Rasheed Newson
@rasheed.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 Author of MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME (Lambda Lit Finalist; USA Today Bestseller) and THERE’S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD (2026). TV Writer; co-creator/executive producer of BEL-AIR.
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Today is your last chance to see “Tight & Nerdy” at the Heartland International Film Festival!
1pm at Living Room Theaters in Indianapolis.
Get your tickets: tickets.heartlandfilm.org/schedule/68b...
1pm at Living Room Theaters in Indianapolis.
Get your tickets: tickets.heartlandfilm.org/schedule/68b...
October 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Today is your last chance to see “Tight & Nerdy” at the Heartland International Film Festival!
1pm at Living Room Theaters in Indianapolis.
Get your tickets: tickets.heartlandfilm.org/schedule/68b...
1pm at Living Room Theaters in Indianapolis.
Get your tickets: tickets.heartlandfilm.org/schedule/68b...
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The civil rights movement wasn’t just protests, it was a collective who was committed to living to see Black liberation in every way, not just on the day it’s time to march.
October 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The civil rights movement wasn’t just protests, it was a collective who was committed to living to see Black liberation in every way, not just on the day it’s time to march.
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We honor the legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce protector of our collective freedom. Our hearts are with her loved ones and all who carry her vision forward.
"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social
"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
We honor the legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce protector of our collective freedom. Our hearts are with her loved ones and all who carry her vision forward.
"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social
"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social
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I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.
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We are truly blown away by the fact that 3 tantalizing teasers from the Indy Burlesque scene are going to share their talents just before our documentary’s WORLD PREMIERE at the Heartland International Film festival - in partnership with the Indy Dance Council. Get your tickets: HeartlandFilm.org
October 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We are truly blown away by the fact that 3 tantalizing teasers from the Indy Burlesque scene are going to share their talents just before our documentary’s WORLD PREMIERE at the Heartland International Film festival - in partnership with the Indy Dance Council. Get your tickets: HeartlandFilm.org
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Rest In Power ✊🏼
September 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Rest In Power ✊🏼
THERE’S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD comes out from @flatironbooks.bsky.social on June 2, 2026, and is available for preorder everywhere books are sold. As seen in, People, this novel centers on a gay Black movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Sex, Hollywood censorship, and love abound.
September 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
THERE’S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD comes out from @flatironbooks.bsky.social on June 2, 2026, and is available for preorder everywhere books are sold. As seen in, People, this novel centers on a gay Black movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Sex, Hollywood censorship, and love abound.
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congrats to alejandro varela, a genius king 👑, and eternal applause to @rasheed.bsky.social for being an incomparable conversation partner 🥄 get your copy of this beaut—out now! 🩷
September 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
congrats to alejandro varela, a genius king 👑, and eternal applause to @rasheed.bsky.social for being an incomparable conversation partner 🥄 get your copy of this beaut—out now! 🩷
My 10 yr old daughter asked me to escort her and her friends from the beach back to the house we’re renting. Her instructions: “Walk behind us and don’t talk to us please.”
I was proud she said, “please.”
I was proud she said, “please.”
August 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My 10 yr old daughter asked me to escort her and her friends from the beach back to the house we’re renting. Her instructions: “Walk behind us and don’t talk to us please.”
I was proud she said, “please.”
I was proud she said, “please.”
When you get your novel back from the copyeditor, you have to explain some of your linguistic choices. A common thread has emerged in my notes….
July 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
When you get your novel back from the copyeditor, you have to explain some of your linguistic choices. A common thread has emerged in my notes….
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Congratulations to 2025-26 Visiting Fellow Rasheed Newson! @rasheed.bsky.social
At the Library, Newson will work on a novel about a gay, African-American, male runway model who becomes a brief international sensation during Paris Fashion Week in 1992.
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At the Library, Newson will work on a novel about a gay, African-American, male runway model who becomes a brief international sensation during Paris Fashion Week in 1992.
degrootfoundation.org/visiting-fel...
July 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Congratulations to 2025-26 Visiting Fellow Rasheed Newson! @rasheed.bsky.social
At the Library, Newson will work on a novel about a gay, African-American, male runway model who becomes a brief international sensation during Paris Fashion Week in 1992.
degrootfoundation.org/visiting-fel...
At the Library, Newson will work on a novel about a gay, African-American, male runway model who becomes a brief international sensation during Paris Fashion Week in 1992.
degrootfoundation.org/visiting-fel...
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OMG it's here! I just received a box of incredibly beautiful author copies of my upcoming novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster, coming 8/19/25
A young trans witch teaches her heartbroken mother how to do magic. It's about families, queer survival, and learning to see clearly the people you love most
A young trans witch teaches her heartbroken mother how to do magic. It's about families, queer survival, and learning to see clearly the people you love most
July 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
OMG it's here! I just received a box of incredibly beautiful author copies of my upcoming novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster, coming 8/19/25
A young trans witch teaches her heartbroken mother how to do magic. It's about families, queer survival, and learning to see clearly the people you love most
A young trans witch teaches her heartbroken mother how to do magic. It's about families, queer survival, and learning to see clearly the people you love most
The American Library in Paris selected me to be one of its 2025-2026 Vistiting Fellows. I am honored! I am elated! I may never return from Paris…
americanlibraryinparis.org/visitingfell...
americanlibraryinparis.org/visitingfell...
July 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The American Library in Paris selected me to be one of its 2025-2026 Vistiting Fellows. I am honored! I am elated! I may never return from Paris…
americanlibraryinparis.org/visitingfell...
americanlibraryinparis.org/visitingfell...
