Kristen Arnett is a queer fiction and essay writer. She won the 2017 Coil Book Award for her debut short fiction collection, Felt in the Jaw, and was awarded Ninth Letter's 2015 Literary Award in Fiction. She's a columnist for Literary Hub and her work has either appeared or is upcoming at North American Review, The Normal School, Gulf Coast, TriQuarterly, Guernica, Electric Literature, Guardian, Salon, The Rumpus, and elsewhere.
This book is my song of the summer - New York Times Hilarious, deeply morbid and full of heart - BuzzFeed The novel explores love, life and death and is guaranteed to keep you gripped throughout - Mirror The writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur - The New Yorker A dark and oftentimes comedic tale of love and loss - Evening Standard A gorgeously twisted story - Vanity Fair Wonderful - Guardian Florida's literary renaissance charges onward with this heartfelt, one-of-a-kind novel - Esquire