A Boy Like Me Revisited
I wrote and revised A Boy Like Me during the first year of Grub Street’s Novel Incubator program. Two years later, on September 4, 2014, the book was published by 215 Ink. During the summer of 2024, Mike Perkins approached…
Category: LGBTQ
Spies, Love on the Margins, and “The History of Lost Things” in Hesse Phillips’ Debut Novel, Lightborne
In their enthralling debut historical novel Lightborne, Hesse Phillips brings to life the last dangerous days of famed Elizabethan playwright and poet, the outspoken and provocative Christopher Marlowe. In his time, and to this day, audiences and readers captivated by…
John Copenhaver Discusses his new McCarthy-Era Mystery, Hall of Mirrors
Set in post-World-War-II Washington D.C., during the McCarthy era and the Lavender Scare, John Copenhaver’s Hall of Mirrors, is a fast-paced mystery that tells the story of a young lesbian couple, Judy Nightingale and Philippa Watson, whose passion for each…
Meet Kasey LeBlanc, Author of Flyboy
“No one knows where the Midnight Circus comes from—when it began or how…It comes for those who need it.” So opens Kasey LeBlanc’s debut novel, Flyboy, beckoning those who need a magical refuge as much as does the novel’s fierce…
Novel Incubator’s Very Good Year
2023 was a very good year for Novel Incubator. Eleven alums were published and more are waiting in the wings for 2024. Looking for a good read to welcome the new year? Here are the Novel Incubator books that came…
Next Chapters: Timothy Deer
Growing up in rural Vermont, Timothy Deer was a local star in the fast-paced world of competitive jump rope. Later, his fame grew to include such starring roles as “man at airport” in a major motion picture and “palace guard” in various productions with Boston Ballet.