Jeff kicks off the show talking about "Superman: Son of Kal-El," and the recent issue where Superman came out and kissed a guy. Jeff & Will also discuss the new Netflix gay Christmas rom-com "Single All the Way." The guys have a deep dive discussion of one of their favorite Christmas movies from 2020, "Dashing in December." They break down what they love about this movie featuring a guy who returns home for the holidays and ends up finding love and saving the family ranch. Complete shownotes for...
Dec 06, 2021•42 min•Season 7Ep. 350
Jeff & Will remind everyone that the Big Gay Fiction Fest takes place this coming weekend on Saturday, December 4. The guys also announce the Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection for December: Jay Northcote's "A Boyfriend for Christmas." Next, they talk about books they're looking forward to in the first half of December, including titles from Alice Crane, Charlie Novak, Keira Andrews, Lane Hayes, RJ Scott & V.L. Locey, K.C. Kassidy, Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich, Riley Hart, and Jax Calder. Je...
Nov 29, 2021•41 min•Season 7Ep. 349
Jeff & Will discuss the delightful holiday romance "The Lights on Knockbridge Lane" by Roan Parrish. As always, in our book club chat there are spoilers ahead so keep that in mind if you haven't read the book yet. Make sure you keep listening after our discussion to hear the first chapter of the audiobook, narrated by Michael Dean. Complete shownotes for episode 348 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com . Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network...
Nov 25, 2021•51 min•Season 7Ep. 348
Jeff & Will announce the guests for the Holiday Story Time segment of the Big Gay Fiction Fest, which takes place on Saturday, December 4. Jeff reviews "tick, tick... BOOM!," a movie version of a Jonathan Larson musical that recently premiered on Netflix. Jeris Jean joins us to talk about "Romantic Hero," the first book in her new "Coleridge Cliffs" series. We also discuss the "Hollywood Hopefuls" series, find out about the author Jeris is obsessed with, and find out how she went from academia t...
Nov 22, 2021•45 min•Season 7Ep. 347
Jeff & Will kick off the show with details on an article they wrote for the Frolic website. They also remind everyone to reserve their spot for the Big Gay Fiction Fest coming up on Saturday, December 4. Author Jenn Burke discusses "House on Fire," the latest book in her "Ashes and Dust" series. Jenn also talks about why she created the spin off from the "Not Dead Yet" series. She also shares why she enjoys spreading romances across multiple books, her enjoyment in writing second chance romance,...
Nov 15, 2021•51 min•Season 7Ep. 346
During Bookstore Romance Day on August 21, Jeff hosted a conversation with debut authors Penny Aimes and Verity Lowell. Penny and Verity discuss their novels—"For the Love of April French" and "Meet Me in Madrid," what led them to writing romance, and their favorite tropes. We also find out about some of their favorite authors and how those authors influenced the stories they tell. Complete shownotes for episode 345 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com . Big Gay Fi...
Nov 08, 2021•43 min•Season 7Ep. 345
As part of Big Gay Fiction Podcast's Sixth Anniversary celebration week, Jeff & Will have a mega crossover event with Sarah and Amanda from "Smart Podcast, Trashy Books." Together they talk about a wide rage of topics as they answer questions from their Patreon communities, and of course there's lots of book talk too! You can find the second part of the crossover on "Smart Podcast, Trashy Books" episode 482, which comes out on Friday, November 5. Complete shownotes for episode 344 along with a t...
Nov 04, 2021•52 min•Season 7Ep. 344
Jeff & Will celebrate the podcast's sixth anniversary and announce the Big Gay Fiction Fest, a virtual online reader event taking place Saturday, December 4 that will celebrate gay holiday romances. The guys have a ton of book recommendations as they look at books releasing in November. First up it's holiday-themed releases from E.J. Russell, H.L. Day, Leta Blake, Annabelle Greene, Garrett Leigh, Annabeth Albert, Lucy Lennox, Ali Ryecart, Penelope Peters, and Ashlynn Mills. Next the focus turns ...
Nov 01, 2021•35 min•Season 7Ep. 343
Jeff & Will discuss the thrilling new adult romance "This is Not a Horror Movie" by Sara Dobie Bauer. As always, in our book club chat there are spoilers ahead so keep that in mind if you haven't read the book yet. Make sure you keep listening after our discussion to hear the first chapter of the audiobook, narrated by Blake Lockheart. Complete shownotes for episode 342 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com . Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Net...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 342
Jeff & Will recommend the supernatural rom-com "Out of Body," which is perfect for Halloween week viewing. Author Merry Farmer is here to discuss two books she's releasing this week. First up is the second in her "After the War" historical romance series, "Never Judge a Duke by His Lover." Then the discussion turns to "Peter and the Mission," the fifth book in her fantasy series "Peter and the Wolves." In addition, Merry talks about her love of romance and history, her excitement over creative w...
