Big Gay Fiction Podcast

The One Where We Talk About Books and Movies – BGFP episode 97

Bethany from Rainbow Gold Reviews stops by the show and gives everyone some details on the RGR Trans Aware week that runs from August 14 through 27.

Jeff and I review Clare London’s Romancing the Ugly Duckling, which was performed by Joel Leslie. Then Jeff’s reviews Something Like Spring by Jay Bell and performed by Kevin R. Free. Turning to movies, we talk about the gay noir thriller Kiss Me, Kill Me, and the documentaries Dancer and  Doomed.

Jeff interviews Alex Miska as part of the 2017 GRL Blog Tour. Alex talks about her Moore Romance series as well as what she’s looking forward to at GRL and what to expect from her later this year.

All this can be found at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

A Chat With ‘Something Like Summer’ Author Jay Bell – BGFP episode 96

August is Romance Awareness Month and we celebrate with a look at some real life gay couples you might want to follow on social media. We also talk about the insanely adorable short film, In a Heartbeat, which was released on July 31.

Jeff interviews Jay Bell about his Something Like… series, which now includes a film and a comic book adaptation of the first book, Something Like Summer. Jay talks about the book’s origins, how it became a series and how fans helped push Summer into new formats. Plus, with the series wrapping up, he discusses what’s coming next.

All this and more can be found in the latest episode at BigGayFictionPodcast.com!

A Signed Contract and a Visit From Garett Groves – BGFP episode 95

BREAKING NEWS!!! Our co-written novel is now under contract. The Hockey Player’s Heart is expected to be released as a Dreamspun Desire in early 2018.

We congratulate Andrew Grey on his accomplishment of recieveing the RWA Centennial Award for publishing over one hundred books!

I review Tall, Dark and Deported by Bru Baker and Open Road by by guest Garett Groves. Garett discusses his new book, Clickbait, as well as what he’s looking forward to at GRL and why he gravitates to telling May/December romances. He also offers a giveaway for signed copies of his new book.

All this, and much more can be found in the latest episode at BigGayFictionPodcast.com!

Chatting About Novellas – BGFP episode 94

This week I reviewed several novellas I recently read. Rainbow Sprinkles by Anna Martin, Lace by K.C. Wells and Satin by K.C. Wells (I enjoyed all of them BTW). Jeff talks about The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli and interviews YA author Bill Konigsberg about his spring release of Honestly Ben, a sequel to 2013’s Openly Straight. They talk about why Bill decided to do a sequel, some of the controversy that’s come up with the book and what Bill’s working on next. All this, and a whole lot more, can be found in our latest episode at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Book Reviews and An OutFest Report: BGFP episode 93

Jeff announced that Tracker Hacker, the first book in the Codename: Winger series is on pre-sale ahead of its October 17 release date. Christina Pilz joins us as part of the 2017 GRL Blog Tour. She talks about her series of historical m/m romances and offers up a giveaway. I review All In by Ava Drake and Jeff reviews the audiobook of Marshall Thornton’s Femme, which is performed by Joel Leslie, as well as the ebook of TJ Klune’s Olive Juice. We also discuss the screenings we attended while in L.A. at OutFest, Something Like Summer and EastSiders Season 3: Go West. All this and more can be found at the BigGayFictionPodcast.com!

Scoundrels and Rakes and Lords, Oh My! – BGFP episode 92

Hey, guess what? Jeff and I submitted a category romance we wrote together! (More on that in the coming months) In other news, I reviewed The Lawerence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian, which I simply can’t effusively overstate how much I loved! Then Cat herself joins us to talk about her latest, The Ruin of a Rake, why she writes regency romance and what’s coming up next for her. It’s really great interview from someone who has quickly earned a spot on my auto-buy list. All this and more can be found in episode 92 at BigGayFictionPodcast.com!