Bryan Washington on why he's calling his debut novel a 'gay slacker dramedy'
, marks one of the more anticipated books of the fall.is awfully high, and Washington has shared an exclusive first-look with EW. The novel follows Benson and Mike, two young guys who live together in Houston. Mike is a Japanese American chef at a Mexican restaurant and Benson’s a black day care teacher, and they’ve been together for a few years — good years — but now they’re not sure why they’re still a couple.
“More than anything else, I wanted to write a story that wouldn’t make you feel worse for having read it,” Washington tells EW. “I’ve been calling it a gay slacker dramedy — which isn’t inaccurate — but I also think it’s a book about trying to navigate the creases a life can hold, and just trying to be okay.”was named one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2019, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize and the PEN Bingham Award.
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