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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s time to get excited for HALLOWEEN! I’m kicking off the spookiest month with a new BLOG article, perfect for my favourite season: Dark Forces: The Forgotten Teen Horror Series of the 1980s! Hey Gen-Xers, do you remember these YA horror books? Visit my BLOG at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca to read!

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Head over to my BLOG at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca & check out my interview with horror author Marcus Hawke. My fellow Canuck & I discuss many topics, like the role of nature as a literary device in horror fiction, judging a book by its cover, & his thoughts on Queer Horror. @marcushawke.bsky.social

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Outside our backyard. Happy Pride Month! 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈👨🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

HAPPY PRIDE! 🏳️‍🌈 NEW BLOG POST! I’m shining a spotlight on 12 Own Voice authors based on the colours the Rainbow Pride Flag! These gay/queer men craft powerful, authentic stories, offering unique perspectives that deserve our attention. Head over to www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca now!

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

And because I recently discovered a fellow married gay writer I’ve never met, spoken to, interacted with, or read his work has, for some unknown reason, blocked me, I’m going to post this…

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈On my BLOG I dive into independent comic series GAY COMIX/COMICS (1980-1998). This groundbreaking anthology carved out space for LGBTQ+ voices in comics at a time when queerness was excluded from the mainstream. These stories were acts of visibility/resistance/community. www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! 🏳️‍🌈 My interview with Canadian gay/queer Own Voices author ROBERT J. HALLIWELL is LIVE on my BLOG! Robert and l discuss narrative tropes that irk him, queer representation in fiction, and how lived experience can shape LGBTQ+ stories—& much more. Read at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

HAPPY PRIDE! On my Blog at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca, I take a look at Thom Collins' series: BASIC INSTINCTS ! Thom dives ice-pick first (😏) back into the sultry world of 90s-style erotic thrillers, rekindling the tension & seductive intrigue that defined this genre-with a delicious gay twist!

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦 I've got some exciting things coming up this month over on my BLOG, including my interview with Canadian Own Voice author Robert J. Halliwell. Go to www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and check out my latest BLOG post where I reflect on my thoughts and feelings regarding Pride.

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

NOW ON THE BLOG! www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca I explore Matthew Pearl's captivating novel, The Award, a biting satirical tale of literary prestige, ambition, and jealousy. This book showcases Pearl's talent for storytelling & descriptive prose! @matthewpearlauthor.bsky.social

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Check out my latest author interview! Canadian gay/queer fiction author Nicholas Young, author of the gay coming of age novel Under the Covered Bridge, is spotlighted! @khalonhartwell.bsky.social Head over to my blog at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and have a read!!

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

NOW LIVE ON THE BLOG is my in-depth interview with Canadian author NICHOLAS YOUNG, a queer “own voices” storyteller whose 2025 debut novel, Under the Covered Bridge, is an extraordinary read! Read it now at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca @khalonhartwell.bsky.social

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

NOW UP ON MY BLOG at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca is my review of Canadian author Robert J. Halliwell’s AND THEN HE PRESSED PLAY: TRACK ONE. Robert Halliwell This is a gay/queer coming-of-age love story set in 2006 in the fictional Irish town of Glenbridge, near Cork. #robertjhalliwell

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I interviewed QUEER HORROR author @marcruvolo.bsky.social on the release of his novel, Pieties: Expanded Edition. He's revised his 2024 novella set in the 80s. A bold new cover; an additional 4,000 words; a reworked ending. Check it out at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca @slashichorrorpress.bsky.social

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

New BLOG post is live! I’m highlighting 5 gay/queer Own Voice authors whose work I’ve recently enjoyed and want to share: Tal Baur, Gregory Ashe, Aaron Foley, Daniel May, and Richard Amos. Head ove rto www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca & check it out! @tekhnemakre.bsky.social @aaronkfoley.bsky.social

New BLOG post is live! This time around I’m highlighting 5 Own Voice authors whose work I’ve recently enjoyed and wanted to share: Tal Baur, Gregory Ashe, Aaron Foley, Daniel May, and Richard Amos.

