Paul Reed | |
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Born | Paul Richard Hustoft May 28, 1956 San Diego, California |
Died | January 28, 2002 (aged 45) San Francisco, California |
Occupation | Writer |
Genre | fiction, memoir |
Notable works | Facing It, Longing |
Paul Reed (May 28, 1956 – January 28, 2002) was an American writer, best known as one of the first major writers of HIV/AIDS-themed literature in the United States. [1]
Born Paul Hustoft in San Diego, California, his father died when he was a child and he later adopted his stepfather's surname Reed after his mother remarried. [2] He was educated at California State University, Chico and the University of California, Davis. [2]
He worked for Ten Speed Press in the 1980s, eventually becoming editor-in-chief of its Celestial Arts subsidiary. [2] Diagnosed with ARC in 1987, he left the company in 1991. [2]
Reed's 1984 novel Facing It was credited as the first major AIDS-themed novel. [1] He also later published the novels Longing (1988) and Vertical Intercourse (2000), and the memoirs The Q Journal (1991), The Savage Garden (1994) and The Redwood Diary (2001). [1] He cowrote the HIV treatment and prevention guide How to Persuade Your Lover to Use a Condom and Why You Should (1987), [1] and published a collection of spiritual self-help essays for people with HIV, Serenity: Challenging the Fear of AIDS, from Despair to Hope (1987). [1] He also wrote several works of safer sex erotica under the pen name Max Evander, [1] including Safestud: The Safesex Chronicles of Max Evander (1985), Lovesex: The Horny Relationship Chronicles of Max Evander (1986), Leathersex: Cruel Affections (1994) and Deeds of the Night (1995). [1]
Reed died on January 28, 2002, of AIDS-related complications. [1] His final work, a compilation of his Max Evander writings titled Swollen, was published later the same year. [1]
Longing was the subject of an essay by Bill Brent in the 2010 book The Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered. [3]
Paul Reed | |
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Born | Paul Richard Hustoft May 28, 1956 San Diego, California |
Died | January 28, 2002 (aged 45) San Francisco, California |
Occupation | Writer |
Genre | fiction, memoir |
Notable works | Facing It, Longing |
Paul Reed (May 28, 1956 – January 28, 2002) was an American writer, best known as one of the first major writers of HIV/AIDS-themed literature in the United States. [1]
Born Paul Hustoft in San Diego, California, his father died when he was a child and he later adopted his stepfather's surname Reed after his mother remarried. [2] He was educated at California State University, Chico and the University of California, Davis. [2]
He worked for Ten Speed Press in the 1980s, eventually becoming editor-in-chief of its Celestial Arts subsidiary. [2] Diagnosed with ARC in 1987, he left the company in 1991. [2]
Reed's 1984 novel Facing It was credited as the first major AIDS-themed novel. [1] He also later published the novels Longing (1988) and Vertical Intercourse (2000), and the memoirs The Q Journal (1991), The Savage Garden (1994) and The Redwood Diary (2001). [1] He cowrote the HIV treatment and prevention guide How to Persuade Your Lover to Use a Condom and Why You Should (1987), [1] and published a collection of spiritual self-help essays for people with HIV, Serenity: Challenging the Fear of AIDS, from Despair to Hope (1987). [1] He also wrote several works of safer sex erotica under the pen name Max Evander, [1] including Safestud: The Safesex Chronicles of Max Evander (1985), Lovesex: The Horny Relationship Chronicles of Max Evander (1986), Leathersex: Cruel Affections (1994) and Deeds of the Night (1995). [1]
Reed died on January 28, 2002, of AIDS-related complications. [1] His final work, a compilation of his Max Evander writings titled Swollen, was published later the same year. [1]
Longing was the subject of an essay by Bill Brent in the 2010 book The Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered. [3]