Podcast appearances and mentions of Rick R Reed

He went into the woods…and never came out.In 1986, thirteen-year-old Jeb Kleber vanished during his small town's Fourth of July fireworks. His mysterious disappearance left his first love, Sammy Blake, grieving for years.Flash forward to present day. A now middle-aged Sam Blake has a comfortable and predictable life with his husband Marc in Chicago. All that changes when a stranger arrives at Sam's door, claiming to be the missing Jeb Kleber. The stranger knows things he couldn't possibly know—including the hidden love the boys shared during the summer of '86. He also wears an amethyst pendant Sam gave him shortly before he disappeared.Could this be the real Jeb Kleber, missing for thirty-seven years? If not, who is this mysterious stranger? And what does he want after all this time? His appearance plunges Sam's life into a nightmare of questionable identity, long-buried secrets, and perhaps even murder.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/houseofmysteryradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick R. Reed is an award-winning and bestselling author of more than fifty works of published fiction. He has won the LGBTQ literary prize, the Rainbow Award three times (for Raining Men in 2013 best gay contemporary fiction and in 2021, his psychological thriller revolving around Jeffrey Dahmer, The Man from Milwaukee won for best gay mystery and best gay novel overall; the book has also been optioned for film and an Italian translation is slated for a May release at the Turin Book Fair, Italy's largest book fair).  He is also a three-time EPIC Ebook Award winner and a Lambda Literary Award finalist for Blue Umbrella Sky. Entertainment Weekly has described his work as “heartrending and sensitive.” Lambda Literary has called him: “A writer that doesn't disappoint…” Rick lives in Palm Springs, CA, with his husband, Bruce, and their two rescue dogs, Kodi and Joaquin.Find him at www.rickrreedreality.blogspot.com. Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2023Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Wayne Goodman in conversation with Rick R. Reed, award-winning author whose passions include food, cooking, running, and traveling to Montreal 

Rick R. Reed returns with his latest releases, including his newest, The Q, as well as what else he's been up to since appearing on the show last year. It's a great conversation and we'd love you to give it a listen.

Ep:071 Rick R. Reed is an award-winning and bestselling author of more than fifty works of published fiction. He is a Lambda Literary Award finalist. Entertainment Weekly has described his work as “heartrending and sensitive.” Lambda Literary has called him: “A writer that doesn’t disappoint…” Rick lives in Palm Springs, CA, with his husband, Bruce, and their two rescue dogs, Kodi and Joaquin. QueerWritersOfCrime.comDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeThe Man from Milwaukee by Rick R. ReedRick's blog: www.rickrreedreality.blogspot.comRick's Amazon Author PageRick on FacebookRick on TwitterRick on BookbubBooks Justene Mentioned:A Little Morbid by Olivier BosmanOrdinary Whore by Dieter MoitziResigned to Death by Meg PerryThe Murder Between Us by Tal BauerRequeered Tales.comBrad Shreve's Website

Rick R. Reed shares his latest release, The Man From Milwaukee, which leads us into a talk about the value of #ownvoices in the horror genre.

Donald and Harry dust off the ol' Express with news of their latest collaboration, the adaptation of Rick R. Reed's brilliant psychological thriller, The Man From Milwaukee.  To say it was a creative stretch for a couple of family friendly wordsmiths to tackle this project is an understatement.  But, to quote Browning, "A man's reach must exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" 

It’s the summer of 1991 and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer has been arrested. His monstrous crimes inspire dread around the globe. But not so much for Emory Hughes, a closeted young man in Chicago who sees in the cannibal killer a kindred spirit, someone who fights against the dark side of his own nature, as Emory does. He reaches out to Dahmer in prison via letters.The letters become an escape—from Emory’s mother dying from AIDS, from his uncaring sister, from his dead-end job in downtown Chicago, but most of all, from his own self-hatred.Dahmer isn’t Emory’s only lifeline as he begins a tentative relationship with Tyler Kay. He falls for him and, just like Dahmer, wonders how he can get Tyler to stay. Emory’s desire for love leads him to confront his own grip on reality. For Tyler, the threat of the mild-mannered Emory seems inconsequential, but not taking the threat seriously is at his own peril.Can Emory discover the roots of his own madness before it’s too late and he finds himself following in the footsteps of the man from Milwaukee?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/house-of-mystery-true-crime-history. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s the summer of 1991 and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer has been arrested. His monstrous crimes inspire dread around the globe. But not so much for Emory Hughes, a closeted young man in Chicago who sees in the cannibal killer a kindred spirit, someone who fights against the dark side of his own nature, as Emory does. He reaches out to Dahmer in prison via letters.The letters become an escape—from Emory’s mother dying from AIDS, from his uncaring sister, from his dead-end job in downtown Chicago, but most of all, from his own self-hatred.Dahmer isn’t Emory’s only lifeline as he begins a tentative relationship with Tyler Kay. He falls for him and, just like Dahmer, wonders how he can get Tyler to stay. Emory’s desire for love leads him to confront his own grip on reality. For Tyler, the threat of the mild-mannered Emory seems inconsequential, but not taking the threat seriously is at his own peril.Can Emory discover the roots of his own madness before it’s too late and he finds himself following in the footsteps of the man from Milwaukee?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/House-of-Mystery-True-Crime-History. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author Rick R. Reed joins us to read from Blue Umbrella Sky, a book that was a finalist for the 2020 Lambda Literary Award in the gay romance category. He also shares what Pride means to him. Complete shownotes for this episode are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts!  

