{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6927a48ecaf6efa703dbae9e/6927a4a830ebd386487f75f8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What's the TEA? with Abdi Nazemian (Desert Echoes)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6927a48ecaf6efa703dbae9e/0fdefffb7db292dfc41ddbcfecb147e1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this new series <em>What’s the TEA? </em>host <b>Jason Blitman </b>gets the inside scoop on new books–authors are tasked with describing their books with 3 words using the letters T, E, and A.  This episode features <b>Abdi Nazemian</b> talking to Jason about his new book <em>Desert Echoes</em>. <br/><br/><b>Abdi Nazemian</b> is the author of <em>Like a Love Story</em>, a Stonewall Honor Book, <em>Only This Beautiful Moment</em>, <em>The Chandler Legacies</em>, and <em>The Authentics</em>. His novel <em>The Walk-In Closet</em> won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Debut Fiction. His screenwriting credits include the films <em>The Artist’s Wife</em>, <em>The Quiet</em>, and <em>Menendez: Blood Brothers</em> and the television series <em>Ordinary Joe</em> and <em>The Village</em>. He has been an executive producer and associate producer on numerous films, including <em>Call Me by Your Name</em>, <em>Little Woods</em>, and <em>The House of Tomorrow</em>. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband, their two children, and their dog, Disco. Find him online at abdinazemian.com.</p><p><a rel=\"payment\" href=\"https://gaysreading.substack.com/\">Support the show</a></p><p><a href='https://allstora.com/pages/gays-reading-book-club?utm_source=host_jasonblitman&amp;utm_medium=host&amp;utm_campaign=gays_reading&amp;utm_content=podcast_ig_bio'><b>BOOK CLUB!</b></a><b><br/></b>Sign up for the Gays Reading Book Club <a href='https://allstora.com/pages/gays-reading-book-club?utm_source=host_jasonblitman&amp;utm_medium=host&amp;utm_campaign=gays_reading&amp;utm_content=podcast_ig_bio'><b>HERE</b></a> <br/>December Book: <em>Like Family</em> by Erin O. White</p> <p><b>SUBSTACK!</b><br/><a href='https://gaysreading.substack.com/'>https://gaysreading.substack.com/</a></p> <p><b>MERCH!</b><br/><a href='http://gaysreading.printful.me'>http://gaysreading.printful.me</a></p> <p><b>WATCH!</b><br/><a href='https://youtube.com/@gaysreading'>https://youtube.com/@gaysreading</a><br/> <br/><b>FOLLOW!</b><br/>Instagram: <a href='http://www.instagram.com/gaysreading'>@gaysreading</a> | <a href='https://www.instagram.com/jasonblitman'>@jasonblitman</a><br/>Bluesky: <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/gaysreading.bsky.social'>@gaysreading</a> | <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/jasonblitman.bsky.social'>@jasonblitman</a><br/><br/><b>CONTACT!</b><br/><a href='mailto:hello@gaysreading.com'>hello@gaysreading.com</a></p>","author_name":"Jason Blitman"}