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Ep 96: Jay Bell Interview, "In A Heartbeat" & More Aug 07, 2017

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Jeff and Will kick things off by answering a question from a listener: what is your favorite menage/poly book? They also announce a giveaway, courtesy of Bru Baker, for an audiobook download of Tall, Dark & Deported.

Romance Awareness Month is celebrated with a look at some real life couples. Jeff & Will also talk about the short film, In a Heartbeat, which was released on July 31.

Jeff interviews Jay Bell about his Something Like... series, which now includes a film and a comic book adaptation of the first book, Something Like Summer. Jay talks about the book's origins, how it became a series and how fans helped push Summer into new formats. Plus, with the series wrapping up, he discusses what's coming next.

Complete shownotes for episode 96 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Ep 95: GRL Blog Tour with Garett Groves, Book Reviews & More Jul 31, 2017

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The guys open the show with the news that their first co-written novel is now under contract and The Hockey Player's Heart is expected to be out as a Dreamspun Desire in early 2018. Jeff also talks about the edits he's working on plus an update on his experiments with dictation.

Andrew Grey is congratulated for his accomplishment winning the RWA Centennial Award for publishing one hundred books.

Jeff also talks about the spiffy covers that Sarina Bowen has for the Thai editions of Him and Us. Will discusses Castlevania on Netflix.

Will reviews Tall, Dark and Deported by Bru Baker and Open Road by Garett Groves.

Garett is also interviewed by Jeff as part of the 2017 GRL Blog Tour. Garett discusses his new book, Clickbait, as well as what he's looking forward to at GRL and why he gravitates to telling May/December romances. He also offers a giveaway for signed copies of his new book.

Complete shownotes for episode 95 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Ep 94: Bill Konigsberg Interview, Book & Movie Reviews & More Jul 24, 2017

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Will kicks off this week's show with his adventures on jury duty. Jeff talks about getting started on Codename: Winger #3 and trying out dictation to do the first draft.

Will reviews Rainbow Sprinkles by Anna Martin, Lace by K.C. Wells and Satin also by K.C. Wells. Meanwhile Jeff talks about The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli. The guys also talk about Spider-Man: Homecoming and Descendants 2. Jeff discusses his summertime TV watching with World of Dance and So You Think You Can Dance.

Jeff welcomes Bill Konigsberg to the show to discuss his spring release of Honestly Ben, a sequel to 2013's Openly Straight. They talk about why Bill decided to do a sequel, some of the controversy that's come up with the book and what Bill's working on next.

Complete shownotes for episode 94 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Ep: 93 GRL Blog Tour with Christina Pilz, Joyfully Jay Recommends "Heart of the Steal," OutFest & More Jul 17, 2017

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Jeff kicks off the show with the news that Tracker Hacker, the first book in the Codename: Winger series officially goes on pre-sale Monday, July 17 ahead of its October 17 release date.

New Patron Heather is thanked.

Christina Pilz chats with Jeff as part of the 2017 GRL Blog Tour. She talks about her series of historical m/m romances and offers up a giveaway.

Will reviews All In by Ava Drake. The guys also let people know that the new Dreamspun Beyond series is now taking subscription orders on the Dreamspinner site. Jeff reviews the audiobook of Marshall Thornton's Femme, which is performed by Joel Leslie, as well as the ebook of TJ Klune's Olive Juice.

Jeff & Will discuss the screenings they attended while in L.A. First up, the Broadway revival of Falsettos followed by the OutFest presentations of Something Like Summer and EastSiders Season 3: Go West.

Joyfully Jay recommends books by Avon Gale & Roan Parrish, Tal Bauer, KJ Charles and Annabeth Albert and tells of the SPECTR tour she took in Charleston.

Complete shownotes for episode 93 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Ep 92: Cat Sebastian Interview, Book Reviews & More Jul 10, 2017

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Kicking off this week's show is the news that Jeff & Will submitted the category romance they wrote together.

Jeff let people know that the recent Broadway revival of Falsettos is screening in select movie theaters in the coming week and encouraged everyone to check that out. Jeff & Will are also attending OutFest screenings for Something Like Summer and Eastsiders on Saturday, July 15. Any listeners attending are encouraged to say hello. There may also be some Facebook content from that trip too so listeners should look for that on Saturday.

New patrons Kendra and C.J. were thanked.

Jeff recommended the Broadway cast recording of Come From Away. He also reviewed books Stage Two by Ariel Tachna and Point Shot Trilogy by V.L. Locey. Will reviewed The Lawerence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian.

Then Cat joins the show to talk about her latest, The Ruin of a Rake, why she writes regency romance and what's coming up next for her.