I LOVE LA!
No Kings
No Kings
June 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I LOVE LA!
No Kings
No Kings
We had fun! Thanks to Bel Canto Books and Kubo LB for hosting a book event to celebrate GAYSIANS, the beautiful, sexy, and insightful graphic novel by @mikecurato.bsky.social. GO BUY THIS BOOK!
June 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We had fun! Thanks to Bel Canto Books and Kubo LB for hosting a book event to celebrate GAYSIANS, the beautiful, sexy, and insightful graphic novel by @mikecurato.bsky.social. GO BUY THIS BOOK!
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Post a Queer Book Every Day of Pride Challenge, Day 10: MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME, by @rasheed.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Post a Queer Book Every Day of Pride Challenge, Day 10: MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME, by @rasheed.bsky.social
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Happy Pride Month! This year, LGBTQ Reads is partnering with @bookshop.org for a sale on over 100 books by LGBTQIA+ authors using code PRIDE25! bookshop.org/info/pride
June 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Happy Pride Month! This year, LGBTQ Reads is partnering with @bookshop.org for a sale on over 100 books by LGBTQIA+ authors using code PRIDE25! bookshop.org/info/pride
Thank you to @savidgereads.bsky.social for your kind words. (I love that my book is a “corker”) youtu.be/hfhl0pMMf1w?...
June 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thank you to @savidgereads.bsky.social for your kind words. (I love that my book is a “corker”) youtu.be/hfhl0pMMf1w?...
Today is my birthday. I’m 46, and it dawned on me recently that if I want to write all the books and screenplays currently taking shape in my imagination, I’m going to need to live another 46 years — maybe longer. Time retains an urgency for me. I still have so much to do.
May 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Today is my birthday. I’m 46, and it dawned on me recently that if I want to write all the books and screenplays currently taking shape in my imagination, I’m going to need to live another 46 years — maybe longer. Time retains an urgency for me. I still have so much to do.
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Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Here are a few suggestions from:📚📚📚📚
@leslea.bsky.social
@rasheed.bsky.social
@tyhunter.bsky.social
@leslea.bsky.social
@rasheed.bsky.social
@tyhunter.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Here are a few suggestions from:📚📚📚📚
@leslea.bsky.social
@rasheed.bsky.social
@tyhunter.bsky.social
@leslea.bsky.social
@rasheed.bsky.social
@tyhunter.bsky.social
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It’s my honor to share words of support for The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery from bestselling author, screenwriter and showrunner @rasheed.bsky.social. Ever grateful.✨ A glam horror urban fantasy available for preorder now at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...
April 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It’s my honor to share words of support for The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery from bestselling author, screenwriter and showrunner @rasheed.bsky.social. Ever grateful.✨ A glam horror urban fantasy available for preorder now at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...
Yesterday was Independent Bookstore Day, and I had a blast celebrating it at DYM BOOKS & BOBA with the brilliant @carolynkhuynh.bsky.social!
April 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Yesterday was Independent Bookstore Day, and I had a blast celebrating it at DYM BOOKS & BOBA with the brilliant @carolynkhuynh.bsky.social!
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THIS SUNDAY! Want 2 Sell Your Pilot?!
ONLY 2 SPOTS!
Join @rasheed.bsky.social, E.P. of “Bel-Air,” Apr 27. He’ll dive into creating compelling hooks, building powerful story turns & sharpening your pilot’s premise/subtext in this group session.
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#scriptsky
ONLY 2 SPOTS!
Join @rasheed.bsky.social, E.P. of “Bel-Air,” Apr 27. He’ll dive into creating compelling hooks, building powerful story turns & sharpening your pilot’s premise/subtext in this group session.
fadeinonline.com/rasheed-news...
#scriptsky
April 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
THIS SUNDAY! Want 2 Sell Your Pilot?!
ONLY 2 SPOTS!
Join @rasheed.bsky.social, E.P. of “Bel-Air,” Apr 27. He’ll dive into creating compelling hooks, building powerful story turns & sharpening your pilot’s premise/subtext in this group session.
fadeinonline.com/rasheed-news...
#scriptsky
ONLY 2 SPOTS!
Join @rasheed.bsky.social, E.P. of “Bel-Air,” Apr 27. He’ll dive into creating compelling hooks, building powerful story turns & sharpening your pilot’s premise/subtext in this group session.
fadeinonline.com/rasheed-news...
#scriptsky
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THIS SUNDAY! Meet Showrunner @rasheed.bsky.social (“Bel-Air”) in person via Zoom.
With years in writers’ rooms, Rasheed knows exactly what it takes to thrive in this industry—& he’s sharing that knowledge directly with u.
Apr 27 | Group Session
12-2PM PT
fadeinonline.com/rasheed-news...
#scriptsky
With years in writers’ rooms, Rasheed knows exactly what it takes to thrive in this industry—& he’s sharing that knowledge directly with u.
Apr 27 | Group Session
12-2PM PT
fadeinonline.com/rasheed-news...
#scriptsky
April 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
THIS SUNDAY! Meet Showrunner @rasheed.bsky.social (“Bel-Air”) in person via Zoom.
With years in writers’ rooms, Rasheed knows exactly what it takes to thrive in this industry—& he’s sharing that knowledge directly with u.
Apr 27 | Group Session
12-2PM PT
fadeinonline.com/rasheed-news...
#scriptsky
With years in writers’ rooms, Rasheed knows exactly what it takes to thrive in this industry—& he’s sharing that knowledge directly with u.
Apr 27 | Group Session
12-2PM PT
fadeinonline.com/rasheed-news...
#scriptsky