Big Gay Fiction Podcast

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Ep 233: Growing the TBR: Book Recommendations from Jay & Lisa Mar 23, 2020

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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, Russ Thomas, Lucy Lennox, Jordan Castillo Price, Nora Phoenix and Sophie Gonzales.

Complete shownotes for episode 233 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

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Ep 232: TJ Klune on "House in the Cerulean Sea," "Extraordinaries" and "Green Creek" Mar 16, 2020

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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 series.

Complete shownotes for episode 232 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

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Ep 231: Tammy Middleton: From "All Cocks" to "Stories from the Sound" Mar 09, 2020

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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 for Pay, under the new series title Stories from the Sound. She discusses the works she's done not only on Gay for Pay but the rest of the series along with news of two brand new books to come. She also has details on her new Chaos Magician series.

Complete shownotes for episode 231 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

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Ep 230: The Many Mysterious, Adventurous and Romantic Stories of Frank W. Butterfield Mar 02, 2020

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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 right and the 20-book 2020 series A Nick & Carter Holiday.

Complete shownotes for episode 230 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

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Ep 229: Xio Axelrod's Music Infused Stories Feb 24, 2020

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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 writing romance. Jeff also finds out what's coming up next for her.

Complete shownotes for episode 229 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

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Ep 228: Fairyland and Pirate Harems with Jamie Sands Feb 17, 2020

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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 Harem as Drake LaMarque. Jamie gives us the scoop on both series and what's coming up in them. We also hear how they got their start writing and what brought them to m/m romance.

Complete shownotes for episode 228 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

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Ep 227: Inside Hollywood & the Digital Nomad Lifestyle with Brent Hartinger Feb 10, 2020

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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, author Michael Jensen.

Complete shownotes for episode 227 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts!

Ep 226: “PsyCop" and "Spellcraft" with Jordan Castillo Price Feb 03, 2020

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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. Jordan details the origins of both series, talks about what's coming next and also what got her started as an author.

Complete shownotes for episode 226 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts!

Ep 225: Inside "The Chosen One" Universe with Macy Blake Jan 27, 2020

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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 February 4 with the release of Stop at Nothing. Macy also shares her plans to continue writing in the Chosen One universe, how much fun she's had with it and what its earliest origins were.

Complete shownotes for episode 225 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts!

Ep 224: Coastal Magic Featured Author Meghan Maslow Interview Jan 20, 2020

Show notes

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 joins us to talk about the third book in her Starfig Investigations series and also shares what's still to come. She also discusses what she's looking forward to at Coastal Magic this year.

Complete shownotes for episode 224 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts!

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