It's the final week of Pride Month 2019. The guys wish everyone celebrating World Pride in NYC a wonderful time. Jeff talks about being homesick for New York and missing playing hockey. Pose 's early season 3 renewal is praised. Will talks about the special Masterwork Experiment happening on The Story Grid Podcast where they are breaking down and analyzing the story structure of Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain . Jeff and author/blogger Lee Wind have an extended interview in which Lee discusses...
Jun 24, 2019•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 194
Jeff opens the show talking about the work he's doing on the manuscript for the Hat Trick re-release. New patron Lucy is welcomed. The guys talk about Tales of the City on Netflix and the new season of Pose on FX. Will reviews Anticipating Disaster by Silvia Violet while Jeff reviews Prince of Killers (Fog City #1) by Layla Reyne. Jeff interviews Layla Reyne about the new Fog City series as well as how it felt wrapping up the Trouble Brewing series earlier this year. They also talk about Layla's...
Jun 17, 2019•50 min•Season 4Ep. 193
The guys open the show congratulating the winners of the 31st Annual Lambda Literary Awards. They also discuss the podcast’s inclusion in Apple Podcasts’ Pride Month recommendations. Jeff also talks about some of the past week’s happenings with his Codename: Winger series and Will asks him what it was like wrapping up the series. Jeff and Will discuss the new Tales of the City series on Netflix. Will reviews the first two books in Piper Scott & Susi Hawke’s Redneck Unicorn Series . Aidan Wayne i...
Jun 10, 2019•55 min•Season 4Ep. 192
Happy Pride Month! Jeff discusses the awesome Pride Month video from the NHL. He also talks about all the things that happened during release week for Netminder . Members of the Queer Sacramento Authors Collective had a reading this past week at the Lavender Library and will be reading again this coming week at Time Tested Books. The live streams are available on the podcast’s Facebook page. We talk about the Coastal Magic Convention 2020 lineup of m/m romance featured authors. We review the Elt...
Jun 03, 2019•57 min•Season 4Ep. 191
Jeff discusses this week’s release of Netminder (Codename: Winger #4) . The guys also announce that they’ll be returning to Coastal Magic Convention for 2020 and that the con’s featured author list and registration will open on June 1. Jeff reviews Gregory Ashe’s Orientation (Borealis Investigation #1) . Will reviews Louisa Master’s The Athlete and the Aristocrat and Human Omega: Discovered on the Slave Planet (Pykh Book 1) by Eileen Glass. Jay from Joyfully Jay stops by and recommends books by ...
May 27, 2019•44 min•Season 4Ep. 190
Jeff discusses a deleted scene he’s offering this week from his upcoming book Netminder (Codename: Winger #4) . He also recommends The Queer Creative Podcast . Will and Jeff discuss the second season of Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power as well as Pose , which has just arrived on Netflix ahead of the new season coming to FX in June. Jeff reviews Queer as a Five Dollar Bill by Lee Wind. Gail Carriger talks to Jeff about her new novel, The Fifth Gender and some of the interesting storie...
May 20, 2019•59 min•Season 4Ep. 189
Jeff talks about the upcoming release of Netminder (Codename: Winger #4) and a blog post he’s written that talks about the impact the series has had on one reader. The guys also talk about the FX series Fosse/Verdon . Jeff reviews With A Kick Collection #2 by Clare London with narration by Joel Leslie and The Whispers by Greg Howard with narration by Kivlighan de Montebello. Will reviews American Fairytale by Adriana Herrera. Jeff & Will interview Adriana about the Dreamers series, including the...
May 13, 2019•52 min•Season 4Ep. 188
April was our most downloaded month ever. Thank you to our listeners! Jeff and Will discuss their upcoming travel schedule. They will be at the Romance Writers of America national conference, Podcast Movement, Dreamspinner’s Author Conference and GayRomLit. Jeff reviews Top Secret by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy and Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. Jeff interviews Casey about her debut novel. They talk about the inspiration for Red, White & Royal Blue and the impact the 2016 election h...
