Loon Lovers Live

Today we speak to Austin, a very passionate TikTok-er who takes us on a tour of his gay smut journey. This episode originally aired on YouTube on November 29, 2025.

Today we speak to Brad, a newer fan of the book series who has incredible reviews over on his "BookTube." Check them out! This episode originally aired on YouTube on November 27, 2025.

We were delighted to speak with Claire, owner extraordinaire of Joie de livres in Montréal, Canada. This episode originally aired on YouTube on November 26, 2025.

This wonderful interview is with Mia, an incredible fan artist who drew Ilya for us while we talked. Mia has been drawing the Game Changers characters for years. This episode originally aired on YouTube on November 22, 2025.

Today’s interview is with Mason, a fellow page to screen author and Heated Rivalry fan. Mason Deaver is a bestselling and award-winning author of young adult and adult romance novels. Their books have been translated into several languages, awarded stars from Bookpage and Booklist, nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards, and been awarded the Pink News Best Young Adult Book Award. This episode o...

Esther is an incredible bookstagrammer who always has a great recommendation for your next read. This episode originally aired on YouTube on November 18, 2025.

Today’s interview is with Rod, a feral fanboy (and my good friend). THANK YOU for joining us for this project, we were SO thrilled to have you! This episode originally aired on YouTube on November 14, 2025.

KD Casey is an incredible baseball romance author and we were so thrilled to speak with her. Her books have been featured in the New York Times, Iowa Public Radio, Book Riot, Kveller, Town & Country, and LGBTQ Reads, among other publications. This episode originally aired on YouTube on November 13, 2025.

We owe a lot to Marco for helping create the original Loon Lovers Group Read. Marco is a fantastic bookstagrammer with a love for Rachel Reid's writing. This episode originally aired on YouTube November 12, 2025.

Today's interview is with Ellie, who lives in Montréal and has been a fan since Heated Rivalry was released and rereads it ALL the time. THANK YOU for joining us for this project, we were So thrilled to have you! This episode originally aired on YouTube on November 11, 2025.

Today's interview is with Rachel Kurzius, a talented reporter and an early fan of the books. Rachel's article about romance books featuring Heated Rivalry was credited by Jacob Tierney as the reason he reached out for film rights to the books, and her appearance on NPR's Weekend Edition led to her being quoted on the front of the new Heated Rivalry covers! THANK YOU for joining us for this project...

Today’s interview is with Léa, who has been creating beautiful fan art for the series for YEARS. She also sells Game Changers merchandise, including a set of dust jackets that we are OBSESSED with 😱. THANK YOU for joining us for this project! This episode originally aired on YouTube on November 6, 2025.

Today's interview is with Katarina, an INCREDIBLE fan artist from Slovenia! Anne and I are both OBSESSED with her beautiful and expressive art, and we are looking forward to meeting her in person very soon. She also designed our ADORABLE Loon Lovers logo! THANK YOU for joining us for this project! This episode originally aired on YouTube on November 5, 2025.

Hi friends! Today's interview is with Daphne, a fellow feral fan who lives in Montréal, Canada. We both got to meet her at Rachel's event in October of 2025, so it was a BLAST to reconnect (wearing our Loon Lovers WAG Jackets!). THANK YOU for joining us for this project! This episode originally aired on YouTube on November 4, 2025.

Hello and welcome to Loon Lovers Live - the show that should have been a podcast all along. In this trailer we introduce ourselves and tell you about our journey creating Loon Lovers Live last year in the lead up to the Crave hit, Heated Rivalry.