5/12/2023 0 Comments Tash hearts tolstoy![]() ![]() Young people want coming-of-age stories that feature not only a diversity of identities, but in a diverse range of genres, too: epic queer sci-fi, enchanting queer fantasy, goofy queer romantic comedies. ![]() The field of young adult (YA) publishing especially is meeting that demand. Now more than ever there is a hungry audience for stories that aren’t just about coming out or how tough it is to be non-hetero in a heteronormative world. That last part, you don’t normally see.įor a long time, there’s been a push against the tradition of so-called “issue novels” where the protagonist’s lack of heterosexuality is the key conflict in the book. ![]() It has everything you could want from a coming-of-age story: the last summer before graduation, familial conflict, heart-tugging romance, road trips, college anxieties, profound realisations set to pop-rock music, the power of friendship … and the personal story of one ace teenager navigating life and love. Kathryn Ormsbee’s 2017 young adult novel Tash Hearts Tolstoy broke my heart and put it back together in the way only a good book can. Let me tell you a story about art, asexuality, and Anna Karenina. ![]()
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