May 06, 2019•58 min•Season 4Ep. 187
The guys talk about having more books than shelf space and also their upcoming 24th anniversary. Will reviews An Easter Promise by A E Ryecart . Jeff reviews Play It Again by Aidan Wayne. Jeff interviews Hank Edwards and Deanna Wadsworth about their collaboration, Murder Most Lovely , the first in the Lacetown Murder Mysteries series. They talk about how they came up with the book, their process for co-writing and what’s still to come in the series. We also find out what’s coming up for each of ...
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 186
New movie and TV deals are discussed with both Casey McQuiston’s Red, White & Royal Blue coming to Amazon and a Love, Simon series to the Disney+ streaming service. Jeff talks about seeing The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. New patrons Rhonda and Regi are welcomed. Will reviews the Netflix original Special . Jeff reviews Jay Bell’s Straight Boy . Jeff & Will discuss their trip to the LA Times Festival of Books. They also share the interviews they did at the festival with Julian Wint...
Apr 22, 2019•47 min•Season 4Ep. 185
The guys open the show with a discussion of the Netflix original Unicorn Store . Jeff reviews Bad to the Bone by Nicki Bennett. Will reviews LaQuette’s Under His Protection . Jeff & Will interview LaQuette about Under His Protection . They find out about the story’s inspiration and how it ties into LaQuette’s other series. LaQuette also shares details on her upcoming Harlem Heat series, what got her started writing romance and details about what she does as the president for New York City’s Roma...
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 184
Jeff opens the show talking about the work he’s doing on a holiday short story. They also remind everyone about the LA Times Festival of Books happening April 13 and 14 on the USC Campus and the authors expected to attend from Dreamspinner Press and Interlude Press. Jeff & Will talk about the series finale of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend . Books reviewed this week include Arctic Sun by Annabeth Albert and Paternity Case by Gregory Ashe. Lisa joins Jeff to recommend four speculative fiction books: The Mor...
Apr 08, 2019•47 min•Season 4Ep. 183
Jeff & Will talk about their upcoming trip to the 2019 LA Times Festival of Books. They also discuss two series they’ve been watching: Comedy Central’s The Other Two and Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists. Books reviewed this week include Kim Fielding’s The Spy’s Love Song , Ari McKay’s Take Two and Erin McLellan’s Clean Break . Jeff interviews Erin McLellan about Clean Break , the second book in her Farm College series, and about why it’s important for her to tell stories based ...
Apr 01, 2019•56 min•Season 4Ep. 182
First off, LGBT romance authors nominated for 2019 RITA Awards are congratulated, including Layla Reyne, Amy Lane, Suzanne Brockmann, Melanie Hansen and Aurora Rey. New patron Angela is welcomed. Jeff discusses his second visit to Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen as well as seeing an immersive production of Bare: A Pop Opera . Rather than review books this week, the guys talk about titles they are looking forward to this spring: Arctic Sun by Annabeth Albert, LOL by Lucy Lennox and Molly Maddox, Unde...
Mar 25, 2019•46 min•Season 4Ep. 181
The show opens with Jeff talking about turning in the manuscript for new/revised edition of Hat Trick . The guys also talk about Captain Marvel . Will reviews Wanted-Bad Boyfriend by TA Moore and IRL: In Real Life by Lucy Lennox and Molly Maddox. Jeff reviews Diversion by Eden Winters . Jason T. Gaffney and Kevin Held join Jeff & Will to discuss their new movie project, the romantic comedy/paranormal themed Out of Body . They recorded the audiobook of the novelization, which was written by Suzan...
