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. Complete shownotes for this episode are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts !...
Jun 11, 2020•14 min
Author Rick R. Reed joins us to read from Blue Umbrella Sky , a book that was a finalist for the 2020 Lambda Literary Award in the gay romance category. He also shares what Pride means to him. Complete shownotes for this episode are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts !...
Jun 10, 2020•14 min
Blogger and podcaster Sarah Wendell, along with a very special guest, share some Pride month reading recommendations. We also hear about what Pride means to these two. Complete shownotes for this episode are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com . Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts !...
Jun 09, 2020•18 min
Will shouts out Pride Month programming from our friends at the Regency romance podcast Tea & Strumpets . Jeff unveils a new partnership with audiobook retailer Libro.fm. The guys talk about TV and movies they've been watching, including Prideland from PBS Voices, Mélange from Logo and the Netflix film The Half of It. Jeff reviews the new graphic novel from DC Comics, You Brought Me The Ocean, by author Alex Sanchez and illustrator Jul' Maroh. Alex and Jul' join Jeff to talk about their collabor...
Jun 08, 2020•54 min•Season 5Ep. 244
Author Adriana Herrera discusses her upcoming book, Finding Joy, and reads an excerpt from it. She also shares what Pride means to her. Complete shownotes for this episode are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com . Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts !...
Jun 05, 2020•16 min
Narrator Kirt Graves discusses the work he did narrating Lynn Van Dorn's Now You See Me . Kirt also shares what Pride means to him. Complete shownotes for this episode are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com . Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts !...
Jun 04, 2020•19 min
Author TJ Klune talks about his debut young adult novel The Extraordinaries and shares the world premiere first listen for the audiobook narrated by Michael Lesley. TJ also shares what Pride means to him. Complete shownotes for this episode are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com . Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts ! The excerpt from The Extraordinaries was used with permission from Macmillan Audio. Copyright (c) 2...
Jun 03, 2020•20 min
Jeff & Will announce the Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection for June: Heartache & Hoofbeats by Maz Maddox. Maz stops by to tell us what this shifter romance is about. Jeff reviews Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner. Jeff & Will jointly review The Hideaway Inn by Philip William Stover. Philip talks with Jeff about The Hideaway Inn and the diverse cast of queer characters he created for the small town romance. He also talks about his Love Beyond Boundaries series and shares how he got start...
Jun 01, 2020•55 min•Season 5Ep. 243
In this episode of the Big Gay Fiction Book Club, Jeff and Will discuss Romancing the Rough Diamond by Clare London. Complete shownotes for this episode are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com . Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts !...
May 26, 2020•34 min
Jeff & Will remind everyone that the May Book Club episode, featuring Clare London's “ Romancing the Rough Diamond ,” premieres on Tuesday, May 26. Jeff also reveals the guests who are part of the podcast's Pride month celebration. The guys review the new documentary “ What Women Want: Gay Romance” before documentarian Charlie David shares his thoughts on the film and what it was like to assemble it from all the footage he shot at GayRomLit in Alberquque last year. Charlie also has details about...
May 25, 2020•56 min•Season 5Ep. 242
Jeff & Will announce special Big Gay Fiction Podcast programming for Pride month. Will reviews “ There Galapagos My Heart” by Philip William Stover. Jeff reviews “ Hard Hart” by E. Davies. Victoria Lee talks to Jeff about the “ Feverwake” series. She discusses the dystopian world she created full of queer characters, magic and government corruption. We also get details on “ The Fever King” WebToon, what got her started writing as well as her next book. Complete shownotes for episode 241 along wi...
May 18, 2020•50 min•Season 5Ep. 241
Jeff & Will discuss the new Ryan Murphy/Netflix series Hollywood . Jeff reviews The Infinite Noise , a Bright Sessions novel by Lauren Shippen. Clare London discusses her Romancing The... series, in particular this month's Big Gay Fiction Book Club pick Romancing The Rough Diamond . She dishes on the high-end glamour, the jewelry business and fictionalizing the real royal family. She also talks about some of her other recent re-releases and what's coming next. Complete shownotes for episode 240 ...
May 11, 2020•50 min•Season 5Ep. 240
The guys reveal the May 2020 Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection: Romancing the Rough Diamond by Clare London. Jeff shouts out a recent episode of Tea And Strumpets , which featured KJ Charles's Band Sinister. Jeff & Will discuss the documentaries Studio 54: The Documentary , Cherry Grove Stories and Circus of Books. Jeff reviews Layla Reyne's Variable Onset as well as the new children's book The One and Only Dylan St. Claire by Kamen Edwards and illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler. Emma Scott discus...
