WRitten On The Edge Podcast
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Weekly discussions with LGBTQ+ artists, authors, and storytellers in all genres and mediums. Our guests share personal stories about crafting their art that expands the edges of society. www.wrotepodcast.com
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. buff.ly/x30U7Sp #booktalk #cookbook #films #movies
November 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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. buff.ly/x30U7Sp #booktalk #cookbook #films #movies
@jonkinnally.bsky.social 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. buff.ly/WUcd6SX #booktalk #memoir #gay #television
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
@jonkinnally.bsky.social 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. buff.ly/WUcd6SX #booktalk #memoir #gay #television
Vinny Cusenza shares his novel Blood and Soil. We discuss setting a romance & 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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#booktalk #fiction #romance #thriller
buff.ly/WFOXg0b
#booktalk #fiction #romance #thriller
October 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Vinny Cusenza shares his novel Blood and Soil. We discuss setting a romance & 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.
buff.ly/WFOXg0b
#booktalk #fiction #romance #thriller
buff.ly/WFOXg0b
#booktalk #fiction #romance #thriller
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. buff.ly/99BaNdj #booktalk #nonfiction #interviews #gayliterature
October 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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. buff.ly/99BaNdj #booktalk #nonfiction #interviews #gayliterature
@jayecwatts.bsky.social shares their novel The New Worlds! We discuss dystopian science fiction themes of polarization, digital silos & the nature of truth. Closing w/ Jaye's work at the Transgender Archives @ University of Victoria. buff.ly/EGjZEpw #booktalk #sciencefiction #scifi #dystopian #queer
October 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
@jayecwatts.bsky.social shares their novel The New Worlds! We discuss dystopian science fiction themes of polarization, digital silos & the nature of truth. Closing w/ Jaye's work at the Transgender Archives @ University of Victoria. buff.ly/EGjZEpw #booktalk #sciencefiction #scifi #dystopian #queer
@talesfrompurgatory.bsky.social joins us with their series: Tales from Purgatory - book 1, The Commune, and 2, Deathwalkers, & the intersection of the afterlife and dreaming. We also discuss helping queer asylum-seeking immigrants. buff.ly/PcGnBL9 #booktalk #paranormal #queer #afterlife #dream
September 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
@talesfrompurgatory.bsky.social joins us with their series: Tales from Purgatory - book 1, The Commune, and 2, Deathwalkers, & the intersection of the afterlife and dreaming. We also discuss helping queer asylum-seeking immigrants. buff.ly/PcGnBL9 #booktalk #paranormal #queer #afterlife #dream
@ajpeterswrites.bsky.social returns w/ his series Jaguar of the Backward Glance! We talk about The Awakening & The Sim Ru Prophecy + feline shifters + the research into global myths and legends bringing this paranormal thriller to life! buff.ly/CQsgobv #booktalk #paranormal #gay #werecats #thriller
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
@ajpeterswrites.bsky.social returns w/ his series Jaguar of the Backward Glance! We talk about The Awakening & The Sim Ru Prophecy + feline shifters + the research into global myths and legends bringing this paranormal thriller to life! buff.ly/CQsgobv #booktalk #paranormal #gay #werecats #thriller
@danielwklee.bsky.social shares his book of poetry, Anatomy of Want. We discuss exploring desire that isn't necessarily romantic, and writing in a way that's evocative, not provocative. buff.ly/GUyWENJ #booktalk #poetry #gay #asianamerican #desire
September 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
