DAVID LEVITHAN is a children’s book editor in New York City and the author of several books for young adults, including Boy Meets Boy, Love Is the Higher Law, and Every Day. He coauthored Will Grayson, Will Grayson with John Green, and Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares, and Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List with Rachel Cohn.
“There are more than two boys kissing in this
book, and every one of them will reach your heart.
You have to read this.”
- Rainbow Rowell, author of Eleanor & Park
“Remarkable.”
- Frank Bruni, The New York Times
Entertainment Weekly, August 21, 2013:
"Author David Levithan's poignant novel follows the stories of gay
teens joined through an unconventional protest. A-"
The Washington Post, August 20, 2013:
"Over the years, Levithan has consistently explored new creative
territory...'Two Boys Kissing' reveals his command of an
intriguing, complex narrative with an unusual point of view: the
first-person plural. This 'we' is the combined voice of men who
died during the AIDS pandemic several decades ago. As the boys’
stories become more closely entwined and connect in a satisfying
finale, the reflections of these 'shadow uncles' lend a quality of
retrospection that is rare (and refreshing) in YA literature."
The Los Angeles Times, September 1, 2013:
"Open, frank and ultimately optimistic."
The Wall Street Journal Speakeasy, October 24, 2013:
"'Two Boys Kissing’ couldn’t have arrived at a more timely moment,
just months after the Supreme Court decision on gay marriage. The
shift in society’s attitudes towards the LGBT community has long
been embraced by many in the young adult crowd. Levithan seems to
intuitively understand this generation—and his new book allows him
to bring their particular struggles and joys to life."
Newsday, August 21, 2013:
"We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us, goes an
oft-paraphrased line. David Levithan gives vivid voice to it in his
latest YA novel, 'Two Boys Kissing'.
BookPage, August 28, 2013:
"Levithan’s powerful, multifaceted novel explores just how far
things have come for many gay teens—and how far things still need
to go."
Starred Review, The Bulletin, September 2013:
"Both celebratory and elegiac… There’s much to discuss here about
identity, about social media, about community—and it would be a
particularly stellar choice for a multi-generational LGTBQ-focused
book club.”
Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, June 3, 2013:
"A landmark achievement from a writer and editor who has helped
create, in literature, a haven for queer youth."
"No one does heart-pulling emotion like Levithan, and this book,
coming a decade after his groundbreaking debut, 'Boy Meets Boy,'
has special resonance."
- Gayle Forman, author of Just One Day and Just One Year, for
Bookish.com
"Brilliant, moving, important, and wise."
- Jennifer E. Smith, author of This Is What Happy Looks Like and
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
WAMC Northeast Public Radio, September 19, 2013:
"Two Boys Kissing will make you laugh and cry, but best of all, it
will make you relive those perfect innocuous moments of finding and
then being with your first love."
Romantic Times Book Review, September 2013:
"Thought provoking, poignant and beautifully written, above all
this is an unbelievably important book for anyone who has struggled
with identity, love and loss. The omniscient narration is
incredibly moving and appreciative of the fragility of life. A
groundbreaking addition to the LGBT genre and community."
Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2013:
"The novel has genuine moments of insight and
wisdom...Inspiring."
Hypable.com, August 23, 2013:
"Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan takes the stories of all these
boys and spins them into an interconnecting web that will leave you
emotionally exhausted and absolutely thrilled to have read
something so beautiful and unique...Will educate, entertain and
move you."
Bookish.com, May 6, 2013:
"Levithan takes contemporary to a whole new space with this novel,
finding new ground in storytelling around important issues that
directly affect teens today."
Booklist, August 1, 2013:
"Levithan leans intensely into this work...There’s little doubt
that this title, with its weight, significance, and literary
quality, will find its way into LGBTQ and wider cannons. Stock
up."
School Library Journal, September 2013:
"The story will engage readers, both female and male."
"The high level of imaginative and intuitive empathy that is
apparent in all of his works is especially strong here—as not only
are his protagonists fully realized, but so are the voices of the
collective narration, whose experiences are as varied as the
characters on the page... It is the best book I have read this
year."
- Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Books Inc.
"Everyone needs to read this, not just YA. How perfectly David puts
the past, present and future into one small novel. Now, as soon as
my eyes stop watering and the goose bumps on my arms go away, I can
continue my day."
- Carolyn Anbar, Watchung Booksellers
"Levithan's choice of narrator was inspiring and heartbreaking.
Giving a voice to that generation and exposing young kids to those
voices, blew me away...Two Boys Kissing feels like a very important
book, something I think everyone should read and something that's
touched me in a way no YA has in a really long time."
- John Kwiatkowski, Murder by the Book
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