**A THEM BEST LGBTQ+ BOOK OF 2025From the author of Under the Rainbow, a hilarious, emotional love story about an anxious publicist who's tasked with keeping an extremely gay starlet in the closet—but ends up falling for her instead.**It's 2005, and Ali is a publicist for Hollywood's biggest stars. Part of her job entails keeping gay celebrities in the closet—which is pretty ironic, since she's a lesbian. When Ali is assigned a new gay client, Cara Bisset,...

**Longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize“Delivered with such conviction and grace … fresh … essential.” —The New York Times Book ReviewWhen outsiders on a mission arrive to change a small town’s attitudes, residents and newcomers alike end up transformed.**Big Burr, Kansas is the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone—or so they think. But when a national nonprofit labels Big Burr “the most homophobic town in the U.S.” and se...

A hilarious, emotional love story about an extremely anxious publicist who's tasked with keeping an extremely gay starlet in the closet - but who ends up falling for her instead.It's 2005, and Ali is a publicist for Hollywood's biggest stars. Part of her job entails keeping gay celebrities in the closet-which is pretty ironic, since she's a lesbian herself.When Ali is assigned a new client, Cara Bisset, upcoming star of a (hetero) romantic blockbuster, keep...

‘Laskey is a talented, sharp writer and her debut novel has its fingers on the pulse of the human condition’ Kristen Arnett, author of The New York Times-bestseller Mostly Dead Things‘Refreshing, smartly executed and often very funny’ Mail Online'Under the Rainbow is essential reading – both heartbreaking and hopeful. A novel that will stay with you’ Laura Kay, author of The Split

Bridesmaids meets Black Mirror in the most twisted and entertaining thriller of 2022.‘A firecracker of a book’ Micah Nemerever, author of These Violent Delights‘Ridiculously addictive to read. Wildly creative and wickedly funny’ Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice HereRobin and Ellie have been best friends since childhood. They’ve been through everything together, from Robi...

From the author of Under the Rainbow, a hilarious, emotional love story about an anxious publicist who's tasked with keeping an extremely gay starlet in the closet—but ends up falling for her instead.It's 2005, and Ali is a publicist for Hollywood's biggest stars. Part of her job entails keeping gay celebrities in the closet—which is pretty ironic, since she's a lesbian. When Ali is assigned a new gay client, Cara Bisset, who's breaking onto the scene with...

Bridesmaids meets Black Mirror in the most twisted and entertaining thriller of 2022.‘A firecracker of a book’ Micah Nemerever, author of These Violent Delights‘Ridiculously addictive to read. Wildly creative and wickedly funny’ Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice HereRobin and Ellie have been best friends since childhood. They’ve been through everything together, from Robi...

**"Essential." - The New York Times Book ReviewWhen outsiders on a mission arrive to change a small town’s attitudes, residents and newcomers alike end up transformed.**Big Burr, Kansas is the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone—or so they think. But when a national nonprofit labels Big Burr “the most homophobic town in the U.S.” and sends in a queer task force to live and work there for two years, no one is prepared for what will ensue.Stil...

‘Laskey is a talented, sharp writer and her debut novel has its fingers on the pulse of the human condition’ Kristen Arnett, author of The New York Times-bestseller Mostly Dead Things‘Refreshing, smartly executed and often very funny’ Mail Online'Under the Rainbow is essential reading – both heartbreaking and hopeful. A novel that will stay with you’ Laura Kay, author of The Split

A hilarious, emotional love story about an extremely anxious publicist who's tasked with keeping an extremely gay starlet in the closet - but who ends up falling for her instead.It's 2005, and Ali is a publicist for Hollywood's biggest stars. Part of her job entails keeping gay celebrities in the closet-which is pretty ironic, since she's a lesbian herself.When Ali is assigned a new client, Cara Bisset, upcoming star of a (hetero) romantic blockbuster, keep...

*A PureWow Best Beach Read of Summer 2022**A Washington Post Best Book of June**An Entertainment Weekly Best Book for Summer**A Glamour Best New Book to Get Your Summer Started**A Vogue Queer Book to Read This Summer***A wedding weekend spirals out of control in this bold, electrifying, hilarious novel about the complexities of female friendship

***A PureWow Best Beach Read of Summer 2022*A wedding weekend spirals out of control in this bold, electrifying, hilarious novel about the complexities of female friendship**Robin and Ellie have been best friends since childhood. When Robin came out, Ellie was there for her. When Ellie's father died, Robin had her back. But when Ellie asks Robin to be her maid of honor, she is reluctant. A queer academic, Robin is dubious of the elaborate wedding rituals now sweepi...