Mar 18, 2019•56 min•Season 4Ep. 180
Congratulations go out to authors who have been featured on the podcast and were nominated this past week in the 31st Annual Lambda Literary Awards, including Kris Jacen, Christina Lee & Riley Hart and Marshall Thornton. Jeff shares the new Kickstarter for Raven Wild , the third LGBTQ+ children's book from the team behind Promised Land . Jeff & Will review Adriana Herrera's American Dreamers . Jeff then reviews The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg and A Tangled Truth by Max Walker. Jeff ...
Mar 11, 2019•48 min•Season 4Ep. 179
Jeff & Will recap their weekend at the 2019 Coastal Magic Convention. Gail Z. Martin, who writes m/m romance under the name Morgan Brice, talks with Jeff about the interlocking universes she's created between her pen names that span multiple genres including fantasy, steampunk and urban fantasy. They also talk about her recent releases, including The Rising as well as Badlands in audiobook. The episode concludes with a story from the Coastal Magic Convention Improv Flash Fiction panel. Authors E...
Mar 04, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 178
Will opens this week with a remembrance of iconic author Victor J. Banis who passed away on February 22. Jeff talks about the February 27 cover reveal for Netminder (Codename: Winger #4). The February 23 ShiMMer event is discussed. Jeff shows off the new Rhys Ford Casting Skill on Alexa. The guys take a moment to rave about Netflix's The Umbrella Academy . Jeff reviews A Lethal Love (Stonewall: Investigations #2) by Max Walker. Will reviews Fresh Catch by Kate Canterbary. Jay from Joyfully Jay r...
Feb 25, 2019•48 min•Season 4Ep. 177
Will opens the show with a remembrance of author and LGBTQ advocate Patricia Nell Warren, who passed away on February 9. Jeff recommends two industry books: Storyteller: How to Be an Audio Book Narrator by Lorelei King and Ali Muirden and Novel Idea to Podcast: How to Sell More Books Through Podcasting by Paul Sating. Will discusses Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction by Gabrielle Moss. They also talk about Hallmark's latest gay couple inclusion in a film, ...
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 175
In this Valentine's Week bonus episode, Jeff & Will review books from the Bad Valentine series: Hidden Hearts by Clare London, Love Magic by Jesi Lea Ryan and Quill Me Now by Jordan Castillo Price. (Note: Dev Bentham's Temporary Dad is reviewed in episode 175.) Shownotes for this bonus episode are part of episode 175 at BigGayFictionPodcast.com ....
Feb 11, 2019•19 min•Season 4Ep. 175
Will opens the show discussing Christa Tomlinson's latest series. Jeff talks about joining the collective of hockey romance authors at HockeyRomance.com. The guys give a shoutout to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse . GayRomLit 2019 registration opens on February 16 and the guys hope to see lots of listeners in Albuquerque in October. New patrons Pranathi, Rebecca and Mireille are welcomed. The guys review the recent Rent Live production that aired on Fox. Jeff reviews Transposition by Gregory A...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 174
Jeff opens the show talking about last week's release of Head in the Game and the hardback edition of Tracker Hacker . The guys mention the bonus episode that dropped this past week featuring Analysis Paralysis stars Jason T. Gaffney and Kevin Held. The February issue of Parents magazine, featuring dads Shaun T and Scott Blokker is also discussed. New patron Shiela is welcomed. Jeff & Will review His Saint by Lucy Lennox and See the Light by Kate McMurray. Kate joins the guys to talk about See T...
Jan 28, 2019•58 min•Season 4Ep. 173
In this special bonus episode, Jeff & Will talk to co-stars Jason T. Gaffney and Kevin Held about the gay romantic comedy Analysis Paralysis. Jason is also the co-writer, co-executive producer and director of the film about a gay author’s overactive imagination that sends him on a hilarious series of romantic misadventures that ultimately lead him to true love. On February 1, Analysis Paralysis begins a two-week theatrical run at the Palm Springs Cultural Center in Palm Springs, Calif., as part ...
