Big Gay Fiction Podcast

The American Library Associations’ Banned Book Week runs September 24-30 and we talk about some of the 2016 stats on banned books. Jeff also discusses one of the books on the top 10 list that he’s read, David Levithan’s Two Boys Kissing.

Lisa from The Novel Approach talks with Jeff about what the blog is planning for Banned Book Week and also offers up a couple of book recommendations.

I review The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian (Loved, LOVED, LOVED it). We also review the excellent French coming-of-age film, Being 17.

Addison Albright stops by as part of the 2017 GRL Blog Tour. She talks about her Vows Box Set along with the arrival of Til Death Do Us Part on audiobook. She’s also got a giveaway for listeners.

All this and more can be found at BigGayFictionPodcast.com

We  pay tribute to Edith Windsor, the LGBTQ activist whose Supreme Court case legalized marriage equality in the U.S.

Jeff talks more about the editing that went on in the past week.

Jeff reviews the new Love & Luck Podcast that premieres this week. It’s a fictional radio play podcast that focuses on the romance between Kane and Jason. We also discuss the film Handsome Devil, a coming of age / sports / find your own voice movie.

Best-selling writer Suzanne Brockmann returns to the show. This time she discusses her author journey, which includes making sure her son could find himself in her books.

All this and more can be for in the latest episode of the BigGayFictionPodcast!

Jeff and I return from our 100th episode celebration to discuss a potpourri of big gay topics starting with the edits we worked over the past week. I equate the editing on The Hockey Player’s Heart to having to re-knit a sweater.

Jeff mentions the cover reveal for the Changing on the Fly: The Second Period anthology is coming up on Wednesday, September 13 on the authors’s websites. We also discuss our appearance on the LeftofStr8 podcast, which aired on Monday, September 11 (replays are also available).

Jeff talks about Cycle for the Cause, the Northeast AIDS Ride, which happens this coming weekend. It’s the final week for fundraising.

I review Taming Teddy by Lucy Lennox (I loved it to pieces!). We rave about the first three episodes of Where the Bears Are Season Six and revisit Amazon’s The Last Tycoon and talk about how we’ve fallen for Outlander on Starz.

Posy Roberts stops by as part of the 2017 GRL Blog Tour. Posy discusses what she’s been up to since last GRL and what’s coming up for her writing. She’s also got a giveaway for podcast listeners.

All this, and more, can be found at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

We kick off the 100th episode with champagne and a reflection on the podcast milestone as well as the announcement that they are giving away a Dreamspinner Press $100 gift card, courtesy of Dreamspinner Press. They also toast their 20th marriage anniversary, which comes up on September 7.

I drunkenly review the books Owning It by Devon McCormack and Riley Hart and Off Base by Annabeth Albert. Jeff also discusses K.C. Wells’s Out of the Shadows.

Jeff interviews best-selling author Andrew Grey. They talk about Andrew receiving the RWA Centennial Award as well as his new book, Never Let You Go, which comes out this week. Andrew also talks about how he got started writing, where he gets his ideas and how he keeps up his writing pace.

All this and more celebratory goodness can be found at BigGayFictionPodcast.com!

We kick off the show talking about the edits we worked on this week for our co-written book, The Hockey Player’s Heart and Jeff’s second Codename: Winger book. Jeff also talked about the results he got using the transcription functions in Dragon Dictation software.

Jeff encouraged listeners to donate to Cycle for the Cause for this year.

Jay from Joyfully Jay talked with Jeff about the details for the blog’s Reading Challenge Month, which kicks off September 4. She also recommended books by E.J. Russell and Eden Winters. They guys also talked about the reading categories and how they might fill them.

Trina Lane stopped by as part of the 2017 GRL Blog Tour to talk about her upcoming release of An Imperfect Union as well as what she’s looking forward to at this year’s retreat.

All this and more can be found at BigGayFictionPodcast.com!

We start with a recap of our week, including how I tried to read two books at once, how Jeff’s doing with Dragon Dictation and two sets of edits arriving at the same time.

The podcast has been nominated in the 12th Annual People’s Choice Podcast Awards! Jeff discusses this year’s Cycle for the Cause ride and asks for donations to support the LGBT Center’s critical HIV/AIDS programs. Listeners are also reminded about the RGRTransAwareEvent that continues at Rainbow Gold Reviews through August 27.

I review Out of the Shadows, the latest book from K.C. Wells, who then joins us for an interview. K.C. talks about her books, plot bunnies, writing style and the place where two fans once discovered her while she was working on a book.

All this and more can be found in the latest episode of the BigGayFictionPodcast!