So excited to be giving this one away; it’s a fantastic novel, one that just got a rave in the Los Angeles Times. (Rasheed Newson also wrote the terrific My Government Means to Kill Me, if you read that.) Let’s flip it over read the back!
Xavier C. Barlow, one of Hollywood’s young Black stars taking the industry by storm in the late 1950s, is Skyline Studios’s ambitious attempt to rival Sidney Poitier. His arrival into the industry is calculated, his charm is magnetic, and his seductive screen presence appeals to both audiences and celebrities across generations.
But years later, after Xavier dies at the height of his fame, Aaron Touissant—Skyline’s designated backlot fixer who helps the studio’s stars stay as deep in the closet as humanly possible—is finally ready to expose the powerful culprits responsible for his untimely death.
Written from Aaron’s panoramic lens, There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood is a searing portrait of the movie industry as a manicured minefield and a compelling journey into the queer history of Los Angeles.
It’s so good. We have one copy to give away.
THE TASK: As usual, I’ll be picking the winner at random! To enter, please comment and share what you’re reading RIGHT NOW. I am reading the most name-drop-y memoir possibly in all of human history. (I am quite enjoying it, to be clear.)
THE RULES: All entries must be posted in the comments of this post by 9 p.m. Pacific time on Friday. FYI, if this is the first time you’ve commented here, the system will automatically kick you into comment moderation, but don’t worry, I will rescue you. (Open to US readers only; all prizing courtesy of me.)
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