Vikas Adams
The first book to cover the entirety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, from pre-1492 to the present.
In the 1620s, Thomas Morton broke from Plymouth Colony and founded Merrymount, which celebrated same-sex desire, atheism, and interracial marriage. Transgender evangelist Jemima Wilkinson, in the early 1800s, changed her name to “Publick Universal Friend,”...
3) Dark Harvest
"This is contemporary American writing at its finest." — Publishers Weekly, starred review
Winner of the Stoker Award and named one of the 100 Best Novels of 2006 by Publishers Weekly, Dark Harvest is a powerhouse thrill-ride with all the resonance of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."
Halloween, 1963. They call him the October Boy, or Ol' Hacksaw Face, or Sawtooth Jack. Whatever the name, everybody
"Narrator Vikas Adam does an excellent job of balancing the angst- ridden Akash with the mourning Renu in this mother-and-son story of love and loss" – AudioFile Magazine
"A beautiful book about a mother and son...I really loved this book."—Rumaan Alam on The TODAY Show
"My first great read of 2022...[Will] make you cringe with recognition and melt with longing." —Jennifer Weiner
"This debut novel