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Ten years ago, Samantha Allen was a suit-and-tie-wearing Mormon missionary. Now she's a senior Daily Beast reporter happily married to another woman. A lot in her life has changed, but what hasn't changed is her deep love of Red State America, and of queer people who stay in so-called 'flyover country' rather than moving to the liberal coasts. In Real Queer America, Allen takes us on a cross-country road-trip stretching all the way from Provo, Utah to the Rio Grande Valley to the Bible Belt to the Deep South. Her motto for the trip: 'Something gay every day.' Making pit stops at drag shows, political rallies, and hubs of queer life across the heartland, she introduces us to scores of extraordinary LGBT people working for change, from the first openly transgender mayor in Texas history to the manager of the only queer night club in Bloomington, Indiana, and many more.Capturing profound cultural shifts underway in unexpected places and revealing a national network of chosen family fighting for a better world, Real Queer America is a treasure trove of uplifting stories and a much-needed source of hope and inspiration in these divided times.

'So much fun!' Lilly Wachowski'Horrifying and delightful' Kristen ArnettRenee has made it: she's in the final four. But is she dying to win?Renee should be thrilled to have been chosen as one of the final four contestants in The Catch, the world's biggest reality show. But now she, the other contestants, and Jeremy 'the Catch' have arrived on the remote, wooded island for the final show, Renee begins to wonder if there's something wrong. Is she taking a bigger risk than she realised?And as she and the other contestants begin their final challenges, they slowly start to realise that the island they've been taken to is hiding a terrifying secret - one that could make the final Elimination Event all too real.'Not one to miss . . . a funny, eccentric page-turner that you will absolutely love.' Daily Mail'A really fun read that's ultimately about finding a place in the world where you can be accepted for who you are.' Stylist'Good fun.' The Times'Fun, gruesome, and queer!' BookriotWhat readers are saying'THIS WAS INSANE IN THE BEST WAY I AM OBSESSED''A gloriously bonkers book''This book sucked me in and I couldn't put it down!''One of my favorite books this year!!''A wild ride from start to finish!''If you love the Bachelor and/or you love slasher films, you CANNOT miss this book. It is so, so fun.''I am so glad this book is in my life.'

'So much fun!' Lilly Wachowski'Horrifying and delightful' Kristen ArnettRenee has made it: she's in the final four. But is she dying to win?Renee should be thrilled to have been chosen as one of the final four contestants in The Catch, the world's biggest reality show. But now she, the other contestants, and Jeremy 'the Catch' have arrived on the remote, wooded island for the final show, Renee begins to wonder if there's something wrong. Is she taking a bigger risk than she realised?And as she and the other contestants begin their final challenges, they slowly start to realise that the island they've been taken to is hiding a terrifying secret - one that could make the final Elimination Event all too real.'Not one to miss . . . a funny, eccentric page-turner that you will absolutely love.' Daily Mail'A really fun read that's ultimately about finding a place in the world where you can be accepted for who you are.' Stylist'Good fun.' The Times'Fun, gruesome, and queer!' BookriotWhat readers are saying'THIS WAS INSANE IN THE BEST WAY I AM OBSESSED''A gloriously bonkers book''This book sucked me in and I couldn't put it down!''One of my favorite books this year!!''A wild ride from start to finish!''If you love the Bachelor and/or you love slasher films, you CANNOT miss this book. It is so, so fun.''I am so glad this book is in my life.'

On this season of The Catch, contestants must compete for love. And their lives.When the final four women in competition for an aloof, somewhat sleazy bachelor's heart arrive on a mysterious island in the Pacific Northwest, they prepare themselves for another week of extreme sleep deprivation, invasive interviews, and, of course, the salacious drama eager viewers nationwide tune in to devour. Each woman came on The Catch for her own reasons-brand sponsorships, followers, and, yes, even love-and they've all got their eyes steadfastly trained on their respective prizes.Enter Patricia, a temperamental and woefully misunderstood local living alone in the dark, verdant woods, and desperate for connection. Through twists as unexpected as they are wildly entertaining, the self-absorbed cast and jaded crew each make her acquaintance atop the island's tallest and most desolate peak, finding themselves at the center of an action-packed thriller that is far from scripted-and only a few will make the final cut.A whirlwind romp careening toward a last-girl-standing conclusion, and a scathing indictment of contemporary American media culture, Patricia Wants to Cuddle is also a love story: between star-crossed lesbians who rise above their intolerant town, a deeply ambivalent woman and her budding self-actualization, and a group of misfit islanders forging community against all odds.'A one-of-a-kind queer horror comedy for people who watch The Bachelor and The X-Files back-to-back.' -Kirkus Reviews

