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Lot: Stories

by Bryan Washington

Stonewall Book Award · 2020 · Honor
Riverhead Booksliterary-fictionISBN 9781594633782

Award History

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Stonewall Book Award2020Honor

About This Book

Bryan Washington's debut story collection is set in Houston's diverse neighborhoods and follows queer characters navigating family, desire, and belonging. Stonewall Book Award Honor Book for Literature.

About the Author

Bryan Washington is an American author who won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction twice — for Lot (2019) in 2020 and for Family Meal (2023) in 2024. Lot is a debut story collection set in Houston's outer neighbourhoods and exploring queer Black and Brown men and their families. Family Meal is a novel about grief, chosen family, and the complicated bonds between gay men. Read more →

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