About
Robin Reardon is an inveterate observer of human nature, creating stories about all kinds of people, some of whom happen to be gay or transgender—people whose destinies are not determined solely by their sexual orientation or gender identity. She writes endings that are realistically hopeful rather than sugary and "happy ever after."
Robin was thrilled that early readers of her work were convinced she was a gay man. Her motto is this: The only thing wrong with being gay is how some people treat you when they find out. In everything she writes, she challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about what it means to be LGBTQ+.
Robin has published six novels through Kensington Publishing and has three independently published novels. A Secret Edge was a finalist in the annual Lambda Literary competition; The Evolution of Ethan Poe was on the 2012 ALA Rainbow List and won first place in several Rainbow Awards categories; and Waiting for Walker was awarded a cash prize by the North Street Book contest. Her stories feature characters who are gay, lesbian, straight, bi, gender queer, cisgender, trans, and intersex.
Robin has contributed work for LBGTQ+ charitable causes, including a novella benefitting The Trevor Project and a short story supporting author Brent Hartinger's Real Story Safe Sex Project.
Interests outside of writing include singing, nature photography, and the study of comparative religion. Robin writes in a butter yellow study with a view of the Boston, Massachusetts skyline.
Featured Work
FOR LOVE OF SELF
A beautiful young man, dancing naked at the edge of a pond, is not what Spencer Hill expected to see. It’s 1987, and he has been assigned a ministerial post in a Unitarian Universalist parish in Assisi, Vermont, close to the Canadian border—a far cry from his hometown of New York City. So a “sky clad” wood sprite takes him very much by surprise.
What might have been a ho-hum posting in this remote northern location turns out to be anything but that. The good news: His progressive parish doesn’t care that he’s gay. The bad news? His attempts to make a goodwill connection with The Forest, a nearby Pagan community, are consistently rebuffed for reasons he doesn’t understand.
As Spencer makes friends and enters into a love affair, he begins to explore the fraught relationship he’d had with his late father. And in his efforts to reach out to The Forest, he uncovers a dark secret the Assisi townsfolk don’t want to talk about.
Other Works
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For Love Of God
2022
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On The Precipice
2020
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On Chocorua
2019
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On The Kalalau Trail
2019
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And If I Fall
2018
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Waiting for Walker
2017
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A LINE IN THE SAND
2015
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Throwing Stones
2015
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EDUCATING SIMON
2014
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GIUSEPPE AND ME
2014
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THE EVOLUTION OF ETHAN POE
2011
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A QUESTION OF MANHOOD
2010
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THINKING STRAIGHT
2008
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A SECRET EDGE
2007
Awards and Recognition
- AuthorsDB 2015 cover contest. Gold: Throwing Stones; Silver: Educating Simon; Bronze: Giuseppe and Me
- The Evolution of Ethan Poe, 2011 Rainbow Awards: Best LGBT Coming of Age / Young Adult; Best plot development; Best character development; Best writing style; Best gay novel/book
- The Evolution of Ethan Poe: 2012 ALA Rainbow List
- North Street Book Prize, 2018, honorable mention: Waiting for Walker
- On Chocorua (Book 1 of the Trailblazer series): Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence, 2020, First Place in LGBT category
- Q Spirit, top books of 2022: For Love Of God