After leaving his nine-to-five job, Eddie S. Pierce Jr. started the LOVE mini-series with its first entry titled, Something Infinite. It was then that his business, Rainbow Room Publishing Company, was born. From then, he went on to write the second title, From Behind, and he’s now wrapping it up with his upcoming release, Changes. I was so […]
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Jake In The Box – Ryan Douglass Interview
After a bit of a hiatus, I’m back doing more episodes of LGBTr (Lots of Good Books To Read). I interviewed author Ryan Douglass about his upcoming novel, Jake in the Box. It’s not due until spring 2020, but based on our talk, it has a lot of deep themes. It’s an interesting story about […]
The Rise – An Interview with Toni Newman
While reading I Rise: The Transformation of Toni Newman, I started to reflect on my own life. For one, I didn’t get nearly as much attention from the same sex in high school and college as Toni. (Yes, I’m kinda jealous, haha!) Aside from that, I was able to reconfirm just how good I had it […]
Getting Gorgeous – An Interview with Renaldo Christopher
Watch my conversation with Renaldo Christopher, author of Gorgeous. It’s the story of four Black, gay men who try to escape the pasts that always seem to creep back up. We explore the stories of these characters and talk about how sickness helped him power through the first draft of his novel. Some interesting points were […]
An Interview With Jayce Baron, Author of ‘Absolutely Us’
In this episode of The Read, I get personal with Jayce Baron, author of Absolutely Me. He’s now got a follow-up to that book, titled Absolutely Us, and we talk about what’s in store for readers. I also dig into his numerous blog posts, podcasts, events, and all of the things that made him who he is […]
An Interview With James Earl Hardy of ‘B-Boy Blues’
My interview with James Earl Hardy is one that I know many of you will enjoy. I wasn’t able to get a visual of him, but our talk over the phone was just as good. We talk about his book, B-Boy Blues, his special relationship to E. Lynn Harris, and how it felt to see […]
Bisexual Urban Fiction – An Interview with Cedric Quincy
In my latest episode of The Read, I had a conversation with Cedric Quincy, author of The Misunderstanding of Don Ho and more recently, co-author of Where the Players Dwell. We discussed his work and dug a little deeper. We talked about how he lived life as a pan / bisexual man, what his wife thought about […]
Inspiration for All: An Interview with Brandon Goode
I had the pleasure of coming across a new LGBT fantasy author on Twitter and I just knew that we would have an interesting conversation. Brandon Goode released his debut novel, The Secrets of Eden, about a week prior to our interview. As a new author in the fantasy genre myself, I knew we would have some […]
Lawayne Childrey: From Tragedy To Triumph
My interview with Lawayne Childrey was one like no other I had done before. I’ve interviewed other authors about their lives, but never has a story resonated so deeply with me and with those of you who have watched. Childrey is the author of Peeling Back the Layers: A Story of Trauma, Grace and Triumph. It’s an autobiography […]
La Toya Hankins: For the Love of Yourself
The way you discover your sexuality is as unique to everyone as their fingerprints. For La Toya Hankins, author of lesbian fiction titles SBF Seeking… and K-RHO: The Sweet Taste of Sisterhood, she came to the realization of her orientation just months before she was to be married to a man. As a springboard into exploring feelings long buried, […]