Caterers? Check! Floral arrangement? Check! Getting in your pants? Double check! We're back, and we're doing wedding planners! Like, literally DOING wedding planners! On this highly coordinated episode, we read "Legally Wed" by Rick R. Reed and "Amalfi Coast: A Bad Boy International Romance (Entangle Me Book 2)". Today, our hosts discuss fur babies, caramel-flavored labia, and Neil pitches an idea of Chuck Tingle.

Jeff & Will offer a brief recap of their recovery week. The Big Gay Fiction Giveaway is back for a second installment, running May 22 - 29. More than 80 authors are giving away gay fiction of all kinds during the week. Jeff reviews The Senator's Secret by K.C. Wells and Deceived, the second book in the Mind Agents series, by Igor Max. The Eastsiders season three Kickstarter is discussed as is a delightful preview of a short film called In a Heartbeat, about a gradeschooler who is literally outed by his heart. The guys then wrap up the TV season with a look back on the CW superheroes, Speechless, The Big Bang Theory, Superstore, The Voice and The Arrangement. Rick R. Reed is welcomed to discuss his spring releases Perils of Intimacy, Unhinged and Orientation as well as his writing journey and what's coming up later this year. Complete shownotes for episode 85, and the Rafflecopter for the chance to enter the Sweet Summer Fun Paperback Giveaway, are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

The show's upcoming anniversary is next week and Jeff and Will would love to hear from listeners about what they've enjoyed and what they'd like to hear in the coming year. Listeners are encourage to leave comments either in the shownotes or as a review on their favorite podcast outlet. With the fall TV season in full swing, Jeff & Will review what they've been watching, including Stranger Things, This is Us, Speechless, The Good Place, the superheroes on the CW and more. Will reviews Stranded with Desire by Vivien Dean and Rick R. Reed and Jeff's reviews TJ Klune's Murmuration. TJ stops by to discuss Murmuration along with what it's like being a full time author, books that might be becoming a movie and a play, and what's coming up for him in 2017. After the interview, Jeff & Will talk further about NaNoWriMo. Complete shownotes for episode 55 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Kicking off the show, Jeff's Sweet and Sexy gay romance short story collection coming to paperback at the end of the month. Tammy Middleton's Authors "Sign Off" for Autism Awareness auction is showcased with a reminder than more than 30 items are available with items from authors including Kindle Alexander, RJ Scott, Sara York, Rick R. Reed, Andrew Grey, Charlie Cochet, Rhys Ford and many more. Among the other topics discussed are B.A. Tortuga's book Trial by Fire, the movies The Martian and Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge Part 2, Cookie Monster's commercial for Siri and Sara Barellies' stall for time during a recent preview of Waitress. Episode 26's Question of the Week isn't recapped since the guys are recording this episode early, but the answers received are further down this page. Jeff & Will welcome author Clare London to the show. Clare talks about her latest releases, Branded and Double Scoop as well as her writing process and more. The show wraps up with a new Question of the Week, this one from listener Katie: “I have a friend who loves the darker side of m/m romance. Some favorites are Jack L. Pyke and Joseph Lance Tonlet. What are some others?" You can answer the Question of the Week and see complete shownotes at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

This week Jason has a great conversation with Rick R. Reed. Together they talk about Rick’s books and his writing. They also discuss the 1962 classic Carnival of Souls. Jason then goes solo to discuss the 2016 movie, The Forest. Find Rick R. Reed on the Web: Amazon Store: http://www.amazon.com/Rick-R.-Reed/e/B000AP5H2G/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1454222299&sr=8-2-ent Website: http://www.rickrreed.com Music Heard: - Cotard Delusion by The Killmanjaro Darkjass Ensemble - Spirit by Ghost B.C.