Be Gay, Do Crime
Be Gay, Do Crime by Alissa Nutting, published by Dzanc Books on June 3, 2025, is a collection of sixteen stories that explore the intersection of queerness and crime. This edition, written in English and spanning 203 pages, presents a diverse lineup of all-queer authors, including Myriam Gurba, Emily Austin, and Francesca Ekwuyasi. The narratives delve into various scenarios where queer individuals engage in criminal acts, reflecting on the motivations behind these actions, whether as a means of survival, protest, or addressing injustices.
Readers will encounter a range of chaotic and provocative situations, such as a trans woman finding twisted joy in hoax calls and a group of aging queers resorting to bank robbery to save their home. The stories highlight the complexities of queer life and the sometimes desperate measures taken in response to societal pressures. Be Gay, Do Crime serves as both a celebration and a reckoning of the reasons queer people may turn to crime, offering insights into the broader themes of LGBTQ+ experiences and resistance.
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“Chaotic, sexy, and binge-worthy as hell, Be Gay, Do Crime is an EVENT.”–Ruth Madievsky, author of All Night Pharmacy
A follow-up to their runaway success Peach Pit: Sixteen Stories of Unsavory Women, editors Molly Llewellyn and Kristel Buckley return with Be Gay, Do Crime, a celebration of queer chaos from an all-queer author lineup featuring Myriam Gurba, Emily Austin, Alissa Nutting, and Francesca Ekwuyasi
A trans woman makes increasingly frequent hoax calls to a business where she’s had a negative experience, watching the consequences with perverse joy. A group of aging queers turns to bank robbery to stop the sale of their bungalow complex to a development company. As the president prepares to give a speech, two women lurk among the journalists, ready to shoot him. And an aspiring author takes to stealing items from strangers’ homes in a kind of cosmic redistribution each time one of her relationships fail.
In sixteen brilliant, wild-eyed stories, Be Gay, Do Crime delivers a celebration and reckoning of why queer people turn to crime-unintentionally, as a means of survival, as protest, as rescue, or to right injustices big and small.
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