Oct 25, 2021•47 min•Season 6Ep. 341
In the spirit of Halloween, Jeff & Will talk about the new TV series "Chucky," which is based on the classic horror movie franchise and features a gay teen as its main character. Jeff talks with author Sara Dobie Bauer about her new adult, rom-com, horror story "This is Not A Horror Movie," which also happens to be this month's Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection. We talk about where the characters of Emory and Connor came from, as well as all of the horror movie references Sara uses in the stor...
Oct 18, 2021•54 min•Season 6Ep. 340
Jeff & Will preview 14 books that are coming before the end of October, including titles by Ariella Zoelle, Max Walker, Kai Butler, J.R. Gray, Edie Montreux, Roe Horvat, Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes, Keira Andrews, Alice Winters, EM Lindsey & Marina Vivancos, Merry Farmer, Noah Steele, Joanna Chambers & Sally Malcolm, and Lauren Blakely. The guys also review books they've recently read: "Light from Uncommon Stars" by Ryka Aoki, "Head to Head" by Eli Easton & Tara Lain, "A Lord to Love" by Sara Dobie ...
Oct 14, 2021•35 min•Season 6Ep. 339
To kick off the holiday season, Jeff & Will welcome Roan Parrish. The conversation starts with Christmas and Roan's holiday romance "The Lights on Knockbridge Lane." The book, the third in the "Garnet Run" series, is historic in that it's the first time an m/m romance has been a part of a Harlequin series line. Roan talks about the romance between Adam and Wes, writing about pets that aren't cats and dogs, as well as writing her first ever child character. Shifting gears to Halloween, we discuss...
Oct 11, 2021•48 min•Season 6Ep. 338
Jeff & Will present a conversation that took place between authors Frederick Smith, Chaz Lamar Cruz and Adriana Herrera. The event was part of the book tour for Frederick and Chaz's book "Busy Ain't The Half Of It." Adriana talked with Fredrick and Chaz about the book and their co-writing experience, including how the process changed since the first book they wrote together. They also discussed reading and writing books with Black characters, the importance of diversity in books and media, and t...
Oct 07, 2021•35 min•Season 6Ep. 337
Jeff & Will kick off the show with the announcement of the Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection for October: "This Is Not a Horror Movie" by Sara Dobie Bauer. The guys talk about four musicals they've watched recently: "Diana" on Netflix, "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" on Amazon Prime, "Come From Away" on Apple, and "Dear Evan Hansen" at the movies. Books coming in the first half of October are previewed, including titles by Casey Cox, May Archer, Macy Blake, KD Casey, J.M. Dabney, Farhad J. D...
Oct 04, 2021•33 min•Season 6Ep. 336
Jeff & Will visit Hollywood for this month's Book Club as they discuss the sexy, sweet story about two actors who fall in love while working on a TV show in Jeris Jean's "Running Lines." As always, in our book club chat there are spoilers ahead so keep that in mind if you haven't read the book yet. Complete shownotes for episode 335 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com . Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podca...
Sep 30, 2021•33 min•Season 6Ep. 335
Jeff & Will welcome back Jay from Joyfully Jay and Lisa from The Novel Approach to find out what they've been reading lately. Recommendations include books by Alison Cochrun, Penny Aimes, Vawn Cassidy, Rory Michaelson, TJ Nichols, Aden Polydoros, Kate Hawthorne & E.M. Denning, and Hailey Turner. Complete shownotes for episode 334 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com . Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts...
Sep 27, 2021•45 min•Season 6Ep. 334
Before we get into this week's interview, Jeff reviews the audiobook of "How to Be Remy Cameron," as well as the new anthology "Black Boy Joy," edited by Kwame Mbalia. We are super excited this week to welcome Silas Whitaker, a new audiobook narrator who already has a few titles out for young adult and gay romance fans. Author Julian Winters joins us as well to tell the story of how Silas came to narrate "How to be Remy Cameron." We get the scoop on how Silas recorded his first book, managed the...
Sep 20, 2021•41 min•Season 6Ep. 333
Jeff & Will remind everyone that this month's Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection is "Running Lines" by Jeris Jean. The Book Club episode is coming up on Thursday, September 30. In addition, they also share that a previous Book Club selection, Clare London's "Romancing the Rough Diamond," is now available in audiobook narrated by Joel Leslie. In a change from our usual interviews with fiction authors, we welcome American Ballet Theatre principal dancer James Whiteside to discuss "Center Center,"...
Sep 13, 2021•33 min•Season 6Ep. 332
The show kicks off with news about the TransBook365 hashtag, and the Romance for Haiti auction. Author C.B. Lee is here to talk about "A Clash of Steel," which is the first book in the "Remixed Classics" series where authors from diverse backgrounds take different literary classics from centuries past and reinterpret them. We hear from C.B. about how she approached remixing "Treasure Island," setting it in 1800s China with queer main characters. We also celebrate the fifth anniversary of her "Si...
