154 episodes

Author interviews with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer writers of mystery, suspense, and thriller novels. We also give crime genre LGBTQ book recommendations. Brad Shreve chats with authors to learn who they are as well as touching on their craft. This is the source to add to your list of must read LGBTQ books. Rated by Buzzfeed as one of the 20 Best Queer Podcasts in 2022. No new episodes are being made for this show but check out Brad's new show Queer We Are where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, politicians, artists, and more.

Queer Writers of Crime Brad Shreve

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    • 4.8 • 33 Ratings

Author interviews with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer writers of mystery, suspense, and thriller novels. We also give crime genre LGBTQ book recommendations. Brad Shreve chats with authors to learn who they are as well as touching on their craft. This is the source to add to your list of must read LGBTQ books. Rated by Buzzfeed as one of the 20 Best Queer Podcasts in 2022. No new episodes are being made for this show but check out Brad's new show Queer We Are where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, politicians, artists, and more.

    Justene Recommends A Collaboration Of Two Good Authors, And We Say Goodbye

    Justene Recommends A Collaboration Of Two Good Authors, And We Say Goodbye

    Ep: 153  On this, the final episode of Queer Writers of Crime, Justene recommends a book by two authors, Austin Thomas Burton & Ripley Hayes. In addition, the entire show's team comes together to say goodye to the authors and fans who've supported the show.

    A big thanks to all of you!

    Death on the Dyfi: A soft-boiled mystery with swearing 
    by Austin Thomas Burton & Ripley Hayes:
    https://amzn.to/3SuWjkp

    ReQueered Tales
    requeeredtales.com

    Philip's Bog:
    https://reelcharlie.wordpress.com

    Laury Egan's Website:
    http://lauryaegan.com

    Brad's Author Website:
    bradshreve.com
    The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at queerweare.com

    • 22 min
    Jeffrey Round: The Definition of a Renaissance Man

    Jeffrey Round: The Definition of a Renaissance Man

    Ep: 152 Jeffrey Round returns to talk extensively about his writing career plus his work as a model, film maker, musician, and poet. Where does his carefree attitude come from. It was an honor to have him as the last guest on Queer Writers of Crime.

    Jeffrey's Website:
    https://jeffreyround.com/

    To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.

    A Cage of Bones by Jeffrey Round
    https://amzn.to/3SiaGZn

    Jeffrey Round's Amazon Page
    https://amzn.to/3RZKZNo

    Jeffrey Round is best known as the Lambda Award-winning author of two mystery series--the gritty Dan Sharp books and the comic Bradford Fairfax series. He is also an award-winning filmmaker, television producer and songwriter. His first novel, "A Cage of Bones", was topping bestseller lists around the world. Both "A Cage of Bones" and "The P-Town Murders," first in the Bradford Fairfax series were listed on AfterElton's Top 100 Greatest Gay Books in 2008. Jeffrey's "Endgame" was called a "brilliant recreation" of Agatha Christie's best-selling mystery "And Then There Were None", giving the original what one critic called a "punk-rock reboot." It became a best-selling e-book in the US in 2016.

    Support Requeered Tales re-publishing award-winning, post-Stonewall gay and lesbian fiction — with a focus on mystery, literary and horror/sci-fi genres.
    requeeredtales.com

    Kindly give to The Trevor Project, a much-needed charity focusing not only suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth, but also helps to get answers and information to support them and connect with an international community of LGBTQ youth aged 13 - 24.
    https://www.thetrevorproject.org/



    The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at queerweare.com

    • 59 min
    Authors Recommending Authors with Hailey Piper and Lilja Sigurdardóttir

    Authors Recommending Authors with Hailey Piper and Lilja Sigurdardóttir

    Ep: 151 Hailey Piper and Sigurdardóttir are back to recommend books to you. Between the two of them you'll four novels to choose from. Plus, Brad has an announcement.

    To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.

    Get a Kindle Paperwhite:
    https://amzn.to/3KCfUuO

    Hailey Piper recommends:
    Waif by Samantha Kolesnik
    https://amzn.to/3Udni5O

    We Are Here To Hurt Each Other by Paula Ashe
    https://amzn.to/3S754B5

    Red X: A Novel by David Demchuk
    https://amzn.to/3QNe25q

    Lilja Sigurdardóttir recommends:
    Exquisite by Sarah Stovell
    https://amzn.to/3Sq1PVN

    Brad's Website: bradshreve.com

    Support Requeered Tales re-publishing award-winning, post-Stonewall gay and lesbian fiction — with a focus on mystery, literary and horror/sci-fi genres.
    requeeredtales.com

    Kindly give to The Trevor Project, a much-needed charity focusing not only suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth, but also helps to get answers and information to support them and connect with an international community of LGBTQ youth aged 13 - 24.
    https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
    The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at queerweare.com

    • 9 min
    Lilja Sigurdardóttir and the Fictional Icelandic Crime Wave

    Lilja Sigurdardóttir and the Fictional Icelandic Crime Wave

    Ep: 150 Brad and Laury Egan have a conversation with Lilja Sigurdardóttir about crime in Iceland, growing up in a free-spirited globetrotting family, and financial crimes.

     Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.com
    Check out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.

    To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.

    Get a Kindle Paperwhite:
    https://amzn.to/3KCfUuO

    Red As Blood by Lilja Sigurdardóttir
    https://amzn.to/3xdemDs

    Lilja's Website:
    www.liljawriter.com

    Lilja on social media:
    Instagram:  @sigurdardottirlilja
    Twitter:   @lilja1972
    Facebook:   facebook.com/liljawriter

    Icelandic crime-writer Lilja Sigurdardóttir was born in the town of Akranes in 1972 and raised in Mexico, Sweden, Spain and Iceland. An award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Lilja has written nine crime novels, including Snare, Trap and Cage, making up the Reykjavik Noir trilogy, and her standalone thriller Betrayal, all of which have hit bestseller lists worldwide. Snare was longlisted for the CWA International Dagger, Cage won Best Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year and was a Guardian Book of the Year, and Betrayal was shortlisted for the prestigious Glass Key Award and won Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year. The film rights for the Reykjavik Noir trilogy have been bought by Palomar Pictures in California. She lives in Reykjavík with her partner Margrét, her dog and a few chickens.

    Brad's Website: bradshreve.com

    Support Requeered Tales re-publishing award-winning, post-Stonewall gay and lesbian fiction — with a focus on mystery, literary and horror/sci-fi genres.
    requeeredtales.com

    Kindly give to The Trevor Project, a much-needed charity focusing not only suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth, but also helps to get answers and information to support them and connect with an international community of LGBTQ youth aged 13 - 24.
    https://www.thetrevorproject.org/



    The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at queerweare.com

    • 50 min
    Philip Recommends & Gushes Over a Superstar Author

    Philip Recommends & Gushes Over a Superstar Author

    Ep: 149 Philip, already a Greg Herren fan, believes he struck gold.

    Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.com
    Check out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.

    To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.

    Get a Kindle Paperwhite:
    https://amzn.to/3KCfUuO

    Murder in the Rue Chartres by Greg Herren
    https://amzn.to/3cS9m0j

    Brad's Website:
    bradshreve.com

    Support Requeered Tales:
    requeeredtales.com

    Kindly give to The Trevor Project, a much-needed charity focusing not only suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth, but also helps to get answers and information to support them and connect with an international community of LGBTQ youth aged 13 - 24.
    thetrevorproject.org
    The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at queerweare.com

    • 15 min
    Hailey Piper and A Blend of Two Similar Yet Different Genres

    Hailey Piper and A Blend of Two Similar Yet Different Genres

    Ep: 148 Hailey Piper and Brad discuss the horror genre and some similarities to mysteries.

    Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.com
    Check out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.

    To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.

    Get a Kindle Paperwhite:
    https://amzn.to/3KCfUuO

    See Hailey's recent blog post on the Queer Writer's of Crime Website
    https://www.queerwritersofcrime.com/blog/writing-is-chaos-are-you-by-hailey-piper/

    No God's for Drowning by Hailey Piper
    https://amzn.to/3eosQtX

    Hailey's website
    haileypiper.com

    Hailey on Twitter
    @HaileyPiperSays

    Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, No Gods for Drowning, The Worm and His Kings, Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy, and other books. She is an active member of the Horror Writers Association, with dozens of short stories appearing in Pseudopod, Vastarien, Dark Matter Magazine, and elsewhere. She lives with her wife in Maryland, where their monstrous rituals are secret.

    Brad's Website: bradshreve.com

    Support Requeered Tales  re-publishing award-winning, post-Stonewall gay and lesbian fiction — with a focus on mystery, literary and horror/sci-fi genres.
    requeeredtales.com

    Kindly give to The Trevor Project, a much-needed charity focusing not only suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth, but also helps to get answers and information to support them and connect with an international community of LGBTQ youth aged 13 - 24.
    https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
    The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at queerweare.com

    • 49 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
33 Ratings

33 Ratings

gwa126 ,

Excellent Podcast: Queer Writers of Crime!

I absolutely loved listening to Brad’s interviews with all types of queer authors who wrote across the crime spectrum. Then there were book recommendations by Justine, Phillip, and Laury which were just superb. I’m so sad that the podcast ended, but what an incredible journey for me since I binged all of the episodes in about a month’s time. Again, this is such an excellent podcast and I’d highly recommend it to anyone interested in queer writers of crime.

HighDesertGuy ,

New Books & Great Stories

I so appreciate a podcast focusing on LGBTQ authors and hearing their stories. It's not the typical humdrum show where authors talk about their craft. They can be interesting but I love the way Brad has his guests go deeper beyond writing and talk about themselves. I feel intimate with some of my favorite mystery writers.

Rachel Giordano ,

Brad is the best!

Brad has an easy going interview and storytelling style. I love that he is highlighting this particular genre and does it expertly.

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