Writing about literature, film, and the shaping of a gay life

The New York Times

I contributed “Hand-Embroidered Table Runner” to the Valentine’s Day feature “The Objects We Keep for Love.” Read more.

Recently Published Work

The Gay & Lesbian Review — On Boyd McDonald and gay desire
The Village Star-Revue — On 1990s bookstores on the Lower East Side
Critical Influences — On Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book
Script Doctor — On desire and class in Conversation Piece

About

I’m a Brooklyn-based critic, essayist, and editor. My work has appeared in The New York Times, The Sun, The Gay & Lesbian Review, Publishers Weekly, and Next Avenue.

I write and edit Quinn on Books, a monthly review column for The Red Hook Star-Revue and The Village Star-Revue, where I select and review fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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