Heated Rivalry Authors on BookCon Buzz

0:00On April 22nd, Rachel Reed and Jacob Tierney just lit a book con in New York with thousands of screaming fans at the Javits Center. These two Canadians blew up fast thanks to the HBO Max hit Heated rivalry, a steamy rivals to lovers queer hockey romance based on Reed's book. They're still pinching themselves over the wild energy from mostly young book lovers. It all kicked off for Reed in August 2023 when she got hit with an early onset Parkinson's diagnosis. These later, Tierney slid into her Instagram DMs out of nowhere. The 46-year-old Montreal filmmaker, ex-trout star from Letterkini, turned her story into a smash series. Fans are obsessed, chanting trailer minds, word for word, at events and turning episodes into a cultural storm. Tierney calls it a surreal maelstrom, while Reed knew it was huge after one bookstore crowd lost it over the preview. The show's happy queer ending hits different for folks who rarely see that in media. The characters Shane and Ilya feel real. Reed poured parts of herself into the cocky European superstar Ilya, drawing from hockey

1:03archetypes like those. Epic Crosby Ovechkin clashes, writing their steamy scenes, pure joy for her, no sweat at all. Tierney's even got a coloring book version going. Look for Tierney's annotated scripts dropping in October from Little Brown & Company, and Reed's next book, locked in for June 1st next year. These two can't shake Shane and Ilya. They keep pulling them back for more fun on the page and screen. That's your entertainment and celebrity news today update. AI powered and always trending.