- Rob Byrnes
Rob Byrnes is a 21st century American,
gay novelist andblogger , whose fiction focuses primarily onhomosexuals ,drag queens and othersexual minorities . Byrnes's work is often set inNew York City , where he lived until recently with his partner (since 2003), Brady Allen. The couple now lives in West New York,New Jersey .His 2006 novel "When the Stars Come Out" won the Lambda Literary Foundation's award for Best Gay Romance.
Byrnes was born on
December 8 ,1958 , inRochester, New York . After graduating fromUnion College (Schenectady, New York ) he worked in politics and government. While working as Chief of Staff to two Members of theNew York State Assembly , he ran as a minor-party candidate for Monroe County (NY) Legislature in 1981 and the United States Congress in 1986.In 1996, he moved to
Manhattan , and has worked in the not-for-profit business development field since then.Work
Byrnes has released three novels and has a short story in "Strange Bedfellows", a book of erotic political fiction, edited by Dominic Santi and Debra Hyde. Byrnes's first novel was the acclaimed debut "The Night We Met". His second novel, "Trust Fund Boys" was released in 2004 and his third, the Lambda Literary Award-winning "When The Stars Come Out", in 2006. He is currently at work on several new manuscripts.
External links
* [http://robnyc.blogspot.com/ TRL: The Rob Log] -- Rob Byrnes's blog
Bibliography
*"Strange Bedfellows",(2000), (ISBN 073883890X / 978-0738838908) -- Political erotica. A humorous short story about an encounter between a gay "Washington Post" reporter and a conservative presidential candidate.
*"The Night We Met", (2002), (ISBN 0758201931) -- Gay comic romance. Andrew Westlake, a struggling writer, falls in love with the closeted son of a
Mafia boss, Frank DiBenedetto. As their lives spin out of control, Andrew and Frank try to dodge cops, hit men, Andrew's writing arch-rival, Frank's vindictive fiancée, and an attractive FBI agent, as they struggle to save their relationship and their lives.*"Trust Fund Boys",(2004), (ISBN 0758205449) -- Gay comic romance. Failed actor Brett Revere tries to take a short-cut up the ladder to success by pretending to be wealthy and fitting in with a gay moneyed crowd, but falls in love with Jamie Brock, a charming conman who is playing the same game. As his adventure unfolds, Brett discovers a lot about himself and the price he is paying for hiding his identity.
*"When The Stars Come Out",(2006), (ISBN 0758213247) -- Gay comic romance. When Hollywood heartthrob Quinn Scott realized he was gay in the late 1960s, his wife—the girl-next-door actress Kitty Randolph—exiled him and wrote him out of her life. Almost forty years later, Quinn's about to write his autobiography (with the assistance of the cute yet arrogant Noah Abraham), and Kitty is now a major entertainment mogul. This novel examines the effects of the "closet" on numerous levels, from the biggest celebrities to the person-next-door.
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