Sep 06, 2021•34 min•Season 6Ep. 331
The guys announce the September Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection: the delightful Hollywood romance, "Running Lines" by Jeris Jean. Looking at books coming in September, Jeff & Will discuss titles by Garett Leigh, Lucy Lennox & May Archer, K.M. Neuhold, Nicky James, Riley Hart, Alison Cochrun, Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes, DJ Jamison, and Haven Hadley. Turning to reviews, Jeff talks about "Best Laid Plans" by Roan Parrish, Will shares his thoughts on "Unforgotten" by Garrett Leigh, and they each co...
Aug 30, 2021•34 min•Season 6Ep. 330
Jeff shares the news that the first three audiobooks for his "Codename: Winger" young adult series, narrated by Kirt Graves, are now available everywhere. The hockey romances "Heated Rivalry" and "Role Model," both by Rachel Reid, are reviewed by Jeff before Rachel joins us to talk about the "Game Changers" series. She shares what got her started writing the series, how she decides the type of guy to pair her hockey players with, and what's still to come for the next book in the series. Rachel a...
Aug 23, 2021•39 min•Season 6Ep. 329
Author TJ Klune joins us to talk about "Flash Fire," the sequel to his YA superhero story "The Extraordinaries." TJ discusses the new characters, how Nick has to deal with changing perceptions about his father, and the importance of queer history and sex positivity within the book. He also talks about "Under the Whispering Door," the second book in what he calls his Unofficial Kindness Trilogy. Here the conversation shifts to look at writing a book about grief that is also infused with kindness ...
Aug 16, 2021•57 min•Season 6Ep. 328
Jeff & Will continue their look at books coming out this month, including titles by Becca Seymour, Avril Ashton, V.L. Locey, Skye R. Richmond, L.A. Witt, Genevive Chamblee, and EM Lindsey. They also review the Audible Original queer heist story "Hot White Heist" by Adam Goldman, the memoir "Hola Papi!" by John Paul Brammer, the friends-to-lovers romance "Learned Reactions" by Jayce Ellis, and the classic YA story "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Sáenz....
Aug 12, 2021•29 min•Season 6Ep. 327
Author Jackie North joins us to talk about her "Farthingdale Ranch" series, including the latest installment "The Ranch Hand and the Single Dad." Jackie tells us all about the series and the men who come to visit the ranch. We also find out the origins of Farthingdale Ranch, which trace back to Jackie's time travel series, "Love Across Time." Of course we also find out how Jackie started writing, the genres she'd like to try to write someday, and she shares some book recommendations. Complete sh...
Aug 09, 2021•41 min•Season 6Ep. 326
To kick off the month, Jeff has news about a discussion he's moderating with authors Penny Aimes and Verity Lowell in association with Carina Adores and Buffalo Street Books for Bookstore Romance Day coming on August 21. The guys talk about some great programming they've been watching recently, including the documentary "Summer of Soul," the crafting shows "Making It" and "All That Glitters," musical comedies "Central Park" and "Schmigadoon!" They also look at the teen dramas "Gossip Girl" and "...
Aug 02, 2021•42 min•Season 6Ep. 325
To open the show, Jeff & Will discuss a recent post on "Oprah Daily" featuring queer owned book stores across the U.S, and how you can support queer owned book stores by buying audiobooks from Libro.fm. Author Steven Salvatore and Bookstagrammer/Booktoker Jacob Demlow join us to talk about the inaugural Pride Book Fest, which took place during Pride Month 2021. They talk about how they went from idea to festival in just three months. Steven and Jacob discuss some of the programming highlights an...
Jul 26, 2021•50 min•Season 6Ep. 324
After opening the show with a review of "Slippery Creatures" by KJ Charles, Jeff interviews the author about the "Will Darling Adventures," which recently concluded with the June release of "Subtle Blood." KJ discusses the pulp influences in the trilogy, and how the characters of Will and Kim evolved for her over the course of the series. KJ also talks about how she started writing, the benefits of having been an editor for a publishing house, and what she's working on next. Of course there are ...
Jul 19, 2021•47 min•Season 6Ep. 323
Authors Kat and Agnes, the duo who are known as K.A. Merikan, have been together more than 15 years and produced many fan favorite books. We talked with them about the upcoming 11th and final book in their "Guns n' Boys" saga, as well as about their trip into the Old West earlier this year with the "Dig Two Graves" duology. Kat and Agnes also talk about the "Curse Bound" series, how they met and got started writing, plus we get details on several books that are coming up next for them. Of course...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 322
Author E.J. Russell joins us this week to talk about the interactive game that's being made based on her novel "Cutie and the Beast." We also discuss the stories she's released this year that are part of shared universes, "Playhouse Purgatory" in "The Magic Emporium" and "King's Ex" in "Royal Powers II." We take a look at the historical Jeff & Will have fallen for, "Silent Sin." E.J. has increased her audiobook production this year, working with narrators Joel Leslie and Greg Boudreaux, and she ...
Jul 05, 2021•42 min•Season 6Ep. 321
