Ep:041 R.E. Bradshaw is a Four-time Lambda Literary Award Finalist in Mystery—Rainey Nights (2012), Molly: House on Fire (2013), The Rainey Season (2014), and Relatively Rainey (2016)—and 2013 Rainbow Awards First Runner-up for Best Lesbian Nov

Justene Recommends A Collaboration Of Two Good Authors, And We Say Goodbye

Sep 27th, 2022 22m 46s

Ep: 153 On this, the final episode of Queer Writers of Crime, Justene recommends a book by two authors, Austin Thomas Burton & Ripley Hayes. In addition, the entire show's team comes together to say goodye to the authors and fans who've suppor

Jeffrey Round: The Definition of a Renaissance Man

Sep 20th, 2022 59m 4s

Ep: 152 Jeffrey Round returns to talk extensively about his writing career plus his work as a model, film maker, musician, and poet. Where does his carefree attitude come from. It was an honor to have him as the last guest on Queer Writers of C

Authors Recommending Authors with Hailey Piper and Lilja Sigurdardóttir

Sep 16th, 2022 9m 33s

Ep: 151 Hailey Piper and Sigurdardóttir are back to recommend books to you. Between the two of them you'll four novels to choose from. Plus, Brad has an announcement.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below

Lilja Sigurdardóttir and the Fictional Icelandic Crime Wave

Sep 13th, 2022 50m 59s

Ep: 150 Brad and Laury Egan have a conversation with Lilja Sigurdardóttir about crime in Iceland, growing up in a free-spirited globetrotting family, and financial crimes. Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of

Philip Recommends & Gushes Over a Superstar Author

Sep 8th, 2022 15m 7s

Ep: 149 Philip, already a Greg Herren fan, believes he struck gold.Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are af

Hailey Piper and A Blend of Two Similar Yet Different Genres

Sep 6th, 2022 49m 25s

Ep: 148 Hailey Piper and Brad discuss the horror genre and some similarities to mysteries. Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some o

Authors Recommending Authors with Rob Osler, Brad Shreve, Dea Poirier, and Neil Plakcy

Sep 3rd, 2022 29m 47s

Ep: 147 Authors Rob Osler, Brad Shreve, Dea Poirier, and Neil Plakcy recommend novels they think you will love. Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Wr

Cary Alan Johnson Brings to Life a Young Black Man Coming of Age in the Early 80s

Aug 30th, 2022 55m 42s

Ep: 146 Cary Alan Johnson discusses with Brad his premier novel, Desire Lines. The story of a black man coming of age in 1982 just as the AIDS crisis was on the rise. Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crim

Neil Plakcy Merges Two Worlds

Aug 23rd, 2022 55m 16s

Ep: 145 Neil Plakcy and Brad Shreve discuss Neil's latest book Being John Church. He typically writes novels with gay protagonists, but he also has his Golden Retriever Series, which is written for a broader audience. In Being John Church he h

Recommendation: Justene Gives Thumbs Up To A Novel By A Beloved Podcaster

Aug 18th, 2022 12m 36s

Ep: 144 Justene and Brad are big fans of the Christopher & Eric podcast and the two funny hosts are authors. Christopher Rice published several novels this year and Justene highly recommends the scary one. Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofc

Dea Poirier's Fiction Set In A Real School With A History Of 111 Years Of Horror

Aug 16th, 2022 55m 41s

Ep: 143 The Dozier Schools for Boys in Florida closed in 2011 after operating for over a century. Touched by its' history where cruelty, torture, and death, occurred, Dea Poirier felt compelled to write her chilling thriller After You Died, a f

Recommendation: Laury Talks About A Series That Doesn't Give Her The Blues

Aug 11th, 2022 12m 15s

Ep: 142 Agatha Award-winning author, Abigal Padget has two books in her Bue McCarron Mystery Series. Laury talks about Ultimate Blue, which is the third in the series, and comes out this month (August 2022)Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofc

