To put it simply, Boys and Oil is my most anticipated book of 2022. In this coming-of-age memoir, Brorby reflects on growing up gay in rural North Dakota, where mining and fracking has left indelible scars upon both the land and the people that call it home. Filled with some of the most beautiful language and deepest insights on activism, love, and belonging that I've read in years, Boys and Oil is essential reading for anyone interested in environmentalism and the American West.–Michael Welch "Chicago Review of Books"