May 04, 2020•48 min•Season 5Ep. 239
In this episode of the Big Gay Fiction Book Club, Jeff and Will discuss LOL: Laugh Out Loud by Lucy Lennox & Molly Maddox. Complete shownotes for this episode are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com .
Apr 28, 2020•43 min
Jeff talks about the new Netflix series Hollywood , which premieres Friday, May 1. Will reminds everyone that the April Big Gay Fiction Book Club episode featuring LOL: Laugh Out Loud by Lucy Lennox and Molly Maddox drops on Tuesday, April 28. Jeff reviews Surreal Estate by Jesi Lea Ryan and Will reviews Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian. K.M. Neuhold is here to talk about Nailed , the latest in the Four Bears Construction series that releases on May 1. She also discusses the Love Logic series, her ...
Apr 27, 2020•45 min•Season 5Ep. 238
Jeff talks about an article he wrote for Frolic featuring some of his favorite m/m hockey romances to read since there's no hockey on TV. Will lets people know what's happening in this month's Patreon bonus episode. Will reviews Temporary Husband by Dev Bentham while Jeff talks about The Fever King by Victoria Lee. Julian G. Simmons joins Jeff this week to talk about his work as the narrator of Jordan L. Hawk's Whyborne & Griffin series. Julian shares about how he got the gig and how he prepared...
Apr 20, 2020•45 min•Season 5Ep. 237
Jeff reminds everyone about the release of the Hockey Allies Bachelor Bid Romances . The guys congratulate Smart Podcast, Trashy Books and Sarah Wendell for releasing episode 400 last week. Candy Miller from Interlude Press talks with Jeff about The Tiny Book Fest, which takes place on Sunday, April 19 and Sunday, April 26 with several panels designed to bring authors and readers together to celebrate books in a virtual environment. Alice Archer discusses her new novel, The Infinite Onion . She ...
Apr 13, 2020•55 min•Season 5Ep. 236
Jeff talks about this week's release of Keeping Kyle and the rest of the Hockey Allies Bachelor Bid Romances . The guys also announce the April pick for the Big Gay Fiction Book Club , LOL: Laugh Out Loud by Lucy Lennox and Molly Maddox. They also shout out a live-streamed, benefit performance of Terrence McNally's Lips Together, Teeth Apart that takes place Monday, April 6. Jeff & Will recommend some great things available on streaming services to help pass the time. The picks include TV shows ...
Apr 06, 2020•56 min•Season 5Ep. 235
In the premiere episode of the Big Gay Fiction Book Club Jeff and Will have a deep dive discussion about Annabeth Albert's Arctic Heat . Complete shownotes for this episode are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com . Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts !...
Mar 31, 2020•39 min
The guys remind everyone that the Big Gay Fiction Book Club premieres this week. They also note the passing of playwright Terrence McNally. Jeff reviews Someday, Someday by Emma Scott. RJ Scott, V.L. Locey, Susan Scott Shelley and Chantal Mer join Jeff for a conversation about the Hockey Allies Bachelor Bid Romances they created. Each author talks about their book in the shared universe as well as the experience of creating the Hockey Allies world, sharing characters between the stories and why ...
Mar 30, 2020•53 min•Season 5Ep. 234
Will reminds everyone that the first episode of the Big Gay Fiction Book Club , featuring Annabeth Albert's Arctic Heat , will arrive on Tuesday, March 31. Jeff also updates everyone on the funds raised by the Romance for Literacy project. Jeff talks about the new album Losing my Mind: A Sondheim Disco Fever Dream and then reviews Risk Taker , the latest in the Mixed Messages series by Lily Morton. Jay from Joyfully Jay and Lisa from The Novel Approach recommend books from TJ Klune, E.M. Lindsey...
