356 pages. Selected by Kirkus Reviews for Best Books of 2022. Young gay American Conner has found refuge in Tokyo. After a crime scheme to bail out an ex-boyfriend goes wrong, he and fellow lost soul Marika agree to a shady caper. As gangsters, grifters and police close in, the two must grapple with questions of crime and honesty, and to whom—and whose laws—they should be loyal.
344 pages. Winner of Best LGBTQ novel at the San Francisco Book Festival. The White family lives in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Mom and Dad have good jobs, trust funds and secrets. Big ones. Daughter Demmy refuses to be a legacy to Yale and five-year-old Abby gets life advice from pop stars. Will trust funds and inclusivity be enough to save them from not getting everything they want?
Mardy lives in a globally warmed world. Sophisticated AIs ensure human survival but have no rights. Mardy wants to make it big as an artist, but can't pretend his AI friends aren't people—not even to avoid imprisonment. When he falls for a sexy but secretive tech titan, Mardy begins to suspect everything he knows about the world is wrong. And his art just may be the key to unlocking it all.