197 ratings | 24 reviews | avg rating:4.90

more photos (1)

Gavin Atlas’s Followers (43)

Gavin’s Bookshelves

to-read (162)
currently-reading (0)
read (194)
aldiko (1)
borrowed (1)
bought-new (225)
e-book (40)
gay-erotica (2)
gay-short-fiction (2)
gay-short-stories (1)
See all bookshelves »

Gavin’s Friends (198)

Stephen King

1,050 books | 124 friends

Sean Meriwether

1,379 books | 214 friends

Richard Wagner

1,250 books | 197 friends

Perry

48 books | 466 friends

Joseph-Daniel Peter Paul Abondius

157,002 books | 4,901 friends

F.E. Jr.

231 books | 1,168 friends

Joseph Pittman

329 books | 186 friends

Mathew Kaufman

525 books | 811 friends

More friends…

Gavin Atlas

Goodreads Author

Twitter

GavinAtlas

Genre

Gay and Lesbian

Member Since

February 2010

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/gavinatlas

edit data

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Gavin Atlas questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Gavin Atlas I have (or had) a great aunt Ruby who may have been a black widow. She was my uncle Willie's second wife. I remember she wore loud, tacky jewelry, and…moreI have (or had) a great aunt Ruby who may have been a black widow. She was my uncle Willie's second wife. I remember she wore loud, tacky jewelry, and she was regularly rude to my mother. Uncle Willie apparently "left the car running in the garage" and asphyxiated. It's unclear why Aunt Ruby never called 911. Later her story became "oh, I fell asleep, too." I don't remember hearing of anyone asking her something akin to "then why are you alive?" Aunt Ruby quickly vanished with antique silverware that had belonged to my uncle's deceased first wife. Uncle Willie's bank accounts had also been cleared. My grandmother remembers hearing she'd remarried about a year later.

While I don't think I'd ever write about that incident, if I found ways to make her more nuanced, Aunt Ruby might make for a compelling villain.(less)

flag

1 like · like
Comment

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Gavin Atlas Not well. I have a lot of trouble with writer's block. If I have a deadline, the best things for me to do are 1) walk on a treadmill and think about m…moreNot well. I have a lot of trouble with writer's block. If I have a deadline, the best things for me to do are 1) walk on a treadmill and think about my plot 2) take a shower and think about my plot and 3) free write about my character. What motivates him. What would make him happy. (less)

flag

like
Comment

See all 7 answers from Gavin Atlas…

Combine Editions
Gavin Atlas’s books

Average rating: 3.44 · 592 ratings · 83 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Slave to Shadows 3.11 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy Can't Help It: Sensual Stories of Young Bottoms 3.59 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Star Boy 3.32 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Full Ride: Bottom Boys Get Play 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Playita 3.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Claiming Danny 2.50 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love and Rockets 3.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simple and Easy 2.45 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All By His Lonesome 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trouble in Threes 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Gavin Atlas…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
100+ Books in 2025: Lily's 100+ Book Challenge List 2009	47	264	Jan 06, 2010 08:48PM

recent posts
Gavin’s Groups

Excessica Publishing — 421 members — last activity Oct 02, 2018 06:52AM
Group for authors and fans of Excessica Publishing - home of the hottest erotica and erotic romance!

Ask Gavin Atlas (almost) anything — 16 members — last activity Oct 31, 2012 01:36PM
A group to ask Gavin about his writing, about him, possibly about publishing erotica, and perhaps whatever else is on your mind. There may be giveaway ...more

Q&A With Selena Kitt — 115 members — last activity Feb 13, 2016 07:23PM
Ask questions about any of my books, my writing pricess, my experience with a hybrid self-publish/traditional publishing method (Excessica - www.exces ...more

Lethe Press — 30 members — last activity Aug 06, 2010 03:49PM
Lethe Press books on Good Reads

MidnightReader — 6 members — last activity Feb 06, 2012 07:57PM
Jeff Funk's MIDNIGHT READER Forbidden Book Buzz syndicate lives on @12AMpulpBUZZ, @CRIMEpulpBUZZ, @GAYpulpBUZZ, @JeffFunk, GoodReads, Google+1, Tribe, ...more

Erotica Book Club — 965 members — last activity Sep 02, 2025 10:54AM
Book reviews, and other cool things from the book page.

Magnus Books — 146 members — last activity Jul 14, 2013 01:39AM
Book discussion group for readers and writers of LGBT literature. Magnus Books is an imprint of Riverdale Avenue Books. We publish widely in both LGBT ...more

Totally Bound Publishing — 583 members — last activity Apr 01, 2016 09:43AM
Welcome to our forum for authors and readers of Totally Bound! We are Europe’s largest eBook publisher of erotic romance fiction, offering pure unad ...more

Queer Literary Erotica — 40 members — last activity Jul 24, 2015 03:05PM
A group for readers and writers of queer literary erotica, confessional erotica, a place to share recommendations and create a resource and hangout fo ...more

Literary Darkness — 4698 members — last activity Sep 08, 2025 04:51PM
This group is dedicated to an appreciation of important works of literature, both classic and contemporary... that happen to fall into the category of ...more

More of Gavin’s groups…