David Levithan is an award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of young adult books, including Every Day, How They Met, Two Boys Kissing, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green). He lives in New Jersey and spends his days in New York, editing and publishing other people's books.
'Levithan has turned in another star turn with a book that is witty, wise, and well worthy of an encore.' Booklist 'A welcome addition to progressive library collections.' School Library Journal 'Broadway, are you listening?' Publishers Weekly 'Yes, it's finally here...If you don't know Tiny Cooper already, get to know him ASAP.' Bustle 'Glorious, loud, sparkly fun.' Bookie Monster 'Tiny Cooper was one of the most memorable characters of recent YA books and it's great to see him getting one of his own.' New Zealand Herald 'Hold Me Closer reads like a musical theatre script, full of flamboyant musical numbers, heartfelt stage direction and personality as big as Tiny himself.' Time, Top 10 YA & Children's Books 2015