His Dreams of Stardom Became a Lifetime of Bittersweet Nightmares.
COMING MAY 6, 2025
About And Introducing Dexter Gaines
I wasn't alive in the time when this story of broken dreams and mended hearts takes place, but the era is as vivid as yesterday to me. Reincarnation? Maybe. In my passion to share, a version of this tale was self-published before it was fully formed, and though met with critical acclaim, something about it haunted me. Hence, I’d like to introduce you to a promising young actor named Dexter Gaines…
About the Author
Having worked steadily in the often convivial, more often cutthroat entertainment industry, Mark B. Perry is humbled when colleagues refer to him as “one of the nicest guys in Hollywood.” Mark B. Perry grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta…
Praise for Mark's Work
“Deftly mixing fictional
characters with well-known personalities of Hollywood’s golden age, this subtly powerful novel is... finely drawn with foibles of the flesh in a Truman Capote–like piece...”
—Kirkus Reviews
“The historical settings
sparkle...”
—Foreword Reviews
“Mark B. Perry is a wonderful writer...”
—Dolly Parton
"Take me to Mark B. Perry’s Hollywood party! The one that opens his sensational new novel And Introducing Dexter Gaines…”
—Sam Staggs, author of
Close-Up on Sunset Boulevard
“Forget the studio backlot
tour at MGM. Mark B. Perry’s
deft and deliciously immersive
And Introducing Dexter Gaines is the only guide you’ll need.”
—Kim Powers, author of
Rules for Being Dead
“Dexter Gaines will not easily leave you.”
—Christopher Keyser,
Party of Five (co-creator) & past president of the Writers Guild of America West
Coming Soon
THE MURDER DARLING MYSTERYELLAS
Imagine a world of mid-20th-century sophistication, spanning the 1940s through the early ’80s. Now picture two unconventional friends who both love and loathe each other. He’s a gay, world famous bestselling author of fact and fiction. She’s a proud pansexual and a glamorous and outrageously unpredictable legend of stage and screen. Together, they are both five-foot-three-inch tall giants in their professions as well as occasional amateur sleuths who’ve cracked open as many mysteries as they have cases of champagne. After all, who doesn’t love a good murder, darling?!
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Screenwriting
When I got my first big break in television, I knew I’d found my calling. I’m all about instant gratification, and there’s nothing more satisfying than making little movies for TV in a matter of weeks. My career as an itinerant television writer has taken me from teen soaps and courtroom dramas to medical shows and ghost stories. What follows are the “lights” both high and low...
Latest Blog Post
A recent profile in The New Yorker of White Lotus creator Mike White neglected to mention his very first TV creation, a short-lived 2001 Fox show called Pasadena. I took the oversight personally because I happened to have been Mike’s showrunner on that series. It was one of the more educational, entertaining, and bizarre gigs I’ve ever had. In my determination to set the record straight, I managed to get…
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