#BookSky mark your calendar for the San Diego Book Festival, brought to you by @kpbssandiego.bsky.social and the University of #SanDiego on Saturday, August 22! www.kpbs.org/sdbookfestival

Artists in the Afternoon: Writing Our Own Narrative Rasheed Newson, knows Hollywood now he’s Asking Who Gets to Rewrite It. The Bel-Air co-creator and The Chi writer joins Film, TV & New Media panel exploring identity, representation, power. FREE EVENT!! www.prideindex.com/artists-in-t...

Artists in the Afternoon: Writing Our Own Narrative

The Bel-Air co-creator and The Chi writer joins Film, TV & New Media panel exploring identity, representation, power and the stories we tell about ourselves.

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So proud to read this in-depth and candid @losangelesblade.bsky.social article written by Victoria Ivie about the historical realities depicted in “There’s Only One Sin Hollywood.” #BooKSky

Author Rasheed Newson captures LA queer history in his latest novel

‘There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood’ explores life for closeted Black entertainers

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Just finished @rasheed.bsky.social 's excellent novel "There's Only One Sin In Hollywood," and it was an incredible read. Some great Black Hollywood History interwoven with LGBTQ History and compelling personal stories that move it all forward. Spicy, tragic, thoughtful. Loved it.

#BookSky It’s been a sensational summer for #reading! Check out my recent favorites!

Last night at @belcantobooks.bsky.social was a blast! I had so much fun discussing @gabriellekorn.bsky.social latest novel, LONG ISLAND GIRLS, and my newest novel, THERE’S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD. (And if you are in #LongBeach, you can swing by Bel Canto Books to get signed copies of our #books!)

It was a good day to be at the @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social as my interview with them was posted! Go read it - www.lapl.org/news-stories... #BookSky #Libraries

Xavier C. Barlow knew that THERE’S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD #HistoricalFiction

My deepest thanks and gratitude go out to Phill Branch, author of the compelling and unflinching memoir THE DOUBLE DUTCH FUSS, who graciously invited me to join him on his book tour for a reading and discussion led by the compassionate and insightful @lisanebasquiat.bsky.social #BookSky

Happy to see “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood” made the @aalbc.bsky.social BLK Bestseller Lis for July 2026!!!! Lucky number 13! aalbc.com/blackbestsel... #BookSky #BlackBookSky

Got to talk about the research and the personal experiences that informed “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood” in this @queerty.com article written by Joshua Mackey.

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Black, queer & caught in the 1950s studio machine: The radical history behind There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood - buff.ly/junEG2p

Like Grace Jones and Cher… I will know no end. RSVP to join my July & August #BookTour dates - www.rasheednewson.com/events #BookSky

I swear that I’m aware of books other than my own — and this interview with THE NERD DAILY proves it. I discuss all the books I’m reading these days. Be sure to add them to your TBR. #BookSky thenerddaily.com/rasheed-news...

Q&A: Rasheed Newson, Author of 'There's Only One Sin in Hollywood' | The Nerd Daily

We chat with Rasheed Newson about There's Only One Sin in Hollywood, which is a cinematic, razor-sharp novel following a backlot fixer’s daring investigation into the suspicious death of a closeted Bl...

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THERE’S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD #audiobook — narrated by the spellbinding Jelani Alladin — was just named an Earphones Award Winner by @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social ! 📚🎧 www.kirkusreviews.com/audiobook-re... #BookSky

THERE'S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD by Rasheed… | Kirkus Reviews

Narrator Jelani Alladin transports listeners to 1950s Hollywood in this character-driven historical…

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My deepest appreciation and thanks to @bookriot.bsky.social for naming THERE’S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD one of the Best #HistoricalFiction Books of the Year So Far! bookriot.com/best-histori... #BookSky

Best Historical Fiction Books of the Year So Far

The best historical fiction books of the year so far are Black American generational sagas, set during The Great Hunger in Ireland, and more.

