Episodes
Episode 294 – Reviews: Layla Reyne, Adriana Herrera, Eden Finley & Saxon James, Lawrence I. Hill
Jeff & Will talk about two series on HBO Max they’ve enjoyed: the AIDS drama It’s a Sin and the high school dramedy Generation.
Jeff reviews Layla Reyne’s romantic suspense Queen’s Ransom as well as Eden Finley & Saxon James’s jock/nerd romance Power Plays & Straight A’s. Will reviews Caught Looking by Adriana Herrera and Deja Vu by Lawrence I. Hill.
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Episode 293 – The Lure of the Small Town with Philip William Stover
Jeff talks about two things he’s been into recently: The 25th Anniversary celebration for the musical Rent, and Queen Latifah in the reboot of The Equalizer. Will shouts out some TV shows we love that are returning this spring.
In February, Jeff hosted a conversation with Philip William Stover for Doylestown Bookshop in Doylestown, PA. Philip discusses the Seasons of the New Hope series, which is set a few miles from Doylestown, and the new book The Beautiful Things Shoppe. Philip shares why he set the series in New Hope and his connection to the town, and what he would sell if he had a store like The Beautiful Things Shoppe. He also has some book recommendations.
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Episode 292 – Darkly Enchanted Romance with Joshua Ian
Jeff & Will congratulate TJ Klune and V.E. Schwab for the nominations their books received in the 26th Annual Audie Awards.
Joshua Ian is here with the scoop on Manchester Lake, the latest book in the Darkly Enchanted Romance series. Joshua discusses why he loves gothic romance and what draws him to the Edwardian era. In addition, he talks about his contemporary romance alter ego Lawrence I. Hill, how he got started writing, and authors that have inspired him. Plus, Joshua shares a couple of book recommendations.
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Episode 291 – Adam Silvera’s “Infinity Cycle” Continues
Jeff & Will announce the March Big Gay Fiction Book Club Selection: N.R. Walker’s Throwing Hearts. They also talk about the upcoming Rainbow Space Magic virtual con.
Adam Silvera joins Jeff to talk about the Infinity Cycle series, and the new book Infinity Reaper. Adam discusses how the books have evolved from outline to finished story and that after publishing four contemporary young adult books, writing urban fantasy was actually a return to his roots. He also shares a few details about the forthcoming book sequel to What If It’s Us, the book he co-wrote with Becky Albertalli. Adam offers a book recommendation too.
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Episode 290 – Big Gay Fiction Book Club February 2021: “Awkward Love” by Riley Hart
Jeff & Will talk about the incredible new adult, contemporary romance Awkward Love by Riley Hart. As always, in this deep dive discussion there are spoilers ahead.
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Episode 289 – An Insiders Tour of “The Magic Emporium”
Authors from the new Magic Emporium paranormal/urban fantasy series are here to talk about the 12 book, shared universe. Meghan Maslow tells us how she came up with the series idea and how 13 authors came to create their stories within the universe. Four Emporium authors, Kim Fielding, Eliot Grayson, Jacki James and Rhys Lawless, join in to talk about their books in the series and their approaches to working with the magical store. We also get the lowdown on what goes on inside the store’s breakroom!
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