Talking Tennis, Golden Girls & New Book Thirty Love with Author Tom Vellner

About this episode

Author Tom Vellner discusses his new gay tennis romance novel, Thirty Love, and its connections to tennis and pop culture.

Author Tom Vellner joins The Gay Tennis Podcast stage to talk about his new gay tennis romance novel, Thirty Love. If you like this podcast, the book is a must read. Buy your copy here and give Tom a follow on IG .  Tony and Tom talk all about the book and tennis, including:  How the Golden Girls plays a big role in Thirty Love Why Tony loves the names Tom chose for Leo and Gabe How Tom grew up hitting tennis against a tennis wall (close to Tony’s heart!)  Comparing the book to Heated Rivalry  So much more!  If you enjoy this episode, please help the pod by rating and reviewing us 5 stars on the app you listen on. For more from us, follow along on all social media platforms @thegaytennispod!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tony

Guest: Tom Vellner

Topics covered

• gay tennis romance
• book discussion
• tennis
• Golden Girls
• author interview

Keywords

• Thirty Love
• Tom Vellner
• gay romance
• tennis
• Golden Girls

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Thirty Love, Golden Girls, Heated Rivalry

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