Fiction. LGBT Studies. Asian American Studies. In this daring first novel, tour-de-force experiments in narrative structure, pidgin, and perspective roll every "are," throwing new light on gay identity and the trauma of assimilation. "The prose is delirious, dense, and florid. The kids bloom in rapid-fire stories, blossoming like flowers in hothouse air. Their talk is dizzying, full of sex, television, and cheap, glamorous dreams. It's Our Town in the American 1970s"—Matthew Stadler.

Author Hometown: Honolulu, HI USA



About the author: R. Zamora Linmark is the author of two novels, LECHE (Coffee House Press, 2011) and ROLLING THE R's (Kaya Press, 1997), and three poetry collections, PRIME TIME APPARITIONS (Hanging Loose Press, 2005), THE EVOLUTION OF A SIGH (Hanging Loose Press, 2008), and DRIVE-BY VIGILS (Hanging Loose Press, 2011). Linmark splits his time between Manila and Honolulu, Hawaii.