Jan 24, 2019•35 min•Season 4Ep. 172
Jeff opens the show reminding everyone that his new m/m hockey romance novella, Head in the Game , releases on Thursday, January 24. The guys discuss movies from this past summer that they've finally seen: Solo: A Star Wars Story , The Spy Who Dumped Me, Skyscraper and Bad Times at the El Royale . Jeff reviews Looking for Billy Haines by Suzanne Brockmann and Ed Gaffney . Gregory Ashe talks with Jeff about how he got his start writing as well as his ongoing series Hazard and Somerset and Hollow ...
Jan 21, 2019•56 min•Season 4Ep. 172
The guys open the show by recommending the podcast Chuck and Anthony: Ragnatalk. Jeff reviews two books by B.G. Thomas: Getting His Man and The Nerd and the Prince . Will reviews The Wolf Around the Corner by Aidee Ladnier. Lisa offers up five books she's eagerly anticipating for 2019, which includes titles by Gregory Ashe, Jordan L. Hawk, Jaclyn Osborne, K.D. Edwards and Hailey Turner. Jeff and Will also mention books they're looking forward to by Bill Konigsberg, Riley Hart and Devon McCormack...
Jan 14, 2019•52 min•Season 4Ep. 171
Jeff opens the show by talking about Head in the Game , his m/m hockey romance novella, which is now up for pre-order ahead of its January 24 release. The guys also thank everyone who listened and helped grow the podcast during 2018. Will reviews Summerfield's Angel by Kim Fielding and BFF by K.C. Wells. Jeff reviews Lock & West by Alexander C. Eberhart. Jeff interviews K.A. Mitchell and finds out how Ken and G.I. Joe helped influence her writing career. They also discuss her Bad in Baltimore se...
Jan 07, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 170
The show kicks off with the guys wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Jeff talks about the nomination that Schooled (Codename: Winger #2) received in the Goodreads M/M Members' Choice Best of 2018 awards. Christmas movies are quickly discussed as Jeff & Will wrote about their favorites in blog posts this week. The Kennedy Center Honors, featuring Adam Lambert making Cher cry, is also called out. The review section kicks off with the Netflix film Dumplin' . Will reviews Peppermint Spiced Omega by S...
Dec 31, 2018•53 min•Season 4Ep. 169
The guys start off by wishing everyone a happy, stress-free Christmas. Jeff kicks off the review portion of the podcast talking about Ravensong by TJ Klune and narrated by Kirt Graves as well as the short story sequel, Lovesong . Switching over to holiday stories, Will reviews A Cowboy's Christmas Luck by KC Burn and Christmas Angel by Eli Easton. Jeff discusses Sugar Cookies & Computer Code by Kris Jacen and Christmas Prince by RJ Scott. Jeff interviews John Solo, who provided the voice for the...
Dec 24, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 168
Jeff announces that Tracker Hacker (Codename: Winger #1) is now available on audio. Terri Beth is welcomed as a new patron. Will reviews The Northstar by Elle Keaton and Designer Holiday by Ari McKay. Jay from Joyfully Jay drops by to discuss the updated Holiday Favorites List as well as some of her classic favorites by Heidi Cullinan, Charlie Cochet and Roan Parrish. She also looks at some 2018 stories by Annabeth Albert, N.R. Walker, Jordan L. Hawk, Kim Fielding and RJ Scott. Jay also previews...
Dec 17, 2018•59 min•Season 4Ep. 167
The guys recap the recent week, including talking about the Sacramento-based authors who read holiday stories at the Lavender Library. Notable Golden Globe nominations were also discussed. New Patrons Poppy and Drue are welcomed. Before getting into Christmas stories, Jeff talks about cosy mystery Dead in the Garden by Dahlia Donovan. For holiday reads, Will reviews Santa Daddy by Keira Andrews and Fairytale of LaGuardia by A.E. Wasp and Beth Bolden. Jeff discusses A Star-Crossed Christmas by V....
Dec 10, 2018•58 min•Season 4Ep. 166
