'Open Haven': an LGBTQ coming-of-age story

‘Open Haven’: an LGBTQ coming-of-age story

Author Seán Hewitt MELISSA WHITLER | NBCU FellowMelissa@DallasVoice.com This past week, Seán Hewitt published his debut novel, Open, Heaven. The story follows 16-year-old James as he comes to terms with his sexuality. Set in a remote northern English village, James longs for a different kind of life. Then the dangerous and handsome Luke arrives in town to live on his uncle’s farm, and James has his first experience of desire. The two boys are dr…

'Open Haven': an LGBTQ coming-of-age story

Author Seán Hewitt MELISSA WHITLER | NBCU FellowMelissa@DallasVoice.com This past week, Seán Hewitt published his debut novel, Open, Heaven. The story follows 16-year-old James as he comes to terms with his sexuality. Set in a remote northern English village, James longs for a different kind of life. Then the dangerous and handsome Luke arrives in town to live on his uncle’s farm, and James has his first experience of desire. The two boys are dr…

Q&A: Tucker Shaw, Author of 'Right Beside You'

We chat with author Tucker Shaw about Right Beside You, which is a fresh, speculative blend of queer romance and coming-of-age where Eddie meets Theo in present-day New York and Francis in a New York of the past… torn between eras and his heart, he must make a decision that will change his life forever. Hi, Tucker! Welcome back! How have the past three years been since we last spoke? Three years? Phew. The world has been in upheaval, obviously. …

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Casper Libero chapter. “Coming of age”, which translates almost literally as “reaching maturity”, is one of the literary and audiovisual genres that has gained the most notoriety, for conveying the essence of what it means to be young. All the little problems that turn into real dramas, that in 5 years you will certainly have forgotten why they happened. All the teenage passions,…