One of Town & Country’s Best Ghost Books That Will Keep You Up All Night and A Must-Read Book of Winter 2025 • One of Book Riot’s 2024 Books to Add to Your TBR • A Nerd Daily and LGBTQ Reads Most Anticipated Release • An Autostraddle and People Most Anticipated Release of December 2024 • A Glamour Best Book for Book Clubs 2024“Everything I want in a queer romance.” —Marisa Crane, author of I Keep My Exoskeletons to MyselfIn this “unlikely romance for the ages” (Camryn Garrett), a ghostwriter is handed the gig of a lifetime, except there’s a catch: the client, a closeted A-list actor finally ready to come out in his memoir, is an actual ghost—and the sparks flying between the men are becoming a little too real . . .Adam Gallagher has knocked on thousands of doors. An ex-Mormon and almost-famous memoirist, he is used to sharing his life story with strangers. But this day, this house, is different. For it belongs to none other than Roland Rogers: Hollywood Hunk, and soon to be author. Roland has a story to tell, a decades-old secret to spill, and he’s decided that Adam is just the guy to help him do it.Except there’s a problem. Roland Rogers is dead. Not in the metaphysical realm—if he focuses, he can summon enough energy to communicate via the kitchen speaker—but certainly in the physical, and he needs Adam to pen his story before his body is found frozen beneath the avalanche of snow that squashed it. That means one month, a hundred thousand words, no breaks.Ghostwriting is hard enough, let alone when you’re dealing with a real ghost, and so it isn’t long before Roland’s idea of what his book should be clashes with Adam’s vision for what it could be.But the clock is ticking, the ice melting. And as more truths are told, both men soon discover that this experience is less of a coming out, and more of a coming home . . . The sophomore novel from the beloved author of Patricia Wants to Cuddle, Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet is a witty and electric new rom-com for fans of Ashley Poston and Casey McQuiston.

The Bachelor franchise has been around for over two decades and amassed an army of fans across its four shows. While contestants battle to prove they’re here for the right reasons, Bachelor Nation is confronting their own question—Why are we here and why can’t we stop watching?Devout franchise fans Ilana Masad and Stevie Seibert Desjarlais pose the big questions to Bachelor Nation: Who are we? What does the franchise mean to us? And seriously, why on earth can we not stop watching?For years, fans of the Bachelor franchise have laughed with and at contestants; cried along with their heartbreaks; tuned in again and again each season despite feeling betrayed by producer and contestant decisions alike; and celebrated, alone and together, the love (or loveless) lives of perfect strangers on our television screens. And we wonder, really, why? With reality TV broadly characterized as “trash TV,” why are so many intelligent, funny, and critical people watching and discussing it?Here For All the Reasons seeks to answer this question, diving into the complex negotiations of gender, racial, and class politics that arise within the fandom. This anthology is a polyvocal exploration of Bachelor Nation for Bachelor Nation. So, will you accept our rose and join the chat?Contributors include: Iftin Abshir • AN • Joy Alicia • Samantha Allen • Stevie Seibert Desjarlais • Claire Fallon • Ness Ilene Garza • Sarah Gerard • Emma Gray • Carolyn Huynh • Alana Hope Levinson • Jeanna Kadlec • Erin Kayata • Shir Kehila • Ilana Masad • Jessica Masterson • Tamara MC, PhD • Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez • Julia Moser • Milo R. Muise • Zainab Omaki • Renée Reizman • Emma Rohloff • Samantha Paige Rosen • Adriane Stoner • Courtney Tenz • Chrissy Tolley • Alisa Ungar-Sargon • Sophie Vershbow • Serena Zets

The Bachelor franchise has been around for over two decades and amassed an army of fans across its four shows. While contestants battle to prove they’re here for the right reasons, Bachelor Nation is confronting their own question—Why are we here and why can’t we stop watching?Devout franchise fans Ilana Masad and Stevie Seibert Desjarlais pose the big questions to Bachelor Nation: Who are we? What does the franchise mean to us? And seriously, why on earth can we not stop watching?For years, fans of the Bachelor franchise have laughed with and at contestants; cried along with their heartbreaks; tuned in again and again each season despite feeling betrayed by producer and contestant decisions alike; and celebrated, alone and together, the love (or loveless) lives of perfect strangers on our television screens. And we wonder, really, why? With reality TV broadly characterized as “trash TV,” why are so many intelligent, funny, and critical people watching and discussing it?Here For All the Reasons seeks to answer this question, diving into the complex negotiations of gender, racial, and class politics that arise within the fandom. This anthology is a polyvocal exploration of Bachelor Nation for Bachelor Nation. So, will you accept our rose and join the chat?Contributors include: Iftin Abshir • AN • Joy Alicia • Samantha Allen • Stevie Seibert Desjarlais • Claire Fallon • Ness Ilene Garza • Sarah Gerard • Emma Gray • Carolyn Huynh • Alana Hope Levinson • Jeanna Kadlec • Erin Kayata • Shir Kehila • Ilana Masad • Jessica Masterson • Tamara MC, PhD • Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez • Julia Moser • Milo R. Muise • Zainab Omaki • Renée Reizman • Emma Rohloff • Samantha Paige Rosen • Adriane Stoner • Courtney Tenz • Chrissy Tolley • Alisa Ungar-Sargon • Sophie Vershbow • Serena Zets