Mar 23, 2020•53 min•Season 5Ep. 233
Jeff and Will announce that the podcast made the list of Book Riot's "33 of the Best Book Podcasts for All Genres." Jeff reviews TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea and the TJ joins Jeff for a discussion about Cerulean Sea , including the Wikipedia article that sparked the idea, the story's unique setting, the children that populate the orphanage and the message he hopes the book conveys. They also talk about the May release of The Extraordinaries and the August wrap up of the Green Creek s...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 232
Jeff talks about the cover reveal for his forthcoming book, Keeping Kyle . He also highlights a new fundraiser for Pro Literacy. The guys also recap their recent TV watching including Netflix's Toy Boy , Freeform's Good Trouble and the CW's Katy Keene . Jeff reviews Xio Axelrod's Frankie and Johnny: Let the Music Play . Then it's a K.M. Nuehold double feature as Will reviews Caulky and Jeff looks at Rocket Science . Tammy Middleton, who writes as TM Smith, shares the upcoming re-release of Gay f...
Mar 09, 2020•54 min•Season 5Ep. 231
Jeff and Will announce the new Big Gay Fiction Book Club , which debuts in March with Annabeth Albert's Arctic Heat . The guys have an extended conversation with Frank W. Butterfield who talks about his universe of more than 50 books that began with A Nick Williams Mystery series and continues with The Adventures of Nick & Carter, Daytona Beach Books and The Romantical Adventures of Whit & Eddie . Frank talks about the origin of Nick Williams, the research he does to get the history of the books...
Mar 02, 2020•53 min•Season 5Ep. 230
Jeff & Will are live from the Coastal Magic Convention! They open the show talking about a new Kickstarter campaign from Suzanne Brockmann and Jason T. Gaffney. They also discuss the Freeform film The Thing About Harry and the new CW series Katy Keene. They also reveal the highlights from their weekend at Coastal Magic. Xio Axelrod talks to Jeff about her Frankie & Johnny books as well as Alt Er Love. Her musical background and love of the Norwegian show Skam are discussed as is how she got into...
Feb 24, 2020•50 min•Season 5Ep. 229
Jeff & Will congratulate Adriana Herrera and the other winners of The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction for 2019. They also discuss audio fiction podcast The Two Princes becoming an animated show and thank Kendra for sending some beautiful artwork. Jeff reviews Brent Hartinger's The Otto Digmore Decision and Will reviews The Good, the Bad and the Dad by Jaxon Knight. Jamie Sands joins us to talk about the Fairyland Romance series they write as Jaxon Knight and His Piratical...
Feb 17, 2020•46 min•Season 5Ep. 228
The guys offer up a new installment of Romance Revisited featuring recently re-released books. Just in time for Valentine's Day, Jeff reviews Erin McLellan's Candy Hearts . Brent Hartinger is here to talk about his latest book, The Otto Digmore Decision , the latest installment in the universe he began with Geography Club . He also has the details on Project Pay Day , a new movie that's expected to be out later this year. Brent also discusses the digital nomad life he leads with his husband, aut...
Feb 10, 2020•59 min•Season 5Ep. 227
Jeff & Will shout out a special mini-series from Smart Podcast, Trashy Books that detail the recent issues with the Romance Writers of America. They also discuss the finale of NBC's The Good Place and the Netflix series AJ and the Queen . Will reviews The ABC's of Spellcraft Collection Volume 1 by Jordan Castillo Price and Jeff reviews 19 Love Songs by David Levithan . Jordan joins Jeff to talk about the Spellcraft books as well as Bitter Pill , which is the eleventh book in the PsyCop series. J...
Feb 03, 2020•51 min•Season 5Ep. 226
Jeff mentions the books he released last week. The guys talk about some TV they've been watching, including EastSiders: The Documentary and 911 Lone Star . They also discuss the sneak peek they got of Charlie David's GRL documentary and Jason T. Gaffney's new project at Dekkoo. Jeff reviews When Frankie Meets Johnny by Xio Axelrod and Triangulation by Gregory Ashe. Will reviews Avery Ford's Trust Me and Believe Me. Macy Blake talks with Jeff about The Chosen One series, which has its finale on F...
Jan 27, 2020•58 min•Season 5Ep. 225
Jeff & Will kick off this week talking about their recent appearance on the Tea & Strumpets podcast where they talked about Cat Sebastian's The Soldier's Scoundrel . They also have an installment of Romance Revisited. Jeff talks about his musical theater binge that included the Broadway revival of West Side Story , the Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill and a third visit to Dear Evan Hansen . Will reviews Mischief & Mayhem by Jaxon Knight. Coastal Magic Featured Author Meghan Maslow jo...
Jan 20, 2020•53 min•Season 5Ep. 224