Charles Close shares The Blood Thief 1: The Short Happy Life of Alex Rose. We discuss serendipity, gratitude, taking action in life, world-building, vampires, and human-level stories told as big supernatural adventures. buff.ly/j8w1KPM #booktalk #queer #vampire #supernatural #action #adventure

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July 24, 2026 It gives us great pleasure to present Season 11, Episode 26: Skylar Lyralen Kaye! Skylar Lyralen Kaye shares faer memoir: Bachelorx! We dive into the power and importance of storytell…

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@lyralenskye.bsky.social shares faer memoir: Bachelorx! The power of storytelling, queer joy, app dating in mid-life, coming out nonbinary & plural identity, + heading out onto the water seeking balance in life. buff.ly/EzD6bzN #booktalk #interview #queer #lgbt #memoir #nonbinary #pluralidentity

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WROTE Interview | Author: Chris Holcombe | "The Naughty List" & "The Big Timer" | S11E23

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Natalie Simone joins us to discuss queer art! We dive into topics like queer history and the overlap with art, the importance of art accessibility like street art, why art should challenge the artist AND the viewer, and the importance of visual storytelling. buff.ly/tF1Eqpn #art #queer #lgbt

Garrett Hutson returns w/ a Kickstarter for his M/M/M adventure-romance Into the Wild + reveals Book 5 of Death in Shanghai, Murder Among Friends. We discuss shifting from death & mayhem to happy romance, with love’s freedom & history as backdrop. buff.ly/1Bdf9O7 #booktalk #fiction #throuple #crime

@chrisholcombe.bsky.social shares his latest Hidden Gothem novels: The Naughty List (standalone short) and The Big Timer (book 4). We discuss the evolution of his novels, more queer Harlem history, the Rainbow Readers Cruise, and Chris's park walks. buff.ly/VpgSen2 #booktalk #fiction #1920s #crime

Just recorded a fabulous episode with @wrotepodcast.com. I love this podcast and what they’re about. Should be out next week! #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Douglas Bell shares his novels: Cake Walk, Love Cake, & Threads of Purpose. Discussing identity crisis, black identity, community, loving trans openly, giving trans women a spotlight, meditation, + discovering one's true self. buff.ly/wEnAmLZ #booktalk #blackidentity #translove #community

@donnaminkowitz.bsky.social returns with the new edition of her memoir, Growing Up Golem. We discuss her journey from feeling "constructed" toward feeling like a person. Donna's style introduces dark topics and growing pains with intellect and fierce fantasy. buff.ly/BQhJdBI #booktalk #memoir

Russ López shares his novel, Provincetown Stories. We discuss the inspiration for the amazing characters that inspire his work, and him writing a fun collection of short fiction stories as a love-letter to this amazing area. buff.ly/IOEKwQH #booktalk #interview #queer #provincetown #fiction

@svendavisson.bsky.social of Rebel Satori Press shares his latest release, The United Rite. Also: his upcoming oracle decks, the Press's latest releases, + you can help save the legendary Hampshire College. buff.ly/3Ejng0u #booktalk #Interview #Gay #Spirituality #Storytelling #IndiePress #NewRelease

Frank Spinelli shares the 3rd Angelo Perrotta Mystery: Precious Friends - Murder in Sag Harbor. His career informed his physician solving crimes, his crafting psychological suspense, & his location's economic class struggles. buff.ly/jCxakaZ #booktalk #Crime #Murder #PsychologicalThriller #SagHarbor

Ron Naples shares his memoirs: My Last Dance With Auntie Brie 1 & 2. Coming out in the 70s, the 80s club scene, a Ptown house boy, finally settling in SanFran - guided by drag queen Auntie Brie. We discuss memory + archiving these unique gay experiences. buff.ly/QhOurXX #booktalk #memoir #gay

Mickie Kennedy joins us to share his poetry memoir Worth Burning. We talk about his life's story and the themes of family, illness, and what it means to rebuild after trauma and tragedy. buff.ly/36TxX4o #booktalk #poetry #memoir #gay

