He has an MFA in fiction writing from Sarah Lawrence College and teaches creative writing. Br Heart J 1993 Oct 70 ( 4 ) : 371-5 Reclaiming an orphan genre : the first - person narrative of Nov 64 ( 11 ) : 736-8. Lev is originally from lower Manhattan and now lives in even lower Manhattan, right at the edge, with his husband and very small cat. Lev Rosen writes books for people of all ages, most recently Camp, which was a best book of the year from Forbes, Elle, and The Today Show, amongst others and is a Lambda finalist, an ALA Rainbow List Top Ten and is being adapted into a film directed by and starring Billy Porter. They need him to curb his sexuality, or they'll force him.Īs the pressure mounts, Jack must unmask his stalker before their obsession becomes genuinely dangerous. They claim they love Jack, but not his unashamedly queer lifestyle. Jack's secret admirer knows everything: where he's hanging out, who he's sleeping with, who his mum is dating. He doesn't actually expect that to come true.īut after Jack starts writing an online sex advice column, the mysterious love letters he's been getting take a turn for the creepy.

But who cares? Like Jack always says, 'it could be worse'. His sex life makes him the hot topic for the high school gossip machine. He's seventeen and loves partying, makeup and boys - sometimes all at the same time. I think it's going to be weird for everyone's first time, though. The book tells the story of an unapologetically queer teen turned sex advice columnist named Jack whos working to uncover a blackmailer threatening him back. My first time getting it in the butt was kind of weird. This novel was donated by a lovely supporter of our library! Synopsis

Jack of Hearts by Lev A.C. Rosen