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The Unfrozen Few — Book One

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Press & Podcast Coverage

A running list of press features, essays, and podcast interviews about The Unfrozen Few and Randy Boyd.

Making Gay HistoryEric Marcus: “Reconnecting with Author Randy Boyd about The Unfrozen Few” — February 19, 2026 Watch → Kirkus IndieReview, “An empathetic and layered meditation on illness and time” — February 19, 2026 Read → Stonewall News NorthwestRandy Boyd returns with an empathetic novel about AIDS, identity, and resilience — April 2, 2026 Read → Seattle Gay NewsRandy Boyd returns with an empathetic novel about AIDS, identity, and resilience — April 3, 2026 Read → POZ MagazineThe Unfrozen Few [Excerpt]: Read the opening of Randy Boyd’s new novel… — May 6, 2026 Read → Washington Blade op-edRandy Boyd, longtime HIV survivor reflects on stigma, survival — May 30, 2026 Read → Super Queer Podcast — Part IRandy Boyd’s New Sci-Fi Novel Is a “Thought-Provoking and Deeply Human” Speculative Science Fiction Thriller — June 28, 2026 Watch → Super Queer Podcast — Part IIRandy Boyd’s New Sci-Fi Novel Is a “Thought-Provoking and Deeply Human” Speculative Science Fiction Thriller — July 7, 2026 Watch → Tub Talks With Damon L. JacobsRandy Boyd on Free Love, HIV Stigma, and Writing The Unfrozen Few — August 3, 2026 Watch → Bay Area ReporterRandy Boyd’s The Unfrozen Few: Echoes of the plague in a dystopian tale — September 12, 2026 Read → POZ Awards 2026Nominee, Best in Literature, 11th Annual POZ Awards — October 1, 2026 Vote →
Book Therapy with E.L. WinstonPodcast interview, plus a feature in Blaque/Out Magazine Upcoming
Our Gay DiasporaPodcast interview with Erick Taylor Woodby Upcoming