The hilarious and incisive debut novel from Ryan OConnell, the award-winning writer and star of Netflixs Special. Sharp, bawdy, yet still deeply touching. Its shockingly elegant, and elegantly shocking LENA DUNHAMA very funny novel about falling for a fantasy and finding love for ones own self MELISSA BRODER, author of The Pisces. Funny, horny, heartbreaking CAROLINE ODONOGHUE, author of Promising Young Women. Eliott is a TV writer with a perfect-penised boyfriend. Hes living the dream. But behind the glossy veneer hes been papering over cracks, and theyre starting to show. Hes creatively stifled, hes drinking a little too often and his cerebral palsy makes him feel like gay Shrek. When River walks in, Elliotts life is turned upside down in the best way. River is funny, charming and makes him feel seen. But maybe thats part of the deal when you hire a sex worker. Eliott is lost and he needs someone, anyone, to point him in the right direction. After all, its a long limp towards redemption. A hilarious, sexy, ground-breaking debut novel about the intersection of queerness and disability, and discovering who you really are.
Ryan OConnell is the Emmy-nominated writer, producer and star of Netflixs critically acclaimed comedy series, Special. Hes written for The New York Times, Vice and Vulture, as well as for television, including the reboot of Queer as Folk, in which he also stars, MTVs Awkward, Will & Grace, and Netflixs The Baby-Sitters Club. He is the recipient of a GLAAD Award and an HRC Award. In 2020 he made the Time 100 Next list as one of the rising artists shaping the future of the entertainment industry.