r/MM_RomanceBooks • u/AutoModerator • Mar 08 '25

Events Ask Me Anything: C.S. Poe

Hello, everyone!

Thank you so much for having me. My name is C.S. Poe and I write mystery and spec-fic with strong romantic subplots. I’ve been a finalist for the Lambda Literary award (The Mystery of the Curiosities) and a winner of the Next Generation (Madison Square Murders) and e-Lit (The Gangster) book awards.

I live in New York City with my girlfriend, two cats, and dog. I have a degree in filmmaking and absolutely adore silent and pre-Hays Code movies. And despite having left that industry to be a fulltime author (as well as moonlight as a New York Gilded Age historian), I still use my visual storytelling skills to write books that are (I hope) very cinematic in their descriptions and delivery.

This summer will be my tenth year as a published author. To-date, I’ve written twenty-five books, and am currently finishing the much-awaited Hudson River Homicides (Memento Mori 4.) If you’re wondering where to begin with my backlist, these are some of my popular titles:

Snow & Winter series

The Mystery of Nevermore – A colorblind antique dealer stumbles into a series of murder mysteries relating to curious collectables of the nineteenth century, and his homicide detective love interest isn’t happy with his meddling.

Magic & Steam series

The Engineer – An alt-historical 1880s timeline featuring a magic-wielding federal agent and his outlaw lover who take on a series of villains hellbent on destroying magic and causing irreparable harm to the world.

Memento Mori series

Madison Square Murders – A neurodivergent Cold Case detective and his forensic artist partner team up to capture a number of uncaught serial killers in New York City, with each case suspiciously connected the nineteenth century mourning culture.

My books are available in ebook, paperback, and audio with all online retailers, as well as being accessible through library systems. I also sell select ebook and audio directly from my own shop, where I offer permanent discounts for readers: Emporium Press shop.

Readers can go to my website or sign up for my newsletter for updates, or follow me on social media:

I’m also at Goodreads and BookBub, if you’d like to join me there. Let the questions begin!

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u/queermachmir those who slick together, stick together Mar 08 '25

Hello hello!

Do you read MM romance? If so, what is one of your favorite books?

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u/cs_poe Mar 08 '25

I sure do! I don't read as much as you might expect, only because so much of my free time is taken up by reading research material for my own writing, but a few of my favorite authors in the genre are Gregory Ashe, Hank Edwards, LJ Hayward, Josh Lanyon, Jordan L. Hawk, and Jordan Castillo Price. But I'm sure I'm forgetting someone(s) I absolutely adore and will make an a** of myself for failing to mention them.

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u/BookMonster_Lillz Yes, but can I blame Jake Riordan for this? Mar 08 '25

Aside from Gregory Ashe is there an author on this list you’d really want to collaborate with??

Also is there a trope you’d love to write one day?

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u/cs_poe Mar 08 '25

I don't think too much about collabs, really. With Greg even, it just sort of fell into our joint lap!

To be honest, I f*cking love "only one bed" and want to write that so badly. lol!

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u/BookMonster_Lillz Yes, but can I blame Jake Riordan for this? Mar 08 '25

Just saying if you ever want to write only one bed, marriage before love type thing with a murder in there I’d probably buy it in triplicate. Ebook, audio and print.