October 8, 2012

Recommendations from Polari’s writers based on what they are reading this week.

“This week: Esi Edugyan, Justin Torres and Eoin Colfer. “

The author of We The Animals talks about his debut novel

In a fascinating and insightful interview, Justin Torres talks about writing an alternative coming of age story, and how becoming an individual is sometimes a loss.

“I was ‘working on the fringes of society’, as I like to say, and the writing teacher said, ‘you’re not going to be cute forever, what are you going to do?’ It was what I needed to hear.”

Justin Torres

Justin Torres reads from his book We The Animals at Gay’s the Word, 22 March 2012.

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Granta • March 1, 2012 [HB] 144 pages • Granta • March 1, 2012 [HB]

The editor is impressed and moved by Justin Torres’ debut We The Animals.

“We The Animals is, in the Granta edition, as beautiful a book physically as it is emotionally.”