
450 episodes

Big Gay Fiction Podcast Jeff Adams & Will Knauss
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4.7 • 77 Ratings
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The Big Gay Fiction Podcast is for avid readers and passionate fans of queer romance fiction. Each week we bring you exclusive author interviews, book recommendations and explore the latest in queer pop culture.
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Husbands Byron Lane and Steven Rowley Celebrate Their New Books
Jeff & Will kick off Pride 2023 with authors Byron Lane and Steven Rowley. Byron's "Big Gay Wedding" looks at a wedding in a small Southern town. Steven's "The Celebrants" features a group of college friends who reunite every few years and now have to face a secret one of them is harboring. In addition to the books, Byron and Steven talk about being a creative couple, and what it's like to release books at the same time. They also have book recommendations, and share what Pride means to them.
Complete show notes for episode 424 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts! -
Fights, Rewrites and Spreadsheets: Creating a YA Fantasy with Anna-Marie & Elliott McLemore
Jeff & Will welcome married couple and collaborators Anna-Marie and Elliott McLemore for a conversation that was recorded live at Sacramento's Capital Books for the launch of the YA fantasy "Venom & Vow." They discuss how the book went from something Anna-Marie was working on solo to a co-writing project, and they share great stories about all aspects of their creative process. We also get to hear their first ever joint reading, and Jeff slips in a question about Anna-Marie's Great Gatsby remix from last year, "Self-Made Boys."
Complete show notes for episode 423 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts!
NOTE: The excerpt from "Venom & Vow" is copyright 2023 by Anna-Marie McLemore and Elliott McLemore and is used here with their permission. -
Debut Author Ari Baran Discusses "Game Misconduct"
Jeff & Will welcome debut author Ari Baran to talk about their enemies-to-lovers, age gap, hockey romance "Game Misconduct." Ari discusses how the story evolved as they worked on it, why they created a co-ed pro hockey league, and the story they wanted to tell with the characters of Mike and Danny. Ari shares their deep love of hockey, and how that has lead them to take such a deep dive on learning about the sport. Ari also has some book recs, and a few details about their next book.
Complete show notes for episode 422 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts! -
Recommendations for Your Reading and Watching
Jeff & Will offer up a ton of recommendations in this episode. They kick off talking about "Pretty Woman: The Musical," Eurovision 2023, the documentary "Judy Blume Forever," "The Great American Baking Show," and Netflix's "Bridgerton" spin-off "Queen Charlotte."
Then it's on to books as they review "Afterglow" by Phil Stamper, "Always the Almost" by Edward Underhill, "Tears of the Golden Tiger" by Robin Knight, "In the Lives of Puppets" by TJ Klune, "A Fashionable Deception" by Sera Taíno, "The Best Man's Problem" by Sera Taíno, "The New Guy" by Sarina Bowen, "Never Have I Ever Gone Skinny Dipping" by Riley Hart, "Pick One" by May Archer, and "The Tinker's Apprentice" by Jordan Castillo Price.
Complete show notes for episode 421 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts! -
Alice Oseman Discusses "Solitaire" and "Heartstopper"
Jeff & Will announce the Super Summer Bonus Episodes event, which will feature weekly premieres through the end of June. Jeff also shares details on two upcoming author events that will be recorded for future shows.
The guys welcome the creator of the "Heartstopper" universe Alice Oseman to discuss the U.S. release of the novel "Solitaire." Alice talks about Tori's story in "Solitaire" and how that led to Charlie and Nick taking the lead in the graphic novel series. In addition, she also teases a few details about "Heartstopper Volume 5" and season 2 of the Netflix series. At the end of the episode, we also have an audiobook excerpt from "Solitaire," narrated by Jenny Walser who plays Tori on the TV series.
Complete show notes for episode 420 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts!
Copyright note: The audiobook excerpt from "Solitaire" is text copyright 2023 by Alice Oseman, production copyright 2023 by Scholastic, Inc. The excerpt is used by permission. -
Nannies, Single Dads, and Romance in Manhattan with K. Sterling
Jeff & Will welcome author K. Sterling to discuss "The Handy Nanny" and the "Nannies of New York" series. The guys talk to her about what prompted her to write her first book, and why today she writes primarily romantic suspense and romantic comedies. She also has details on the long running "Lake Cliff" series, a tease about a possible new series, and she's got book recommendations too.
Look for the next episode of Big Gay Fiction Podcast on Monday, May 8.
Complete show notes for episode 419 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.
Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts!
Customer Reviews
Love to listen
Jeff and Will are so charming and I love their interviews. They ask interesting questions and their voices are so friendly that I could listen forever.
Excellent show
This is a good blend of recommendations and discussions with authors or others in the romance genre or podcast world. I look forward to listening to the episode each week.
Wonderful, charming, funny podcast
Jeff and Will are enthusiastic and intelligent readers and writers of romance, so their interviews are clever, interesting, and always charming and fun to listen to. I learn about books I wouldn't have encountered otherwise, and I always come away from an episode having learned about a new book or author, or a new way of looking at the mm romance genre. They're witty and ebullient, and their love of the genre and each other and their community make this podcast a joy to listen to. Cannot more highly recommend.