RASHEED NEWSON is the author of There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood: A Novel (Flatiron Books) and the national bestseller My Government Means to Kill Me, which was selected as a Lambda Literary finalist for Gay Fiction and named as one of the New York Times‘ 100 notable books of 2022. Newson is also a television drama writer, producer, and showrunner. He co-developed Bel-Air and worked on The Chi, Animal Kingdom, and Narcos, among other notable series. He is a 2025-26 American Library in Paris visiting fellow.
