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22May/26

Frank Spinelli

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May 22, 2026

It gives us great pleasure to present Season 11, Episode 18: Frank Spinelli!

Frank Spinelli shares the third Angelo Perrotta Mystery: Precious Friends – Murder in Sag Harbor. We talk about how he uses his career to write a physician solving crimes, his experience to craft psychological suspense, and his location to understand economic class struggles.

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Frank Spinelli is a physician from New York. His writing credits include: The Advocate Guide to Gay Men’s Health and Wellness, Pee-Shy: A Memoir, Perfect Flaw: Angelo Perrotta Mysteries Book 1, No Angels Wept: Angelo Perrotta Mysteries Book 2, contributing author to Our Naked Lives and Understanding the Sexual Betrayal of Boys and Men.

He has made appearances on Sirius Radio and co-hosted Speak Out: Real Talk About AIDS. His documentary credits include 30 Years from Here (Emmy nominated) and Positive Youth. His television credits include ABC News, NBC Nightly News, MTV, and Sesame Street – as well as hosting a season of Dueling Doctors.

He lives in Sag Harbor with his incredibly patient husband and their four-legged adopted son.

Frank Spinelli is an advocate for child sexual abuse survivors and has given frequent interviews about his experience as a victim of child sexual abuse while in the Boy Scouts.

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16May/25

John R. Gordon

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May 16, 2025

It gives us great pleasure to present Season 10, Episode 17: John R. Gordon!

John R. Gordon shares his novel: Mother of Serpents. We discuss evil spirits & madness, blending history & myth, and why it’s important to write queer, interracial families!

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John R. Gordon lives in Shepherds Bush, London, England. He is a screenwriter, playwright and the author of nine novels, Black Butterflies and Warriors & Outlaws, both of which have been taught in the USA; Faggamuffin, Colour Scheme, Souljah, Drapetomania and the interracial YA romance Hark. He writes for the world’s first Black gay television show, Patrik-Ian Polk’s Noah’s Arc, for which he received an NAACP Image Award nomination. He is the creator of the Yemi & Femi comic, for adult readers.

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06May/22

Laury A. Egan

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May 6, 2022

It gives us great pleasure to welcome Laury A. Egan as the guest on Season 7, Episode 14 – I Got to Write the Lyrics!

Laury A. Egan joins us to share her recent novels, Wave in D Minor and Doublecrossed. We talk about artistic solitude, sexual ambivalence, psychological suspense, and revenge!

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Laury A. Egan is a prolific author. She’s written young adult and adult fiction in multiple genres, including comedy, mystery, psychological suspense, and poetry… and many of her works seem to include the messy realism of romance. Living on the northern coast of New Jersey, she is also a fine arts photographer and former book designer.

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