At Certain Points We Touch
At Certain Points We Touch by Lauren John Joseph, published by Bloomsbury USA on December 6, 2022, is a 384-page exploration of queer friendship, first love, and the complexities of youth. The narrative unfolds as the protagonist reflects on a past relationship with Thomas James, a connection that ignited during their graduation summer. Through a blend of art, letters, and memory, the story delves into the intensity and tumult of their affair, marked by both attraction and betrayal.
Readers will find a vivid portrayal of love and loss set against the dynamic backdrops of London, San Francisco, and New York. The book captures the raw emotions and power dynamics that define the narrator’s relationship with Thomas, revealing the impact of their experiences over a decade. With themes of romance and identity, this edition presents a nuanced coming-of-age tale that showcases the author’s distinctive voice and perspective within LGBTQ+ fiction.
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AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR * AN ESQUIRE BEST BOOK OF 2022 * A STYLIST BOOK YOU CAN’T MISS IN 2022
“SEARING”-Harper’s Bazaar
“SMART, SPARKLING, TWISTED” –Attitude
“SCREAMINGLY FUNNY, SCANDALOUSLY HOT, OPULENT, DEEP” -Jeremy Atherton Lin, author of Gay Bar
From an electrifying new voice, a “stone-cold masterpiece” (Olivia Laing) of queer friendship, first love, and unbridled youth.
It’s four in the morning, and our narrator is walking home from the club when they realize the date is February 29th-the birthday of the man who was something like their first love. Piecing together art, letters, and memory, they set about trying to write the story of a doomed affair that first sparked and burned a decade ago.
Ten years earlier, our young narrator and a boy named Thomas James fall into bed with one another over the summer of their graduation. Their ensuing affair, with its violent, animal intensity and its intoxicating and toxic power plays initiates a dance of repulsion and attraction that will cross years, span continents, drag in countless victims-and culminate in terrible betrayal.
At Certain Points We Touch is a story of first love and last rites, conjured against a vivid backdrop of London, San Francisco, and New York-a riotous, razor-sharp coming-of-age story that marks the arrival of an extraordinary new talent.
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