Episodes
Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 90 – Suzanne, Ed & Jason Part 2, “When We Rise,” Reviews & More
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.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 89 – Suzanne Brockmann, Ed Gaffney & Jason T. Gaffney talk “California Comedy” & More
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.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 88 – Movies for Pride, Christina with Book Recs & More
Jeff 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.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 87 – Pat Henshaw Talks “Frank at Heart,” Lisa’s Book Recommendations & More
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. Coastal 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.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 86 – “Eastsiders” Kit & John Talk Season 3, Ari McKay Discusses “Breaking Bonds” & More
Jeff and Will get started by talking about the surreal week of interviews they did for the podcast. In addition, they announced the final total in the Readers & Writers for LGBT Chechens auction that recently ended.
Kit Williamson and John Halbach, the guys behind the Eastsiders series stop by to talk about the Kickstarter they’re running to fund season three. They’ve got details on a way for listeners and supporters to win a great prize this week.
The Dirty Dancing remake and the season finale of Arrow are discussed.
The guys also interview the duo that make up the writing team of Ari McKay. They talk about their latest book, Breaking Bonds, which is part of the Dreamspun Desires line. In addition, we get their origin story, how they approach collaborating and what’s coming up later for them. There’s also a bonus 10 minutes of the interview, which appears in the podcast feed, on YouTube as well as the shownotes page.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 85 – Rick R. Reed Interview, Book Reviews & More
Jeff & Will offer a brief recap of their recovery week.
The Big Gay Fiction Giveaway is back for a second installment, running May 22 – 29. More than 80 authors are giving away gay fiction of all kinds during the week.
Jeff reviews The Senator’s Secret by K.C. Wells and Deceived, the second book in the Mind Agents series, by Igor Max.
The Eastsiders season three Kickstarter is discussed as is a delightful preview of a short film called In a Heartbeat, about a gradeschooler who is literally outed by his heart.
The guys then wrap up the TV season with a look back on the CW superheroes, Speechless, The Big Bang Theory, Superstore, The Voice and The Arrangement.
Rick R. Reed is welcomed to discuss his spring releases The Perils of Intimacy, Unhinged and Orientation as well as his writing journey and what’s coming up later this year.
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