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#BookSky It’s a scintillating double header! Never before has there been an act of this nature! Not one, but two acclaimed authors! Join us at Bel Canto Books in Long Beach, CA on July 25 at 5pm when @gabriellekorn.bsky.social and I talk to each other about our new novels! RSVP - tr.ee/YRJgGL

I’m still reeling over the fact that on my book tour, I was introduced as a “gay elder.”

One of the joys of going on book tour is dropping in on indie bookstores to see if they have my books on their shelves. Thankfully, @harvardbookstore.bsky.social, Trident, Kramers, Politics & Prose, and @powells.bsky.social had “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood” to sign! #BookSky

#BookSky Join me at the AFI Conservatory for a conversation led by @lisanebasquiat.bsky.social to discuss my latest novel, “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood” and “The Double Dutch Fuss” by Phill Branch at Thursday, July 16 (7pm). RSVP necessary - shop.villagewell.com/events/57928...

“I kept looking for the flaws, the pieces that I had predetermined were broken and realized that I had never actually seen myself.” Phill Branch considers cinematic depictions of Blackness.

A Place For Me: Navigating My Blackness Through Film and Print

At one point, I am certain it was grand. That’s not how I met the Castle Theater in the 1980s, its opulence long gone. You could pay four dollars and see as many movies as you wanted. There were tw…

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#BookSky What a thrill it was to go on @nbcwashington.com and talk about "There's Only One Sin in Hollywood" with Jummy Olabanji! (Many thanks to producer Justin Stewart for making it all happen.)

‘There's Only One Sin in Hollywood': Novel explores Black, queer life in Golden Age

Novelist Rasheed Newson, a Georgetown grad, talks about his latest book, a work of historical fiction about Black, queer Hollywood in the Golden Age. “There have been queer people of color in that bus...

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#BookSky Check out my Black Hollywood book recommendations on OPRAH DAILY!

A Hollywood Showrunner Recommends 6 Books About the Black Stars Who Changed the Industry

The author of There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood on the reads that recover forgotten legends, reveal backstage political power moves, and tally the cost of speaking out.

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#BookSky I couldn’t have asked for a better book event! I was in conversation with the insightful and talented @bmanuel.bsky.social in front of a warm crowd @skylightbooks.bsky.social The gay cruising ghosts of Griffith Park were with us in spirit.

#BookSky My heart beamed during the discussion and signing for “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood” at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in DC. Many thanks to Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey, @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social, @capitalpridedc.bsky.social, and @loyaltybooks.bsky.social!

#BookSky Hollywood glamour, queer history, Black icons, and cutthroat politics collide in my new novel, “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood,” which I will be discussing and singing @whiteoakbooks.bsky.social in Vancouver, WA on Monday, June 29 at 6:30pm. whiteoakbooks.net/event/2026-0...

Author Event: Rasheed Newson

White Oak Books is an all-inclusive, woman-owned bookstore located in Vancouver's Uptown Village. The store opened in November 2023 and is owned by Sara Smith-Glavin and Peter Glavin. White Oak Books ...

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The incomparable @spiroskentzos.bsky.social interviewed me about writing across mediums, and you can read our candid and lively conversation @literaryhub.bsky.social

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TV writer and novelist @rasheed.bsky.social talks to Spiro Skentos about the differences between writing for the page and the screen.

In the name of Olivia Pope and all that is holy, I am elated to see “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood” on this reading list from SHONDALAND - www.shondaland.com/shondaland-s... #BookSky

#BookSky Long ago around the turn of the millennium, I lived in DC and attended @georgetownuni.bsky.social. (See photos 2-4.) I wouldn’t have dared dream that I’d return one day for a book event organized by @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social, @capitalpridedc.bsky.social, & @loyaltybooks.bsky.social

Ladies and gentleman, Jelani Alladin… #audiobooks

This was so good, I finished it in less than 24 hours. @rasheed.bsky.social