Ep 247: Inside "The Bright Sessions" Universe with Lauren Shippen

<p>The June Big Gay Fiction Book Club episode, featuring <em>Heartache and Hoofbeats</em> by Maz Maddox premieres on Tuesday, June 30. The guys also talk about the upcoming release of <em>Heart2Heart Anthology Volume 4</em>, featuring 18 authors including Jeff & Will.</p> <p>The Netflix premieres of the documentary <em>Disclosure</em> and season two of <em>The Politician </em>are discussed along with <em>Pose-A-Thon,</em> a pride celebration from the cast and crew of <em>Pose</em>. Jeff reviews <em>Finding Joy</em> by Adriana Herrera.</p> <p>Lauren Shippen talks with Jeff about the podcasts and novels that make up <em>The Bright Sessions</em> universe. They discuss the origins of the original audio drama podcast as well as how the show spun off additional podcasts and more recently novels. Lauren also shares a special reading from <em>The Infinite Noise</em>, the first <em>Bright Sessions</em> novel, and what Pride means to her.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Complete shownotes for episode 247 along with a transcript of the interview are at <a href= "https://www.jeffandwill.com/biggayfictionpodcast/2020/06/29/episode-247-inside-the-bright-sessions-universe-with-lauren-shippen/"> BigGayFictionPodcast.com</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at <a href= "https://frolic.media/podcasts">frolic.media/podcasts</a>!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The excerpt from <em>The Infinite Noise</em> was used with permission from Macmillan Audio. Copyright (c) 2020 Lauren Shippen.</span></p>