Rosewater

A TODAY and LGBTQ Reads Most Anticipated Book of 2023 A Goodreads Buzziest Debut Novel of the New Year An Electric Lit Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of Spring 2023 A Bustle Most Anticipated Book of Spring & Summer 2023 A Nylon April 2023 Must-Read Book An Ebony Required Reading Pick for April For fans of Bolu Babalola and Tia Williams comes a tender, soulful, and sexy (Phoebe Robinson) debut novel about finding love in an unexpected place. Elsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman in south London. But several things in her life have gone terribly wrong. Shes estranged from her family; is failing to make it as a poet; and has just been evicted from her social housing. As fierce and independent as she is, even Elsie must admit that being a carefree 28-year-old is proving difficultand that shes running out of options. Juliet, her best friend since childhood, has always been Elsies lifeline. So even though they havent spoken in months, Elsie is soon snuggled up on Juliets couch, back at home among the mismatched cushions and knit blankets. Between their reruns of Drag Race and nights smoking on the balcony, something surprising begins to glimmer in Elsies heart. And as the days turn into weeks and then months, this feeling quickly becomes too fierce to ignore. Will Elsie be brave enough to open herself up to love? Featuring the poetry of Kai-Isaiah Jamal, Rosewater is a deliciously steamy queer romance from a bold new voice. An electric and captivating debut, Elsies story teaches us that sometimes home is not always where we are, but who we are with . . . "Simmering." New York Times Sensuous. Electric Lit As buzzy as it gets. no kill magazine Fresh, zesty, and sexy. Bernardine Evaristo Sensuous, urgent, and pulsating with youth. Xochitl Gonzalez I laughed, I cried, couldn't put it down. Monica Heisey