Big Gay Fiction Podcast

To kick things off, Jeff and I talk about how much we love Pose, the new FX series from Ryan Murphy that looks New York City’s ball culture in the late 80s. The Netflix original film Alex Strangelove is also discussed. Jeff reviews the first two books in Layla Reyne’s Agents Irish & Whiskey Series, Single Maltand Cask Strength.

Jeff interviews Charlie David about his new anthology TV series Shadowlands, which is based on his short story collection. Charlie talks about adapting his stories for television, what it was like directing scripted television for the first time (including directing himself) and what projects are coming next for him.

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Jeff and I wish everyone a happy Pride month. We hope you June is filled with light, love, fun and unicorns!

Speaking of unicorns, Jeff reviews The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Klune and Running with Lions by Julian Winters.

Jeff interviews debut author Julian Winters. They discuss Running with Lions along with how Julian was encouraged to write the book, his love of comic books and what’s coming next.

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We had lots of great stuff to talk about this week as well as a terrific author interview that you won’t want to miss!

Jeff reviews the new anthology TV series from Charlie David, Shadowlands. We talk about Jason Gaffney’s new movie Analysis Paralysis as well as the new short film, Something New, starring Ben Bauer. Jeff also reviews Off the Ice by Avon Gale & Piper Vaughn with narration by Kirt Graves.

We had the opportunity to interview Christa Tomlinson and it was a lot of fun! She talks about her Cuffs, Collars, and Love series as well as the Champions of Desire series. We also get the lowdown on her roller derby past as well as discuss her recent blog post on the lack of diversity in gay romance.

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I review Showing Him the Ropes by Christa Tomlinson.  Jeff and I review Wilde Fire by Lucy Lennox, then Jeff discusses Nothing Happened by Molly Booth and Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli.

Audiobook narrator Finn Sterling (aka Jess Hanks) stops by to talk about how he got into the business, what his favorite type of characters are to voice as well as the band he’s in. Along with Dreamspinner Press, he’s offering four listeners the chance to win an Audible code to get one of his books.

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Schooled, the second book in Jeff’s Codename: Winger series comes out on Tuesday, May 1.

Book reviews this week include my take on Finding It by Devon McCormack & Riley Hart and Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews. Meanwhile, Jeff looks at Keira’s Kidnapped by the Pirate.

Keira then joins us for an interview to talk about her latest, Test of Valor, as well as her origins in fanfic. It’s a terrific interview and you can learn more at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

This week’s episode comes to you live from the LA Times Festival of Books. For the first time, Jeff and I break free from our studio confines and bring you interviews recored entirely on location.

First, we sit down with Dreamspinner Press executive director Elizabeth North, who offers some terrific insights into the joys and challenges of publishing books in the gay romance genre. We also have interviews with authors C.B. Lee, Laura Stone, Andrew Grey and R.L. Merrill.

More festival interviews will be forthcoming in episode 135.

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