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…

🏳️‍🌈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

Is it October yet?

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

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!

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.

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

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

Chris Dennis served the RAF with honour. He was court-martialled for being gay in 1966 — and now, at 80, the UK Government won't give him the recognition it promised LGBT+ veterans. Sign to change that: a.allout.org/s/W78kl/

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!!

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

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

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

To a perfectionist seeking a book cover designer/illustrator, seeing that dreaded “2 revisions”... 🙈 🙉🙊

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

Dear real estate search, Stop showing us nice houses with 3 bedrooms—and ONE BATHROOM!!! No. One bathroom isn’t just undesirable—for two gay men it’s a hate crime.

When you’re visiting someone and see this… 😁

Looks great!

My novella comes out April 15th, hot on the heels of my birthday on the 8th! Queer supernatural horror set in 1980s Chicago suburbs. Take a look, you may like it... #booksky #queerhorror #horror #indiepress #religion books2read.com/pieties

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

Want a cool rider?

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

Should we normalize Top 10 Most Hated (insert whatever) Lists? I have some books I want to rip apart.

Well hey, guess who's back on the @wrotepodcast.com? Always a delight. Thanks Baz and Vance! #booksky #gaybooks #queerbooks #gayhorror #mmromance #authorsofbluesky

First Public Appearance at a Major Event! Come see @xtianbaines.bsky.social and me at the Calgary Expo! April 23 - 26, 2026. Books available - come get a signed copy! #booksky

It's World Poetry Day, so here's one of my mine from my Creep & Crow chapbook, published in 2023. #worldpoetryday #sff #sfpoetry #poetry

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).

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).

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?

Happy Friday the 13th!

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!

For @bloody-disgusting.com I picked out 10 titles, from Tubi's recent animated acquisitions, that horror fans should watch.

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

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!

I've got a newsletter coming tomorrow and you can sign up for it, if you want to. Glennquigley.com/newsletter

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!

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

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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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?

I've added loads of original paintings and prints to my shop Ko-fi shop. I'll ship worldwide so if you don't see your country listed, get in touch. (some NSFW work) Link: ko-fi.com/glennquigley... #artsky #gayartist

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).

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).