Queerly Beloved: A Novel

Susie Dumond

$17.00

Publication Date: May 3rd, 2022

Publisher:

Dial Press Trade Paperback

ISBN:

9780593243978

Pages:

400

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Description

A people-pleasing baker tries to find her place as a bridesmaid-for-hire. Will she finally find her happily ever after—and her own voice?

“A delightful debut, perfect for any person who’s ever created their own place to belong.”—Casey McQuiston, bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue and One Last Stop

FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Book Riot

Amy, a semicloseted queer baker and bartender in mid-2010s Oklahoma, has spent a lifetime putting other people’s needs before her own. Until, that is, she’s fired from her job at a Christian bakery and turns her one-off gig subbing in for a bridesmaid into a full-time business, thanks to her baking talents, crafting skills, and years watching rom-coms and Say Yes to the Dress. Between her new gig and meeting Charley, the attractive engineer who’s just moved to Tulsa, suddenly Amy’s found something—and someone—she actually wants.

Her tight-knit group of chosen family is thrilled that Amy is becoming her authentic self. But when her deep desire to please kicks into overdrive, Amy’s precarious balancing act strains her relationships to the breaking point, and she must decide what it looks like to be true to herself—and if she has the courage to try.

About the Author

Susie Dumond is a queer writer from Little Rock, Arkansas. She is a senior contributor at Book Riot, where she writes a monthly Horoscopes and Book Recommendations column, as well as various quizzes, book lists, and bookish news pieces. Susie received a bachelor of arts from the University of Tulsa and a master of arts in public policy and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies from the George Washington University. Currently, she’s probably making cupcakes at her home in Washington, D.C., with her partner, Mary, her dog, Waffles, and her cat, Maple.

Praise for Queerly Beloved: A Novel

“Heartwarming.”—PopSugar

“Susie Dumond's Queerly Beloved is like a great cake: warm, light but still richly layered, and bursting with sweetness.”—Casey McQuiston, bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue and One Last Stop

“Heartwarming and sparkling with originality.”—Sophie Cousens, bestselling author of This Time Next Year

“Heartfelt and inviting, Queerly Beloved is a joyful celebration of queer love and finding strength in vulnerability. . . . Impossible to put down!”—Alexandria Bellefleur, author of Written in the Stars and Hang the Moon

“A love letter to Tulsa and the beauty and resilience of queer communities everywhere.”—Alison Cochrun, author of The Charm Offensive

“Dumond uses the inner and interpersonal conflicts of her heroine to meaningfully prod queer rights issues in her funny and moving debut rom-com. . . . [A] seamless blend of serious issues, humor, and love.”—Publishers Weekly