<p>Host&nbsp;<strong>Jason Blitman</strong>&nbsp;is joined by the most frequent&nbsp;<em>Gays Reading</em>&nbsp;guest,&nbsp;<strong>Rasheed Newson</strong>, to discuss his latest book,&nbsp;<em>There's Only One Sin in Hollywood</em>.</p><br><p>Conversation highlights include:</p><p>πŸ“– Stories that don't get their due in the history books</p><p>πŸŽ₯ Rumors in Hollywood and how they continue today</p><p>πŸͺžHow the understanding of ourselves change as we get older</p><br><p><strong>Rasheed Newson&nbsp;</strong>is the author of the national bestseller&nbsp;<em>My Government Means to Kill Me</em>, which was selected as a Lambda Literary finalist for Gay Fiction and was named one of the β€œ100 Notable Books of 2022” by&nbsp;<em>The New York Times</em>. He is also a television drama writer, producer, and showrunner. He codeveloped&nbsp;<em>Bel-Air</em>&nbsp;and worked on&nbsp;<em>The Chi</em>,&nbsp;<em>Animal Kingdom</em>, and&nbsp;<em>Narcos</em>, among other drama series. Newson is a 2025–26 American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow. He currently lives with his husband and their two children in Pasadena.</p><br><p>Sign up for the Gays Reading Book Club&nbsp;<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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://gaysreading.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>SUBSTACK!</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="http://gaysreading.printful.me/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>MERCH!</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/@gaysreading" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>WATCH!</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>CONTACT! </strong><a href="mailto:hello@gaysreading.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hello@gaysreading.com</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Gays Reading

Jason Blitman

Rasheed Newson, There is Only One Sin in Hollywood

JUN 2, 202655 MIN
Gays Reading

Rasheed Newson, There is Only One Sin in Hollywood

JUN 2, 202655 MIN

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<p>Host&nbsp;<strong>Jason Blitman</strong>&nbsp;is joined by the most frequent&nbsp;<em>Gays Reading</em>&nbsp;guest,&nbsp;<strong>Rasheed Newson</strong>, to discuss his latest book,&nbsp;<em>There's Only One Sin in Hollywood</em>.</p><br><p>Conversation highlights include:</p><p>πŸ“– Stories that don't get their due in the history books</p><p>πŸŽ₯ Rumors in Hollywood and how they continue today</p><p>πŸͺžHow the understanding of ourselves change as we get older</p><br><p><strong>Rasheed Newson&nbsp;</strong>is the author of the national bestseller&nbsp;<em>My Government Means to Kill Me</em>, which was selected as a Lambda Literary finalist for Gay Fiction and was named one of the β€œ100 Notable Books of 2022” by&nbsp;<em>The New York Times</em>. He is also a television drama writer, producer, and showrunner. He codeveloped&nbsp;<em>Bel-Air</em>&nbsp;and worked on&nbsp;<em>The Chi</em>,&nbsp;<em>Animal Kingdom</em>, and&nbsp;<em>Narcos</em>, among other drama series. Newson is a 2025–26 American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow. He currently lives with his husband and their two children in Pasadena.</p><br><p>Sign up for the Gays Reading Book Club&nbsp;<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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://gaysreading.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>SUBSTACK!</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="http://gaysreading.printful.me/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>MERCH!</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/@gaysreading" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>WATCH!</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>CONTACT! </strong><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>