From the author of the beloved national bestseller Migrations, a pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands. “So damn good. A page-turner that makes you think and has a huge emotional impact.” -Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author of Annihilation (via Twitter) Historically, this sort of book has been hard to find. There’s a pervasive myth that queer people only live in cities, and queer books often reflect this. And while it is true that rural life is not always easy for queer people, and many of us do move to cities, that’s not the whole story. For some of us, queer identities are tied to the natural world, to the wild places that have shaped us, the creatures we connect with, and the reflections of ourselves we find in nature. For me, queerness has always been about possibly, openness, and expansion — and I find those things in nature, too. Over the years, I’ve slowly started to see more queer books that center the natural world. These eight are all about queerness and place. Some of them are about the importance of particular wild places in the lives of queer characters. Some of them are about how being queer can change someone’s experience of nature. Some of them are about the devastating effects humans have had on the landscape, and the possibilities for renewal and healing we might find in queerness.
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