PRAISE for KINGS OF B'MORE by R. Eric Thomas: A Stonewall Honor Book!
WASHINGTON DC Three Star Book Award
"A
profoundly charming story about platonic love and living one's life to the fullest."
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Ryan Douglass,
New York Times bestselling author of
The Taking of Jake Livingston "
Kings of B'more is a
luminous story of friendship, belonging, and joy. We should all be so lucky to live a day like the one Harrison and Linus share, at least once in our lives."
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Adib Khorram, award-winning author of
Darius the Great Is Not Okay "
Unapologetically beautiful and
fiercely hilarious,
Kings of B'more is utterly phenomenal. R. Eric Thomas has given us the joy, friendship, and unending love we all sincerely need."
–Julian Winters, award-winning author of Running With Lions "Infused with
all the joy of the best teen movies, Kings of B'more is sure to be a big hit."
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BuzzFeed ★ "Employing a charismatic cast, expert comedic timing, and moving prose, Thomas artfully composes a raucous and tenderhearted story."
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Publishers Weekly,
starred review "Thoughtful, poignant, fun."
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Kirkus Reviews
"Lyrical, contemplative."
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Booklist Praise for HERE FOR IT by R. Eric Thomas: "R. Eric Thomas . . . is one of my favorite writers.
Here for It is like if David Sedaris was completely steeped in pop culture instead of living somewhere far away writing about it . . . Laugh-out-loud funny."
–Lin-Manuel Miranda "Hilarious, revelatory, hopeful, incisive–
Here for It feels like splitting dessert with your funniest friend, if that friend was also your smartest professor and a devastatingly sharp pop culture historian."
–Casey McQuiston,
New York Times bestselling author of
Red, White & Royal Blue "I laughed. I cried. I wish I would have written it myself."
–Jenny Lawson,
New York Times bestselling author of
You Are Here and
Furiously Happy "I LOVE everything about this book: the humor, the profundity, the timing, the balance... It's exactly what I hope for in a book of personal essays."
–Book Riot "Eric Thomas narrates his collection of funny and heartfelt essays with irresistible warmth... In a voice that will immediately make listeners feel like they've known him forever."
–Audiofile Magazine