Phil Stamper, who had two books on Jeff & Will's favorites of 2022 list, discusses his new YA novel "Afterglow," which completes the "Golden Boys" duology. Phil talks about why he wanted to tell the story of four high school students, and the challenges of writing a story with four main characters. He also shares his experience as a new father, as well as a couple of book recommendations, and what's coming up later this year. Plus, since it's Valentine's week, we find out the kinds of dates the Golden Boys would go on.

Look for the next episode of Big Gay Fiction Podcast on Monday, February 27.

Complete show notes for episode 414 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

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