Rob Osler on the Average Guy Protagonist

Aug 9th, 2022 57m 23s

Ep: 141 Rob Osler discusses with Brad his cozy...err, "Quozy" novel, having diversity in story, not having a sexy torso on his cover, and much more. Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To

Recommendation: Philip Shares A Suspense Novel Involving Nazis And Male Prostitutes

Aug 4th, 2022 21m 3s

Ep: 140 Philip typically recommends mysteries but this month he makes a switch to a suspense and thriller novel that involves spies, Nazis, a male brothel, and southern prejudice.Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Wri

Wendy Whitman Brings True Crime Experience to a Fiction Novel

Aug 2nd, 2022 56m 56s

Ep: 139 Wendy Whitman's background as an executive producer for Court TV and HLN offers her a unique perspective as a crime fiction writer. In her first novel Premonition she was able to meld over twenty true crime stories seamlessly into her f

Authors Recommending Authors with Ann Aptaker, David Domine, and Brad Shreve

Jul 26th, 2022 27m

Ep: 138 Ann Aptaker, David Domine, and Brad Shreve offer novels they believe are must reads. Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some

Recommendation: Justene Sings the Praises of an Author from Down Under

Jul 21st, 2022 19m 57s

Ep: 137 Justene talks about My Name is Jimmy, a short story by an author who's shown his skill at writing a damn good novel. Now we learn he writes a damn good novella too. It's a crime story set in post WWII Australia.Podcast Website: www.qu

David Domine Tells the Tale of a Dark Room in Glitter Ball City

Jul 19th, 2022 54m 28s

Ep: 136 In June 2019, Louisville KY police arrived at the home of jeffrey Mundt and Joseph Banis on what they expected to be routine domestic disturbance call. Events which followed, including unearthing a body buried in basement, proved anyth

Recommendation: Laury Continues Her Tour of Nordic Noir Mysteries & Thrillers

Jul 14th, 2022 13m 17s

Ep: 135 This is the third in Laury's series of recommendations of Nordic crime novels. This episode she discusses the first novel in a trilogy by Lilja Sigurdardóttir.Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crim

Timothy Jay Smith: A Thriller Writers Thrilling Life

Jul 12th, 2022 55m 57s

Ep: 134 Timothy Jay Smith, author of Fire on the Island and The Fourth Courier, began working on social issues in the 1970s, with a focus on poverty. His career took him to thirty-three countries where he encountered polish cops, Greek fisherm

Recommendation: Philip Discusses One of Richard Stevenson's Final Novels

Jul 7th, 2022 26m 3s

Ep: 133 Before his death, Richards Stevenson wrote what he hoped would be the first novel in a new series Knock Off the Hat: A Clifford Waterman Gay Philly Mystery. In this episode Philip shares his thoughts about the novel, plus he and Brad ch

Ann Aptaker Digs Deep into Cantor Gold's Personality & Philosophy

Jul 5th, 2022 1h 3m

Ep: 132 Ann and Brad discuss her protagonist Canton Gold's background, her life of crime, why she leads a life of crime, and lesbian life in the 1950s.Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Ann on the Queer Writers of Crime Gue

Authors Recommending Authors with David S Pederson, Lev Raphael, and Brad Shreve

Jul 1st, 2022 29m 16s

Ep: 131 David S. Pederson, Lev Raphael, and Brad Shreve, offer suggestions for your reading pleasure. Podcast Website: www.queerwritersofcrime.com Check out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog. To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers

Lev Raphael Returns with Plenty to Discuss Including Having the Entire Nick Hoffman Series Republished

Jun 21st, 2022 55m 14s

Ep: 130 Lev Raphael returns to talk with Brad about having his full Nick Hoffman Academia Mystery Series republished, historical misquotes, research, the joy of mingling with other mystery authors, and more. Podcast Website: www.queerwriterso