Description
"Ebensperger debuts with a big pink splash in the forthright but lighthearted memoir . . . This entertaining, funny, and warmhearted chronicle of the rocky road toward self-acceptance is a real charmer." -Publishers Weekly
A gay giant can't hide. This charming coming-of-age and coming-to-terms with oneself story shows us what it feels like to grow up queer in a heteronormative society in the 1990s.
Filled with pop culture touchstones from Cher to Steven Tyler, from Jurassic Park to Grey's Anatomy, this book navigates both the joy and the pain of puberty surrounded by ignorance and homophobia. How do you love yourself if you've learned so well to hate yourself? For all of us who've ever felt bizarre, damaged, or strange, we are shown that all is full of love, and that true acceptance must come from within yourself.
Major review attention
National media
Online/social media promotion
Potential strategic partnerships:
Pen America, Aids Healthcare Foundation, FLUX, The Trevor Project, GLADD, Lambda, GLSEN
Promotion through the author's Instagram account: @gaygigante and @gabrielebensperger
Bookseller/Library promotions:
- ARC giveaways through the ABA Advance Access Newsletter
- Blad giveaways to librarians and educators who attend the NY Public Library Programming at NYComicCon
- Book giveaways at ALA Midwinter, ALA annual, the Brooklyn Book Festival, and Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD.
- Graphic novel panels at San Diego ComicCon and NYComicCon.
About the Author
Gabriel Ebensperger is an artist and a writer who lives by the sea in Chile. He works as an illustrator, a graphic designer, and an art director. His work has been featured in several Chilean and international publications. Gay Giant is his debut graphic novel.
Reviews
"Folks who remember struggling with scant knowledge, a lack of queer community, or judgmental society will find a kindred spirit in this book." -Booklist
"A light, heartwarming journey through the confusion of growing up queer. This book might just soothe the inner child you've been building walls around for years." -Adam J. Kurtz, artist and author of You Are Here (For Now)
"A smart, sharply funny, perceptive coming-of-age tale about the meaning of queer identity, loneliness, and accepting who you are. A precious work of art." -Derek Milman, author of Swipe Right for Murder
"A sweet and funny graphic memoir about growing up gay and finding yourself along the way." - Melanie Gillman, author of As the Crow Flies and Stage Dreams
"A hilarious, charming, thoughtful, iridescent cotton-candy-pink gem of a book. Deeply relatable to anyone who's ever felt like they'll never fit in." -Sarah Mirk, author of Sex from Scratch and contributing editor at The Nib.
"A sweet, beautiful, and gently told story about the experience of growing up queer. I wish something like this existed when I was younger, but I'm glad that it exists for people to find now." -L. Nichols, author of Flocks
"A precious and funny book about what it's like to be gay and feel like a weirdo. Reminding us that even if we are ostracized by others, we can find joy and emotional stability in learning to love ourselves."-Shelby Criswell, author of Queer As All Get Out
Book Information
ISBN 9781951491161
Author Gabriel Ebensperger
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Street Noise Books
Publisher Street Noise Books