@danielwklee.bsky.social shares his book of poetry, Anatomy of Want. We discuss exploring desire that isn't necessarily romantic, and writing in a way that's evocative, not provocative. buff.ly/GUyWENJ #booktalk #poetry #gay #asianamerican #desire
@blairfell.bsky.social talks writer life, then shares his two novels, The Sign for Home and the most recent Disco Witches of Fire Island, a romantacy about losing a love, moving, and finding elders who help mend the heart. buff.ly/lLReyhj
#booktalk #fiction #gay #deaf #blind #romantacy
#booktalk #fiction #gay #deaf #blind #romantacy
September 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
@blairfell.bsky.social talks writer life, then shares his two novels, The Sign for Home and the most recent Disco Witches of Fire Island, a romantacy about losing a love, moving, and finding elders who help mend the heart. buff.ly/lLReyhj
#booktalk #fiction #gay #deaf #blind #romantacy
#booktalk #fiction #gay #deaf #blind #romantacy
@nathanburgoine.bsky.social shares his new Hi-Lo book, Dogs Don't Break Hearts. We discuss High-Interest-Low-Complexity, & why stories for reluctant readers are the "if you know, you know" genre. + the awful neutrality movements & the damage they do. buff.ly/2Lyr8UT #booktalk #ya #hilo #queer #teen
August 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
@nathanburgoine.bsky.social shares his new Hi-Lo book, Dogs Don't Break Hearts. We discuss High-Interest-Low-Complexity, & why stories for reluctant readers are the "if you know, you know" genre. + the awful neutrality movements & the damage they do. buff.ly/2Lyr8UT #booktalk #ya #hilo #queer #teen
@kevinklehr.bsky.social shares his upcoming novel, Grayson's Magical Mishaps. We discuss the 2nd year of the Haunted Heart Series, blending characters, humor and magic, and then move on to the audiobook release of The Midnight Man. buff.ly/PkQWZJW
#booktalk #fiction #wizards #mmromance #gay #humor
#booktalk #fiction #wizards #mmromance #gay #humor
August 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
@kevinklehr.bsky.social shares his upcoming novel, Grayson's Magical Mishaps. We discuss the 2nd year of the Haunted Heart Series, blending characters, humor and magic, and then move on to the audiobook release of The Midnight Man. buff.ly/PkQWZJW
#booktalk #fiction #wizards #mmromance #gay #humor
#booktalk #fiction #wizards #mmromance #gay #humor
Kara Zajac shares her memoir The Significance of Curly Hair. We discuss overcoming grief with humor, the fear of becoming a 'traditional' woman, raising a child in an alternative family, and how to thrive without giving up your dreams. buff.ly/Xa1zntc
#booktalk #memoir #grief #humor #lgbtq #family
#booktalk #memoir #grief #humor #lgbtq #family
August 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Lee Pulaski shares his latest novel We Ride at Brunch. We discuss found family and whether friends can become lovers. Then we peek into the state of LGBTQ book events. buff.ly/xmxmEVT
#booktalk #contemporaryfiction #foundfamily
#booktalk #contemporaryfiction #foundfamily
August 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Lee Pulaski shares his latest novel We Ride at Brunch. We discuss found family and whether friends can become lovers. Then we peek into the state of LGBTQ book events. buff.ly/xmxmEVT
#booktalk #contemporaryfiction #foundfamily
#booktalk #contemporaryfiction #foundfamily
Dr. Lawrence D. Mass, surviving partner to Arnie Kantrowitz, shares Song of Myself. We discuss Arnie's inspirations, the spirit of Walt Whitman, and how this historical chronicle has become a cautionary tale.
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#booktalk #comingofage #identity #culturewars
buff.ly/9pfZWSq
#booktalk #comingofage #identity #culturewars
July 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Dr. Lawrence D. Mass, surviving partner to Arnie Kantrowitz, shares Song of Myself. We discuss Arnie's inspirations, the spirit of Walt Whitman, and how this historical chronicle has become a cautionary tale.
