Episodes
Episode 313 – A Royal Rom-Com with Paul Rudnick
Jeff & Will kick off Pride month with a few announcements. They talk about their new article on the Frolic website with nine queer YA stories that need to be on your TBR. They also share info on two events. First is the Big Gay Fiction Live on June 8 at 8pm ET celebrating the release of this year’s Love Is All charity anthology. Second is Pride Book Fest 2021, which runs June 11-13 featuring over 100 queer creators.
Jeff reviews Paul Rudnick’s Playing the Palace before interviewing the author / playwright / screenwriter / essayist. Paul talks about the new book, including why he wanted to write a royal romance, what inspired event planner Carter and Prince Edgar, and the fun in writing a big, gay royal wedding. Paul also has details on a couple of his upcoming projects, offers book recommendations and shares what Pride means to him.
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Episode 312 – Big Gay Fiction Book Club May 2021: “Breaking Bonds” by Ari McKay
Jeff & Will dive into the second book in the Walker Boys series from Ari McKay as they talk about Breaking Bonds, a charming, food-filled romance set at a rustic resort. As always, in our book club discussions there are spoilers ahead so keep that in mind if you haven’t read the book yet.
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Episode 311 – Hudson Lin Serves Up Tropey Goodness
The guys shout out the upcoming charity anthology Love Is All, which features several m/m authors (including Jeff) and benefits the National Center for Transgender Equality. Jeff discusses his experience of listening live as audiobook narrator Kirt Graves records the Codename: Winger series for its release the summer.
Will talks about Hudson Lin’s new book Hard Sell and then Jeff interviews Lin, who gives us the scoop on the new book, and her plans for continuing the Jade Harbour Capital series. She also shares how she got started writing, her love of scenes involving food and why romance is the best genre. We also learn about her World of Stories podcast and the Queers of Colour website.
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Episode 310 – Nerds vs. Jocks with Eli Easton and Tara Lain
Jeff & Will shout out the new FX documentary series Pride.
After Jeff reviews Coaching the Nerd, the second book in Eli Easton and Tara Lain’s Nerds vs. Jocks series, he chats with Eli and Tara. This is the first time either author has collaborated, and they talk about how they came together, figured out what the Nerds vs. Jocks series would be, and the stories each of the three couples would have. They also discuss what’s coming up next, including more co-written books, and some of the difficulties working solo again. Plus, they share a book recommendations.
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Episode 309 – Layla Reyne’s World of Assassins, Hackers and Cops
Jeff & Will announce the availability of this year’s Pride cards for members of the podcast Patreon community. They also discuss the TV projects being developed based on Adam Silvera novels.
Layla Reyne and Jeff talk about the conclusion of the Fog City series, including a deep dive on the final books, Queen’s Ransom and Silent Knight. Layla talks about how she got back into writing in 2020 by writing these books, the fun she had bringing in so many cameos from the Whiskeyverse, and the books she’s got planned next. Layla’s got a few book recs too.
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Episode 308 – Into the Steam Room with JC Calciano
Jeff & Will discuss the televised return to the ballrooms of Pose on FX and Legendary on HBO Max. They also look at the Pride issue of The Knot magazine featuring Jonathan Bennett and Jaymes Vaughn.
Author / Screenwriter / Director JC Calciano talks about Revenge of the Brobot, his latest book which continues his Steam Room Stories universe. He also discusses how Steam Room Stories got started a dozen years ago, the new Steamy Stories Podcast and what got him started telling stories across multiple mediums.
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