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Kira is drawn back to her hometown in East Texas after being away for the most of the last 20 years. One of her high school friends is having a Vow Renewal celebration. And her grandmother drops a bomb about Kira's mom, whom Kira believes was murdered. Kira is apprehensive and nervous. And she soon learns that she has good reason to be both. May Cobb has crafted a well written thriller that wi...

Martin Matamoros is the playwright of the new show THE FANATICALS. This musical romp is a fun and funny look at Love and Belonging and a Cult. What a zany group of characters will make you contemplate joining. Come join our group on Thursday July 27th at ArtShareLA. Tickets selling out fast. Buy them here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fanaticals-tickets-645588561767?aff=erelexpmlt

This Coming-Of-Age story about a little boy growing up in the rural south is Jeffrey Dale Loftin's debut novel. Philbet (Keebler, Suzie) is a most delightful and direct and brave boy you will ever meet. He says what's on his mind, and quite often what's on the minds of others. Warning: Philbet will steal you heart! And in the end, you will be glad he did.

Bernie Ardia joins Dan for a chat about AT SEA WITH PATRICK DENNIS, a memoir by Robert Karr. Two friends go on a cruise down to Mexico and encounter the beguiling Patrick Dennis, author of Auntie Mame. This "Madcap Mexican Adventure" will leave you breathless as Patrick Dennis winds and weaves his way through everyone's hearts and pocketbooks. An adventure as exciting as the greatest...

DEEP AS THE SKY, RED AS THE SEA is a swashbuckling adventure through the South China Seas of Pirates and Emperors. This story resonates with some of the same issues of class and race and sex that we still deal with in modern times. But in the hands of Rita Chang-Eppig we get characters that are fully formed and full of bravado and flamboyance. The strength of the main character Shek Yeung had me r...

NY Times and USA Today best selling author David Bell joins OutWithDan to discuss his latest mystery/thriller TRY NOT TO BREATHE. A wonderful outing and a perfect summer read, this book will keep you on edge as you discover the real truth in this family drama that keeps you spellbound from the beginning through to the end.

How I wish this book had been available when I was a kid. Andy Passchier has given us a gentle and loving exploration into Gender for Kids. Never preachy, never pushy, Always Loving and Kind, this book gives kids easy tools to work with and parents a guide to loving and teaching our kids about gender.

We are reminded of the Killers over and over again. Documentaries, podcasts, TV Shows, Movies.... it goes on and on. But what about the Victims? They may not be as "glamorous" but they were to someone. When 3 best friends become 2, the damaging effects break up the friends's relationship. Each want answers and justice. Will they get it? At what cost? Rebecca McKanna joins me to discu...

Y'all this is Too Stinking Cute! Lambda Literary Award winning author Wallace West is back again with his latest CINDA MEETS ELLA. What Wallace started with Mighty Red Riding Hood (A Fairly Queer Tale) continues with the equally delicious Cinda Meets Ella. THESE are the fairy tales all Queer Kids need. And may they keep coming! Bravo Wallace!

RAINBOW PARENTING is an essential guide to raising Queer Kids and their Allies. Lindz Amer has been producing premium content on their YouTube channel Queer Kid Stuff and through a TED talk. Now a physical book that functions as a roadmap to parenting healthy and happy kids.

You love your sister and she loves you. You try to protect her, she didn't ask you to protect her, but you think you should. Then you come into possession of a secret that changes so many things. You mom says don't tell your sister. Your incarcerated dad says: No. But this secret is your half sibling that neither you or your sister knew about. Now, what do you do.... And will that secret d...

What happens when your new love is smeared with scandal. It's a small town and the fact that he's been "questioned" by the police, and he's the only one they took "in" to question. What would you do? Take it? Fight back? Get to the bottom of it? Miss Jo is up against this, and she ain't gonna take it lying down. Catch De'Shawn Charles Winslow and I as we cha...

Zachary Zane has written a memoir and manifesto about his life living out and proud as a Bi-Sexual man. His honest telling of his life story is straightforward and unapologetic, just as it should be. BOYSLUT is a delicious read and Zach is a great guest.

THE LAST DROP OF HEMLOCK is Katharine Schellman's latest book. It is a great mystery set up with a death and all the deliciousness of the Gilded Age. It's smart, it's sexy and it's out now. If you like mysteries, you will love this cleaver WhoDunIt.

Rae McDaniel chats with Dan about GENDER MAGIC. This book talks about gender and identity in a very direct manner that all humans can relate to. Finding our own gender and identities is a necessary component to living an healthy and true life.

On this episode, TJ Alexander returns to chat about their latest novel: CHEF'S CHOICE. It's a love story set amongst food and baking. And it's just as delicious as the book before. It's a great summer love story read.

Chana Porter joins Dan for a chat about her latest novel THE THICK AND THE LEAN. What would this world be like if some pleasures like Sex were completely accepted and encouraged, while Food was rationed and not for pleasure? And what would happen if not everyone agreed? This Speculative Fiction novel deliciously turns pleasures on its collective head.

Actress, Artist, Performer and now Author, Rinny Perkins chats about life affirming successes, as well as the Trials and Errors of her life and her journey. Rinny is both fun and funny and dead serious. Because just as the title says "Not Everyone Is Going To Like You." But I bet you end up really liking Rinny!

Olivia Wolfgang-Smith's debut novel GLASSWORKS chronicles the lives of 4 generations of artists and a family who are involved in Glass Work. Each of the stories showcases both the trials and successes of the characters as they navigate their world. An historical history that is so engrossing.

Twilight Manors in Palm Springs is a Campy, Fun, Irreverent mystery set in Palm Springs and the surrounding area. The leaders in this romp are Brian and Stephane. I giggled, snorted and laughed very loudly at this delicious slice of heaven. St Sukie de la Croix stops by and chats with me about all things Gay and Fabulous. The author and I get each other.

Best friends always step up to the plate. Right? But what happens when you step up to the plate and don't have the tools needed. And what happens when the perfect person enters the picture and easily steps up to the plate with all the right tools. Appreciation, jealousy, hurt, love.... Author Sid Karger chats with Dan about his debut novel: BEST MEN. It is a fabulous start to the best summer r...

Award winning author Cheryl A Head chats with Dan about her latest book: TIME’S UNDOING.  There are two parallel stories: A reporter in 2019 covering the BLM movement for the Detroit Free Press and the actual murder of her great grandfather in 1929.  Through masterful writing, Head shares two equally compelling stories of race relations, where we were last century and where we are today.  How much...

Ren DeStefano's newest book is about identical triplets who are also serial killers. When it's time for the third sister to execute her "kill", she along with the help of her sisters locate the perfect target. Sissy is the methodical sister. The sister that cleans up the messes of her siblings. She thinks for the long game. What she doesn't think about is falling for the targ...

Simon and his siblings (Talia & Rose) go to stay with their grandmother while their parents work on some personal issues. While at Nanaleen's, the trio go discovering about the past, about ghosts and more about themselves. Author Lin Thompson has created loving and wonderful characters. Their journey is so heartwarming.

Dan chats with Taleen Voskuni about her debut romance novel SORRY, BRO. This queer rom-com features a bi Armenian woman who goes on a hunt to discover her family roots and along the way discovers so many things about herself as well as her family. A big incredible love story on so many levels. You won't be disappointed.