Episodes
Episode 252 – Listener Favorite: Joel Leslie
Jeff and Will talk about the super fun High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+. Jeff has more book recommendations from listeners and also gives his review of Alexis Hall’s Boyfriend Material. Will reviews Honeymoon for One by Keira Andrews.
For this first listener favorite episode, we feature Joel Leslie’s appearances on the podcast. He talks about working with Haley Walsh on the Skyler Foxe Mysteries and with Marshall Thornton on Femme. Joel also talks about what it means to him voicing so many LGBTQ+ characters across more than 200 books.
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Big Gay Fiction Book Club July 2020: “Mr. Frosty Pants” by Leta Blake
Jeff & Will celebrate Christmas in July with this episode of the Big Gay Fiction Book Club with a discussion the second chance romance Mr. Frosty Pants by Leta Blake.
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Episode 251 – A Trip to Summer Camp with L.C. Rosen
Jeff and Will remind everyone that, as the show heads toward its fifth anniversary, they’d like to hear from listeners who their favorite guests have been.
Jeff talks about the Netflix film The Old Guard and then shares a book recommendation from a listener. Will’s “Christmas in July” reading concludes with Three Dates of Christmas by KC Burn, Temporary Santa by Dev Bentham and An Everyday Hero by E.J. Russell.
Jeff reviews Camp by L.C. Rosen and then discusses the book with the author. Lev talks about why he wrote the rom-com style story of Randy and Hudson and what he hopes readers take away from the story. Lev also shares a little bit of info on the forthcoming movie adaptation, what got him into writing and why queer YA stories are so important.
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Episode 250 – Nora Phoenix and “Omega’s Truth”
Jeff and Will commemorate the 250th episode of the podcast and announce that, as the show heads toward its fifth anniversary, they’d like to hear from listeners who their favorite guests have been.
Jeff shares a book recommendation from a listener. Will’s “Christmas in July” reading continues with two books by Avery Ford, The Holiday Mix Up and Second Chance for Christmas.
Nora Phoenix talks about Omega’s Truth, the tenth and final book in her Irresistible Omegas series. Nora also discusses why she likes to write across so many genres, her collaboration with K.M. Neuhold, what got her into writing and how it’s helped her. She also teases what’s coming next.
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Episode 249 – E. Davies Talks About “Freedom”
The guys discuss the release of the film adaption of Jay Bell’s Something Like Summer to streaming services and the recent reunion episode of Noah’s Arc.
Will continues his month of “Christmas in July” reading with a review of What Happens at Christmas by Jay Northcote. Jeff reviews TJ Klune’s The Extraordinaries.
E. Davies talks with Jeff about Freedom, the latest book in his F-Word series. They also discuss the Rosavia Royals series and the new Significant Brothers box set. Ed also shares details on a non-fiction book he’s working on.
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Episode 248 – “Heart2Heart Volume 4” with Leslie Copeland, Pandora Pine & Piper Scott
The guys announce the Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection for July: Mr. Frosty Pants by Leta Blake.
Continuing the Christmas in July theme, Jeff and Will review Love Happens Anyway by RJ Scott. Jeff also reviews Sticky Fingers by Davidson King.
Jeff is joined by Leslie Copeland, Pandora Pine and Piper Scott to talk about the fourth edition of the Heart2Heart Charity Anthology. Leslie has the scoop on the origin of the popular series and how it took a paranormal twist for the first time. Pandora, Piper and Jeff talk about their stories and what it was like working with the prompts from readers. Pandora and Piper also have details on what’s coming up next for them.
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