O’labumi Brown joins us to share her memoir Hairalujah. We discuss the art of moving between hardship and joy in memoirs. O'labumi shares some of her anecdotes and how the evolution of her hair marks the different points of her life. buff.ly/WyOkao5 #booktalk #memoir #lesbian #black #woman #hair

Andrew F. Giles shares his novel Transhumance. We discuss queer people returning to non-urban areas, + the idea that messages of the land reverberating through generations, & we follow the movement of the seasons. buff.ly/wh92zm4 #booktalk #speculativefiction #queer #rural #theland #stewardship

Vincent Traughber Meis shares the English & Spanish versions of his novel Iguana. We discuss characters falling in love with other cultures, finding romance, and how to write diversity with empathy by exploring curiosity! buff.ly/LBJ3I1h #booktalk #fiction #gay #diversity #romance #spanish #english

@leepulaski.bsky.social returns with his latest novel Murder of a Midnight Marriage. We discuss being in the public light, the masks of personality, and the chaos of weddings! buff.ly/uPY9RSz #booktalk #fiction #gay #murder #amateursleuth

Lauren Sanders shares the 25th Anniversary of their novel Kamikaze Lust. We discuss sex and sexuality in literature, how audience views on sex scenes have changed, and how to tell stories about porn without pornography. buff.ly/MmCVxl3 #booktalk #fiction #lesbian #art #sex

Mike Player shares his western comedy, Utopia. We discuss humor in literature, white-washed wild-west history, misfit heroes, and the art of writing stories that resonate with people of all types. buff.ly/MY13NG7 #booktalk #comedy #western #gay

Geoffrey Newman shares his memoir, Better to Cry Now. We talk living in defiance of those who put you down, + him finding the flow of life to help him be a proud, gay, black man who helps his students overcome obstacles w/ creativity, tenacity, & love. buff.ly/tn1bUF6 #booktalk #memoir #gay #black

@roboslerwriter.bsky.social shares The Case of the Murdered Muckracker. Discuss the Harriet Morrow series, writing a historic lesbian detective, growing a found family in a series, & political corruption + immigration rights. buff.ly/bDLojOQ #booktalk #crime #mystery #historic #lesbiandetective

Rodney Rhoda Taylor joins to share their memoir, A Life in Letters: A story of resilience, sequins, and hope. We discuss the art of writing letters, infusing hope and humor into our works, and how stories show our shared humanity. buff.ly/kkR1G6Z #booktalk #memoir #queer #letters #essays

@xtianbaines.bsky.social shares his latest novel, Andalusia Dogs. We discuss Haunted Hearts Season of the Witch, as well as his novel's "bless this chaos" vibe set in the artistic Movida era of Spanish culture. buff.ly/aCdcRf2 #booktalk #fiction #witch #gay #supernatural #romance

Patricia Grayhall returns a triple threat with her latest novel Framed. We discuss corporate greed, conspiracies, environmental awareness, immigration issues, unrequited love, & why the best novels have threads of multiple genres. buff.ly/WVDhztH #booktalk #fiction #thriller #environmental #lesbian

Sophie Haeder returns with her latest novel The Lurking Demon. We discuss the evolution of Dohva, and the main characters - Sineth, Kima, and Avala, plus world building and finding inspiration in Dungeons and Dragons. buff.ly/lUxDOSt #booktalk #fiction #fantasy #romantasy

@authorsmstevens.bsky.social shares her novel Beautiful & Terrible Things about a diverse cast of friends, social justice activities living in today's America. Plus a free short story & novelette cut from the book for you. buff.ly/m209fTg #booktalk #bi #queer #black #latino #filipino #socialjustice

Daniel Land returns to share his concept single: Pearl Daddy. He wrote two singles that compliment each other and tell a love story with each track from one lover's perspective. We also discuss the North African influences that ghost into the music. buff.ly/UWTkBBj #music #gay #pearldaddy #bilal

Neil Laird shares his series Prime Time Travelers. We discuss how his career as an Emmy-nominated director plus examples of gay life in ancient times shaped his balance of satire, romance, and historical drama. buff.ly/ws5mlqn #booktalk #gay #historic #fiction #romance #satire #adventure