week’s shownotes page to say wha...
Nov 20, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 111
Jeff recaps his writing week with news that he finished the first draft of the third book in the Codename: Winger series. Jeff & Will celebrate the ten year anniversary of the Kindle and also talk about Audible's new Romance Package subscription service. They also announce the Happy Holiday Paperback Giveaway, which runs through Sunday, December 9. New patron Rachael is welcomed. Will reviews Hot Mall Santa by A.J. Truman, Line in the Sand by Ari McKay and Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman. J...
Nov 13, 2017•57 min•Season 3Ep. 110
Jeff & Will recap their writing week with updates on Jeff's Codename: Winger #3 as well as their co-written book, The Hockey Player's Heart , which now has a publication date of January 15, 2018. New patrons Lindsay and Ann are welcomed. Jeff reviews The Queen & The Homo Jock King by TJ Klune and Harmonious Hearts 2017 , an anthology of LGBTQ+ YA stories written by authors aged fourteen to twenty-one. Will reviews Lace Covered Compromise by Silva Violet and Two for Trust by Elle Brownlee. Togeth...
Nov 06, 2017•58 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Jeff & Will recap their crazy post-GRL week and make note of events happening in the upcoming days: Big Gay Fiction Podcast's second podcast-iversary on November 2 as well as Will's birthday coming on November 4. Of course there's also Halloween on October 31. The guys mark the passing of author Sandrine Gasq-Dion. Kendra is thanked for increasing her pledge on Patreon. NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, gets underway on Wednesday and Jeff & Will discuss how Jeff's being a rebel this ti...
Oct 30, 2017•56 min•Season 3Ep. 108
This week's show is all about Jeff & Will's experience at GayRomLit 2017, which just wrapped up in Denver. They talk about the various activities they took part in, the interactions they had, and how much of a good time they had even while the event wore them out. They also thank the show's new patron: Aerielle Complete show notes for episode 107 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com...
Oct 23, 2017•52 min•Season 2Ep. 107
For their third live episode from GRL 2017 in Denver, Jeff & Will welcome TJ Klune and Poppy Dennison. Among the topics discussed: Returning to GRL after a year away, their favorite things from this year's retreat, being a full time writer, what they have releasing in the coming months and much more. Look for the GRL wrap-up in episode 107.
Oct 22, 2017•38 min•Season 2Ep. 106
For their second live episode from GRL 2017 in Denver, Jeff & Will welcome two authors who are attending GRL for the first time: Garett Groves and Chris Owen. We talk about what brought them to GRL this year, what they've thought of the event so far with day two at a close. They also tell people who may be considering making a trip to GRL why they should make the trip. Plus, Chris and Garett tell us what's coming up next. Look for more bonus content from GRL 2017 in Denver through Saturday, Oct ...
Oct 21, 2017•29 min•Season 2Ep. 106
Jeff & Will did their first ever live episode on Oct 19 and played host to four of their contributors--Jay from Joyfully Jay, Lisa from The Novel Approach, Dani from Love Bytes Reviews and Christina from Christina's Bookshelf. They talked about the first full day of GRL 2017, what they hope to get out of events like GRL, discoveries they've made, what they're still looking forward to and more. Look for more bonus content from GRL 2017 in Denver through Saturday, Oct 21.
Oct 20, 2017•30 min•Season 2Ep. 106
In this short bonus episode, Jeff & Will offer a few tips to help ensure people attending GayRomLit in Denver have a great time. Among the topics: hydration, joining in, self care, not stressing out and being ready to enjoy the unexpected. Look for more bonus episodes from GayRomLit, October 18-22.
Oct 18, 2017•12 min•Season 2Ep. 106
