April 5, 2024 It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 9, Episode 14 Interview – James Pauley Jr. James Pauley Jr. joins us to share his memoir, Bumpy Rides and Soft Landings, sparking conversation about not deleting pages from the story of your life and always sharing the authentic truth! Follow and support: Website Facebook Instagram TwitterX Mentioned in this episode: Bumpy Rides and Soft Landings at James’ website An Unconditional Friendship at James’ website Bio: James Pauley, Jr. was born and raised in a small town in southwestern Michigan. He received his bachelor’s degree fro ..read more

March 29, 2024 It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 9, Episode 13 Interview – Mark S. King Mark S. King joins us to share his memoir, My Fabulous Disease, sparking conversation about collecting decades of essays about his life into a memoir narrative and he shares a great lens through which he sees events! Follow and support: Website Facebook Instagram TwitterX YouTube Mentioned in this episode: My Fabulous Disease at Amazon Bio: Mark S. King has been writing about gay life, sex, and survival since testing HIV positive in 1985. His blog, My Fabulous Disease, has been nominated se ..read more

March 22, 2024 It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 9, Episode 12 Interview – Rob Rosen Rob Rosen returns to share his novel, D.B. and Me, sparking conversation about the growth of queer literature, and fictionalizing the later life of a real person! Follow and support: Website Facebook Mentioned in this episode: D.B. and Me at JMS Books Bio: Multi-award-winning and best-selling author/editor/anthologist Rob Rosen is the author of Sparkle: The Queerest Book You’ll Ever Love, Divas Las Vegas, Hot Lava, Southern Fried, Queerwolf, Vamp, Queens of the Apocalypse, Creature Comfort, Fa ..read more

March 1, 2024 It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 9, Episode 9 Interview – Curtis Chin Curtis Chin joins us to share his memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. We discuss that the book is not only a love-letter to Detroit, but a culmination of his many paths in life coming together. Follow and support: Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Mentioned in this episode: Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant at Amazon Bio: A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Execut ..read more

February 16, 2024 It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 9, Episode 7 Interview – J.M. Redmann J.M. Redmann joins us to share her latest Micky Knight Mystery, Transitory. We discuss why it was important to have a gritty, noir, lesbian detective in the world, as well as the growth of the series. Follow and support: Website Facebook Twitter Mentioned in this episode: Transitory at Bold Strokes Books Bio: J.M. Redmann is the author of a mystery series featuring New Orleans private detective Michele ‘Micky’ Knight. Her books have made the American Library Association GLBT Roundtable’s ..read more

January 26, 2024 It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 9, Episode 4 Interview – Donald Mengay Donald Mengay joins us to share his recent book, The Lede to Our Undoing. We talk about placing a novel in the rust belt of the 70s, diversity and inclusion, and how his narrator ties in humanity’s behavior toward the natural world. Follow and support: Website Facebook Instagram Mentioned in this episode: The Lede to Our Undoing at Amazon Bio: Donald Mengay grew up in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked in a factory for a time and managed a bookstore. He began writing fiction in ..read more

January 12, 2024 It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 9, Episode 2 Interview – Emanuel Xavier Emanuel Xavier joins us to share his recent book, Love(ly) Child. We talk a bit about his past in the ball scene, and his recent discoveries that helped him focus on his Latinx heritage. Follow and support: Website Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Mentioned in this episode: Love(ly) Child at Rebel Satori Bio: Emanuel Xavier was born in Brooklyn, NY, and became involved in the ball scene as a homeless gay teen. Over a span of twenty-five years, Xavier has received recognition as a spoken ..read more

December 29, 2023 It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 8, Episode 54 Interview – H.N. Hirsch HN Hirsch shares his Bob and Marcus Mystery series with us: Shade, Fault Line, and Rain coming next year. We discuss how the series follows the growth of the men and their relationship over the decades as they contend with murders set in the political climates of each book’s era. Follow and support: Website Mentioned in this episode: Shade at Amazon Fault Line at Amazon Bio: Born in Chicago and educated at the University of Michigan and Princeton, Hirsch has taught at Harvard, the Univers ..read more

December 22, 2023 It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 8, Episode 53 Interview – Ryan States Ryan States introduces us to his latest novel Someone Else’s Story. We discuss what happens when an immortal secondary character from a previous book gets his own book and meets a monster of literary legend, as well as feeling like a supporting character in real life. Follow and support: Website Facebook Mentioned in this episode: Someone Else’s Story at Amazon Bio: Ryan States was born in Calgary Alberta, but spent his childhood in Saskatoon, then returned to Alberta as adult. He lives w ..read more

December 15, 2023 It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 8, Episode 52 Interview – A.E. Lister A.E. Lister shares their latest novel A Port Essington Christmas. We discuss where the inspiration for the series originated, as well as previewing Alison’s next project. Follow and support: AE Lister Website :: Alison Lister YA Website Facebook Instagram Mentioned in this episode: A Port Essington Christmas at Amazon Bio: Alison Lister is a Canadian non-binary author. They write graphic erotic romance (contemporary/historical/paranormal) as AE Lister, and sweet Young Adult LGBTQ+ romance ..read more