Complete shownotes for episode 92 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Ep 91: GRL Blog Tour with Kim Fielding, Brandilyn Recommends "Game Changer," Broadway & More Jul 03, 2017

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Jeff kicks off the week with news that the second book in the Codename: Winger series, entitled Schooled, was contracted by Harmony Ink Press. He also mentions that he was featured in episode 26 of the Out Entrepreneur Podcast where he talked about being an author entrepreneur.

The 2017 GRL Blog Tour kicks off this week as Kim Fielding stops by to discuss what she's up to this summer as well as her love of audiobooks and what she's looking forward at GRL in October. She's also giving away and audiobook and ebook this week with a Rafflecopter on the shownotes page.

Jeff & Will discuss their trip to San Francisco and New York, including reviews of Hamilton, The Little Foxes, Hello Dolly, Dear Evan Hansen, Groundhog Day: The Musical, Sunset Blvd., Cats and American Ballet Theatre's world premiere of Whipped Cream.

Brandilyn also stops by to recommend the audio book of The Game Changer by Kay Simone as well as talking about the popularity of audiobook narrators.

Complete shownotes for episode 91 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Ep 90: Suzanne, Ed & Jason Part 2, "When We Rise," Reviews & More Jun 26, 2017

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Awards news kicks off this week's episode with a look at LGBT finalists for the 2017 Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense and the 2017 RITA Awards, both sponsored by RWA.

Will talks about new merchandise supporting the children's book Promised Land, including a coloring book. The guys also announce that they'll be attending screenings at OutFest for Jay Bell's Something Like Summer and the premiere of Eastsiders Season 3.

Will reviews Stage Two by Ariel Tachna and Cowboys Don't Come Out by Tara Lain. The guys also discuss, and highly recommend, the recent ABC mini-series When We Rise, which documents the gay liberation movement from 1971-2015.

Suzanne Brockmann, Ed Gaffney and Jason T. Gaffney are welcomed back to the show to continue their interview. This week they discuss their many family collaborations and what's coming up next for each of them.

Complete shownotes for episode 90 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Ep 89: Suzanne Brockmann, Ed Gaffney & Jason T. Gaffney talk "California Comedy" & More Jun 19, 2017

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Jeff and Will announce that they've been selected, for a second year, to be part of the GayRomLit featured bloggers. The first GRL Blog Tour spot will appear in episode 91 on July 3.

Kenneth is congratulated as the winner of the recent Sweet Summer Fun Paperback Giveaway. New patrons Lu Ann, Megan and A.E. were welcomed.

The guys review Fixing Frank, book three in the California Comedy series, by Jason T. Gaffney and Ed Gaffney and presented under the Suzanne Brockmann Presents banner. Then they welcome Suzanne, Ed and Jason for part one of an interview where they talk about Suzanne's history of writing m/m characters going back to the mid-2000s in her Troubleshooters series and the collaboration that lead to the California Comedy series.

Complete shownotes for episode 89 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Ep 88: Movies for Pride, Christina with Book Recs & More Jun 12, 2017

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eff and Will mention the recent announcement that author Felice Stevens has the first ever gay romance Kindle World coming from Amazon. The guys also congratulate the Eastsiders team for surpassing their Kickstarter goal and their upcoming premiere at OutFest in L.A.

Our new patrons--Rhys, Karen, Michella, Emilie--are thanked.

Christina from Christina's Bookshelf chats about books that she's excited about, including titles from Leigh Jarret, K.C. Wells and Tara Lain.

Jeff and Will review books from Jay Bell, Avon Gale and Ari McKay. Plus they talk about the movies Wonder Woman, Captain America: Civil War and Fifty Shades Darker.

Favorite gay movies are also offered up for Pride Month.

Complete shownotes for episode 88 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Ep 87: Pat Henshaw Talks "Frank at Heart," Lisa's Book Recommendations & More Jun 05, 2017

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Jeff and Will wish everyone a happy Pride month!

Two upcoming events are discussed. First, the Equality March in Washington D.C., as well as other locations around the world, on Sunday, June 11. Next is the Coastal Magic Convention, scheduled for February 25-28 in Daytona Beach. Costal Magic just released it's featured author list which includes many m/m romance favorites.

Lisa from The Novel Approach stops by with some summer book recommendations.

Listeners are reminded that the Sweet Summer Fun Paperback Giveaway wraps up on Sunday June 11 so it's your last week to get entries in.

Will reviews The Bigger They Come by Ari McKay. Jeff talks about the season's final episodes of Empire as well as the debut of NBC's World of Dance. Jeff & Will both talk about the Matt Damon monster movie, The Great Wall.

Jeff interviews Pat Henshaw about her latest, Frank at Heart, as well as the upcoming end to the Foothills Pride series and what's coming after that.

Complete shownotes for episode 87, and the Rafflecopter for the chance to enter the Sweet Summer Fun Paperback Giveaway, are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

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