WRitten On The Edge Podcast

@karen-mkgok.bsky.social shares her memoirs: My Kid's Gay & I'm Okay, which she wrote to help parents of queer children & it grew into her nonprofit providing queer kids safety and education. Plus her cancer survivor memoir: I've Never Been Bald Before. buff.ly/oiChVdx #booktalk #memoir #ally #lgbtq

@marshallthornton.bsky.social returns with 2 crime novels! 1) The Pink. We discuss historic fiction & characters growing into their ideals. 2) The Half-Double Murder about amateur sleuths & a murder that frames the director of their queer arts center. buff.ly/IvKPf0c #booktalk #crime #lgbtq

Richard S. Sargent returns with The Revenge of The Horror Movie Cookbook & the pre-order of The Cult Classic Movies Cookbook! We cover coming together to cook meals, share conversations, watch amazing movies, & maybe laugh over thematic drinking games! buff.ly/HT21qg2 #booktalk #cooking #movienight

@kdedwardsnc.bsky.social shares The Tarot Sequence. We cover the first 3 - The Last Sun, The Hanged Man, The Hourglass Throne, + The Eidolon - talking about family, platonic vs romantic love, & rethinking mythology for urban fantasy! buff.ly/aWJRuWJ #booktalk #fiction #urbanfantasy #lgbtq

Len M. Ruth shares Beneath the Dark Water, Spectral Seduction, Star Haven Rising, & Unnatural Desires. He writes: Dark Noir, YA, Spec-Fiction, & even Supernatural Erotica, while writing queerness in a way that matters... + we discuss them all! buff.ly/cqSHoaT #booktalk #fiction #speculative #lgbtq

Julie Averill embraces visibility + vulnerability in her business leader memoir Chief Impact Officer. How leader authenticity is strategically necessary, building a safe culture, &the power of letting people see the real you. buff.ly/ls2Wsym #booktalk #interview #nonfiction #memoir #business #lgbtq

Louis Flint Ceci shares his novel The Cross Quarter Mysteries. We discuss writing a suspenseful murder that explores multiple meanings of "mystery." Plus the magic of the setting, the impact of trauma, and finding love & peace. buff.ly/YiY9OGy #booktalk #interview #fiction #mystery #suspense #lgbtq

Andy Barrow shares his debut novel Peter in Progress. Discuss coming out later in life & facing self-shame + other people's scrutiny, plus finding joy in wellness, queer friendships + situationships, & embracing a life of growth. buff.ly/vcdABmq #booktalk #fiction #autofiction #contemporary #queer

@cloudbusterrob.bsky.social 's debut YA novel An Ugly World for Beautiful Boys. Talk: past trauma, facing shame, & why the young adult genre can be dark. Then his anthology We Mostly Come Out at Night, & the queer joy he + the contributors share through monsters. buff.ly/X6DgssW #booktalk #ya #queer

Benjamin Feliciano shares his novel Bound: For Greatness. Discussin endless summer adventures of kids on bikes, finding one's self while facing the supernatural, and the future of growing up with the series. buff.ly/jr8I8V6 #booktalk #specfiction #supernatural #middlegrade #lgbtq

Thrilled to be back on the WROTE podcast to discuss my latest releases! I hope you enjoy listening to the discussion, it was a lot of fun to record! #writing #queerwriters

@adeniverville.bsky.social rereleases I Knew Him & the companion Be True. Discuss bi-erasure, prejudice, friendship, + character growth through discomfort. Then talk about crafting contemporary romances & overcoming a writing slump. buff.ly/s66bNB9 #booktalk #lgbtq #bi #youngadult #ya #romance

Dean Klinkenberg shares Frank Dodge Mystery 4: Murder On The Mississippi. We discuss writing contemporary noir, bringing an amateur sleuth life, + a 40 year race murder. Then the choice to trust the world in his upcoming travel memoir Better Safe Than Sorry? buff.ly/MhLal5f #booktalk #mystery #noir

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

Of course I love being on a queer literary podcast talking queer writing with Vance! WROTE PODCAST is amazing. Grateful! www.wrotepodcast.com/skylar-lyral...

@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

Check out the video version of my interview with @wrotepodcast.com! #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir #wrotepodcast

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

Gordon Blitz shares his novel Converso Jews. We discuss the historic hiding of Judaism from Catholics & modern familils who don't know where their rituals came from, plus an interfaith, gay love relationship. buff.ly/E3Asg10 #booktalk #gay #historic #fiction #romance #jews #mexican

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. buff.ly/SXc9Fde #booktalk #gay #fiction #speculativefiction #fantasy

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. buff.ly/ESh9W7J #booktalk #gay #fiction #mystery #thriller

@mrtroyfordauthor.bsky.social shares his 1st novel Lamb. We discuss the 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. buff.ly/Ozeo6vK #booktalk #gay #fiction #comingofage

@westofcanon.bsky.social shares his 1st novel The Last Boy On Earth. We discuss navigating our world when it's unrecognizable & finding the agency to define one's self! Plus a way to view climate fiction that addresses science and experience. buff.ly/Ma0BttX #booktalk #queer #specfic #scifi #clifi

Hugh Flynn shares his memoir Something Special Be, discussing the challenges LGBTQ+ folks face pursuing legal guardianship, and how it rips families apart, while Hugh shares how inspiring his brother Aaron was during his journey to self-determination! buff.ly/J9jg3D2 #booktalk #gay #memoir