Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Mo Fanning Blends Humor, Heartbreak, and the Search for Belonging

September 14, 2025

My ALLi author guest this episode is Mo Fanning, a novelist whose work blends humor, heartbreak, and hope while exploring themes of identity, loss, and chosen family. His stories often center LGBTQ+ lives but treat them with the same depth and complexity as any other. He also creates original music to accompany his books.

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About the Host

Author Howard Lovy has been a journalist for 40 years, and now amplifies the voices of independent author-publishers and works with authors as a developmental editor. Find Howard at howardlovy.com, LinkedIn and X.

About the Guest

Mo Fanning writes darkly comic LGBTQ+ fiction that explores serious themes with heart and humor. His novel Husbands won the 2025 IndieReader Discovery Award, while The Armchair Bride was nominated for Arts Council Book of the Year. He has been a finalist in both 2024 and 2025 at the Page Turner Awards.

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Author: Howard Lovy

Howard Lovy is an author, book editor, and journalist. He is also the Content and Communications Manager for the Alliance of Independent Authors, where he hosts and produces podcasts and keeps the blog updated. You can find more of his work at https://howardlovy.com/

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