RASHEED NEWSON, Author

It was a good day to be at the Los Angeles Public Library as my interview with them was posted!

Happy to see “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood” made the BLK Bestseller List!!!!

The THERE’S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD audiobook— narrated by the spellbinding Jelani Alladin — was just named an Earphones Award Winner by Kirkus!

What a thrill it was to talk about "There's Only One Sin in Hollywood" with Jummy Olabanji on NBC4 Washington!

Literary cinephiles unite! Author and movie journalist Manuel Betancourt will be in conversation with me at Skylight Books to probe my new novel “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood.”

Join us on Wednesday, June 24 at 7pm. Bring popcorn.

I am so lucky that for the NYC book launch of “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood,” I'll be in conversation with the incomparable Cassandra Freeman on Thursday, June 18 at 7:30pm. Prepare yourself for a lively discussion between two candid talkers.

A rave review from the Los Angeles Times on the eve of pub day! There’s no better Hollywood plot twist!

Check out the music that inspired my new novel, "There's Only One Sin in Hollywood" (out June 2nd).

Full playlist available on Apple Music and Spotify.

THERE ARE ONLY 3 DAYS until pub day for “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood.”

Tell all the readers in your life! And pre-order your copy today!

I just blush and my heart races — whenever I see a friend reading my book. And there’s no better example of the joy and pleasure I feel in those instances than these photos of my winsome pal Jesse McCloud.

“There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood” is meant to be a novel that readers can get up close and personal with. So when you get your copy, don’t be afraid to crack the book’s spine, strip off its cover, or dog-ear its pages. 

“There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood” comes out June 2nd.

“There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood” hits shelves on June 2, and I’m hitting the road for book events across the country. I’ll be in conversation with magnificent writers and readers at some great indie bookstores (and a library)!

Click here to RSVP and join us!

At night, men found the grounds of Griffith Observatory good for more than stargazing. Read all about in “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood.” (Coming out June 2nd.)

In “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood,” there are three celebrities whose final resting place is Forest Lawn Memorial Park: Dorothy Dandridge (1922 - 1965), Walt Disney (1901 - 1966), and Xavier C. Barlow (1937 - 1967).  At least one of them was murdered.  Read all about it when the novel hits bookstores on June 2nd.