buff.ly/9pfZWSq
#booktalk #comingofage #identity #culturewars
buff.ly/9pfZWSq
#booktalk #comingofage #identity #culturewars
Ross Mathews & Dr. Wellinthon García-Mathews share their children's book, Tío and Tío! We discuss encouraging their nephews' agency in telling this story, the importance of children feeling empowered, & enhancing books through color and the senses! buff.ly/PjXacdX
#booktalk #childrens #love #family
#booktalk #childrens #love #family
July 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ross Mathews & Dr. Wellinthon García-Mathews share their children's book, Tío and Tío! We discuss encouraging their nephews' agency in telling this story, the importance of children feeling empowered, & enhancing books through color and the senses! buff.ly/PjXacdX
#booktalk #childrens #love #family
#booktalk #childrens #love #family
@svendavisson.bsky.social shares, Puck You! Reclaiming lost customs, engaging w/ transformative rituals, finding solace in shared mythic histories & embracing our path of queer resistance. + some @rebelsatori.bsky.social recent releases! buff.ly/x42OjhM
#booktalk #queer #spirituality #rituals #myths
#booktalk #queer #spirituality #rituals #myths
July 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
@svendavisson.bsky.social shares, Puck You! Reclaiming lost customs, engaging w/ transformative rituals, finding solace in shared mythic histories & embracing our path of queer resistance. + some @rebelsatori.bsky.social recent releases! buff.ly/x42OjhM
#booktalk #queer #spirituality #rituals #myths
#booktalk #queer #spirituality #rituals #myths
Bill Hulseman shares his essay collection: Six to Carry the Casket and One to Say the Mass. We dive into spirituality, belonging, birth order trauma, pride parades, identity, & pop culture (Madonna & Golden Girls as spiritual?)! buff.ly/5zam4k0
#booktalk #queer #popculture #religion #identity
#booktalk #queer #popculture #religion #identity
July 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Bill Hulseman shares his essay collection: Six to Carry the Casket and One to Say the Mass. We dive into spirituality, belonging, birth order trauma, pride parades, identity, & pop culture (Madonna & Golden Girls as spiritual?)! buff.ly/5zam4k0
#booktalk #queer #popculture #religion #identity
#booktalk #queer #popculture #religion #identity
@mofanning.co.uk.bsky.social 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! buff.ly/urvtuNe
#booktalk #book #fiction #birmingham #gay #trans #foundfamily
#booktalk #book #fiction #birmingham #gay #trans #foundfamily
June 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
@mofanning.co.uk.bsky.social 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! buff.ly/urvtuNe
#booktalk #book #fiction #birmingham #gay #trans #foundfamily
#booktalk #book #fiction #birmingham #gay #trans #foundfamily
Robert Raasch shares his novel: The Summer Between. We discuss coming out in earlier decades, the importance of location shaping story, and why we have to learn who's harmful to us and who's loving and supportive!
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#booktalk #fiction #historic #gay #greenwichvillage #comingofage
buff.ly/x8d0bi3
#booktalk #fiction #historic #gay #greenwichvillage #comingofage
June 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Robert Raasch shares his novel: The Summer Between. We discuss coming out in earlier decades, the importance of location shaping story, and why we have to learn who's harmful to us and who's loving and supportive!
buff.ly/x8d0bi3
#booktalk #fiction #historic #gay #greenwichvillage #comingofage
buff.ly/x8d0bi3
#booktalk #fiction #historic #gay #greenwichvillage #comingofage
Jonathan Lerner shares his memoir: Performance Anxiety. We discuss the civil rights era, why being LGBTQ+ was even more lonely, and what it was like to find community while realizing you were different! buff.ly/fuV6Mbh
#booktalk #book #memoir #civilrights #comingofage
#booktalk #book #memoir #civilrights #comingofage
May 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Jonathan Lerner shares his memoir: Performance Anxiety. We discuss the civil rights era, why being LGBTQ+ was even more lonely, and what it was like to find community while realizing you were different! buff.ly/fuV6Mbh
#booktalk #book #memoir #civilrights #comingofage
#booktalk #book #memoir #civilrights #comingofage
Sophie Haeder shares her novel: The Land Within. We discuss being inspired by Dungeons and Dragons, the romantasy genre, and the prominence of LGBTQ+ characters in this literary style! buff.ly/rxlyarN
#booktalk #book #fiction #fantasy #romantasy
#booktalk #book #fiction #fantasy #romantasy
May 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Sophie Haeder shares her novel: The Land Within. We discuss being inspired by Dungeons and Dragons, the romantasy genre, and the prominence of LGBTQ+ characters in this literary style! buff.ly/rxlyarN
#booktalk #book #fiction #fantasy #romantasy
#booktalk #book #fiction #fantasy #romantasy