Episodes
Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 52 – GRL Blog Tour With Posy Roberts, GRNW Wrap-Up & More
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This week featuring
Posy Roberts
The guys are back after a couple weeks of traveling, which they recap in this episode.
Jeff kicks things off talking about his writing on the second Codename: Winger book as well as mentioning that the paperback edition of Dancing for Him is now available on Amazon and is coming soon to other paperback outlets.
Jeff & Will enjoyed their trip to the Gay Romance Northwest Meet Up in Seattle and they talk about the readings and panels they attended. Tracy Timmons Gray, director and lead volunteer of GRNW, also talks with them about the grass-roots conference. While in the city they also went to the Amazon Books store and offer up a report on that experience.
In middle September, Truth Slash Fiction went viral as Larries discovered the show and its trailer. The guys congratulate the TSF crew and offer a link to a fan video that’s been created.
Posy Roberts stops by the GRL Blog Tour to talk about her books, including the North Star series and the Naked Organics series. Jeff also talks about his participation in the Dirty Dozen Blog Tour, which began October 1 and features a dozen authors answering a dozen questions.
Jeff recalls his East Coast trip, starting with Cycle for the Cause which includes his interview with Glennda Testone, executive director of the LGBT Center in NYC on why the ride is important to those inside and outside the tri-state area. He also reviews Cats and the Starfleet Academy Experience.
The show wraps up with book reviews for Shira Anthony’s Take Two and Avon Gale’s Breakaway.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 51 – Bea & Leah Koch from the Ripped Bodice Bookstore, “Falsettos” & More
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It’s Banned Book Week and the guys start off with a reminder of the event The Novel Approach is hosting which they will be sharing on the podcast’s Twitter and Facebook feeds, as well as talking about the most challenged books of 2015.
Jeff talks about the revival of the musical Falsettos which begins on Broadway this week.
We visit Bea & Leah Koch, owners of The Ripped Bodice bookstore in Culver City, for an interview about how they started the only all-romance bookstore in the U.S. They also discuss how they stock the store, who their customers are, the events they have and much more.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 50 – GRNW Preview, GRL Blog Tour With J.R. Barten, Lisa Talks Banned Book Week & More
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This week featuring
J.R. Barten
The guys open the show with a preview of the Gay Romance Northwest Meet Up happening this weekend in Seattle (September 23 & 24). They encourage everyone to like the podcast Facebook page so they’ll be notified of any Facebook Live broadcasts that happen during their trip to the event.
J.R. Barten is interviewed as part of the 2016 GRL Blog Tour where she talks about her new book, Un;finished.
Jeff and Will preview what they’re looking forward to in the fall TV season–because it is premiere week!
Lisa from The Novel Approach stops by with news on Banned Book Week and the event her blog is hosting for the week. Plus she’s got three recommendations for listener’s fall reading list.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 49 – GRL Blog Tour With Pat Henshaw, Brandilyn Reports on UK Meet & More
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This week featuring
Pat Henshaw
Writing news from Jeff opens the podcast as he discusses edits, cover paperwork and turning Dancing for Him into a paperback. Jeff heads to the East Coast this week to participate in Cycle for the Cause and gives details on supporting the HIV/AIDS services offered by the LGBT Center in NYC.
The guys have a poor update on their 60 Day Challenge before Jeff expresses his love for M.J. O’Shea’s Marriage of Inconvenience.
Pat Henshaw drops by the podcast as part of the 2016 GRL Blog Tour. She talks about the latest in the Foothills Pride series, Relative Best.
Jeff & Will review what they’ve been watching recently. Will’s got the movie Boy Meets Girl. They both talk about finishing off the seasons of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Empire and Dead of Summer. Jeff talks about the upcoming “Breakaway Day” to celebrate Space:1999. Jeff also announces there’ll be no Dancing with the Stars conversation on the podcast for the dance show’s upcoming season.
Brandilyn from Prism Book Alliance rounds out the podcast with a report on the recent UK Meet as well as what she’s looking forward to at GRL.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 48 – Christian Baines Interview, GRL Blog Tour With Brandon Witt & More
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This week featuring
Brandon Witt
Jeff was in L.A. during the past week and visited The Ripped Bodice bookstore again–this time to talk with owners Bea & Leah Koch for an interview that will be coming up in episode 51 (September 26). He also talks about the editing and paperback formatting he’s been working on.
The guys got big news this week–they’ll be hosting a Podcasting 101 workshop during RT in Atlanta (May 2017). They are excited and maybe a little freaked out.
Jeff once again mentions Cycle for the Cause and the book giveaway he’s doing for U.S. residents who pledge $100 or more and he thanks his past week’s donors. On the book front Jeff & Will call out accomplishments from Devon McCormick and Riley Hart as well as TJ Klune news and the latest installment of the Life with Kevin comic book that comes out this week.
Fall Book conventions are underway as the UK Meet, Decatur Book Fair and the Central New York Author Expo all took place over Labor Day weekend. Jeff and Will have an update on the 60 Day Challenge they are doing and a shoutout to Star Trek on its 50th anniversary.
Brandon Witt previews two new series and chats about what he’s looking forward to in Kansas City as part of the GRL Blog Tour. Christian Baines also stops by to discuss his latest urban fantasy, The Orchard of Flesh.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 47 – GRL Blog Tour With Arshad Ahsanuddin, Dani from Love Bytes has Book Recs & More
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This week featuring
Arshad Ahsanuddin
Contract news from Jeff opens this week’s show before the guys mention Joanna Penn’s appearance on the Self Publishing Podcast where she talks more about the Successful Author Mindset. They also discuss the first week’s progress with their Sixty Day Challenge.
Continuing to look at 2017 calendars, Will shows off the Michael Breyette calendar that was recently released.
Jeff makes the offer that anyone in the U.S. who donates $100 or more to Cycle for the Cause can receive signed copies of the Hat Trick trilogy in paperback. He also thanks Nancy and Wade for their generous donations to the ride.
Arshad Ahsanuddin stops by as part of the 2016 GRL Blog Tour to talk about his latest book, Insurrection (The Interscission Project Book 3).
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Will talks about movies he’s recently seen: Holding the Man and Me Him Her. Jeff focuses on binging Crazy-Ex Girlfriend plus Empire and Mr. Robot.
Dani from Love Bytes Reviews makes her podcast debut by offering up books and series that she’s been enjoying.
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