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

When you’re visiting someone and see this… 😁

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I've been a huge Christian Death fan since the mid 90s. I met Rozz in 1996 at the height of my gothness. Heh. I obssessivly collected his/thier music (and still have it all). He was a complex and complicated man. A gay gothic pioneer. He might have inspired my look back then...😏

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I want this over my bed. Husband gets no say. 😏

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

PART THREE of my series, MY FAVOURITE GAY FILMS, is now live on MY BLOG. www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca/blog This final installment features the last 4 films on my list of 12. Be sure to check out Parts 1 and 2 if you haven't already. I also throw in some Hon. Mentions! #gayfilms #queercinema

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Hey everyone! PART TWO of my three-part series, MY FAVOURITE GAY FILMS, is now live on the BLOG! Check out the next 4 films that I’ve chosen for my top 12. Head over to www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and have a read! I may even have slipped in some personal anecdotes. (No, I definitely did).

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Happy Monday! Part 1 of my 3-part series, MY FAVOURITE GAY FILMS, is live on my BLOG! This is something I’ve been working on for a couple of weeks, and I’m really excited to share it. Check out the first 4 of the 12 films I’ve picked at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca Are any of them on your top list?

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

NOW UP ON MY BLOG: my review of Canadian author Nicholas Young’s debut novel, UNDER THE COVERED BRIDGE. @khalonhartwell.bsky.social This is truly an extraordinary gay/queer coming-of-age book set in rural 1990s Quebec. Head over to www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and have a read!

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

New article now up on my BLOG. Head over to www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and give it a read!

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

With Winterset Hollow, Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social crafts a novel that initially appears to be a whimsical homage to children’s fantasy lit. but gradually reveals itself as something far darker & more politically incisive. Head over to www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca 4 my review!

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

What’s new on my BLOG? Head to www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and check out my feature on Montgomery Clift and four BIOS about him, including Montgomery Clift: Beautiful Loser (Grove Press, 1992) by Barney Hoskyns, a book that manages to be both a visually stunning coffee-table book & well-written bio!

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

NOW UP ON MY BLOG! My First Author Interview of 2026! I’m spotlighting gay romance/erotic-thriller author Thom Collins! @thomcollins.bsky.social Check it out at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Bray's goal here is simple: examine the lived experiences & cultural understandings of same-sex desire and friendship in early modern England, all without relying on modern terminology for sexuality (ironic given the title). Head over to my BLOG at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca to read my review.

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Head over to www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and check out my review of Nineteenth-Century Writings on Homosexuality: A Sourcebook by Chris White (Editor). A question & quandary anyone interested in gay/queer history eventually runs into: how do you talk about "homosexuality" before the word existed?

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Well, here we are in 2026! Head over to my blog at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca to read my latest post: MY MOST MEMORABLE READS OF 2025. I wish I could have listed 20 or more, but since I didn’t want to annoy anyone with a seemingly endless post, I whittled it down to 10 (plus two Hon Mentions).

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Head to www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca/blog to read my review of Edward Lucie-Smith's ADAM: THE MALE FIGURE IN ART (Rizzoli, 1998). This book explores the history of the male figure in art across a wide range of media, including statuary, fine art, photography, pen-and-ink drawing, pop art, & eroticism.

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Christina!!! I should have known you’d know where to find the boys and the mistletoe!!

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

On my BLOG! www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca Jonathan Goldberg’s Queering the Renaissance occupies a seminal, perhaps even radical, place in queer literary & historical studies, particularly for those interested in how same-sex love/desire/gender functioned before the emergence of modern sexual identities.

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

This book takes me back to the late 90s & Toronto’s Glad Day Bookshop! Read my review at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca Editor David Leddick’s The Male Nude (TASCHEN, October 1998) is a landmark collection of 768 black-and-white photographs tracing the evolution of male nude photography in Western art.

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I’m revisiting gay/queer texts that crossed my path back in my University days. Trent University's Richard Dellamora and his Masculine Desire: The Sexual Politics of Victorian Aestheticism is one I had to talk about. Check out my in-depth review/article on my BLOG at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Inspired by a post on Facebook’s Gay Men Loving Gay Books page, I’m revisiting gay/queer texts that crossed my path back in my University days. Louis Crompton’s Byron & Greek Love was the first I pulled down from the bookshelf. Check out my in-depth review on my BLOG at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca

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Ryan Lawrence - Author @ryanlawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Check out my blog where I review C.D. Rachels’ JADE LION AND THE WITCH BOY. www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca Gay/Queer Fantasy with monster romance, crafting a paranormal both grand in scope & intimately moving. Part of the Own-Voices Gay Paranormal Romance Series Haunted Hearts: Season of the Witch!

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