S10Ep50: Madeleine Nakamura Interview
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Madeleine Nakamura shares her novels Cursebreakers and Angel Eye. We discuss the impact of queer speculative fiction, as well as authentic ways to introduce mental illness in main characters.
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S10Ep49: Timothy Jay Smith Interview
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Timothy Jay Smith shares his next novel Fire On The Island. We discuss arson as a political weapon and the refugee situation, as well as a look into why the USA's aid and assistance abroad matter.
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S10Ep48: Troy Ford Interview
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Troy Ford shares his first novel Lamb. We discuss placing a series in a boarding school in the 90s, casting an unnamed narrator as a main character, and touch on the newsletters and substack he runs for you, the readers and writers.
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S10Ep47: West Ambrose Interview
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West Ambrose shares their first novel The Last Boy On Earth. We discuss navigating our world when it's unrecognizable and finding the agency to define one's self! Plus a way to view climate fiction that addresses science and experience.
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S10Ep46: Hugh Flynn Interview
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Hugh Flynn shares his memoir Something Special Be. We discuss the challenges LGBTQ+ folks face when pursuing legal guardianship, not to mention how it rips families apart, while Hugh shares how inspiring his brother Aaron was during his journey to self-determination!
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S10Ep45: Robyn Green Interview
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Robyn Green shares her debut novel The Dramatic Life of Jonah Penrose. We discuss writing depth into the lives of the characters who bring her theatre-based queer romcom to life!
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S10Ep44: Richard Sargent Interview
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Richard Sargent shares his The Ultimate Chick Flick Cookbook. We discuss bringing people together with food and films, and he shares how he created recipes inspired by the films in the book.
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S10Ep43: Jon Kinnally Interview
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Jon Kinnally shares his memoir I'm Prancing As Fast As I Can. We discuss how his life as a self-doubting gay youth brought him to acting and ultimately writing for television's Will & Grace, Ugly Betty, The Crazy Ones and others.
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S10Ep42: Vinny Cusenza Interview
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Vinny Cusenza shares his novel Blood and Soil. We discuss setting a romance and thriller against the American Nazi movement in the 1950s, and how that shaped the gay closet. We then correlate that history to the echoes of it we're feeling today.
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S10Ep41: Frank Pizzoli Interview
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Frank Pizzoli shares his book Passionate Outlier. We discuss the evolution of journalism, interviewing the movers and shakers of early LGBTQ literature on what their thoughts are on their careers.
info_outlineMo Fanning returns to share his new novel: Rainbows and Lollipops. We discuss setting a story close to home - Birmingham in this case, healing from loss, and friends growing into found family!