by Sarah Gailey
Tordotcom
02/04/2020, hardcover
SKU: 9781250213587
In Upright Women Wanted, award-winning author Sarah Gailey reinvents the pulp Western with an explicitly antifascist, near-future story of queer identity.
"That girl's got more wrong notions than a barn owl's got mean looks."
Esther is a stowaway. She's hidden herself away in the Librarian's book wagon in an attempt to escape the marriage her father has arranged for her -- a marriage to the man who was previously engaged to her best friend. Her best friend who she was in love with. Her best friend who was just executed for possession of resistance propaganda.
The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and queer librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing.
Reviews:
"A dazzling neo-western adventure... Gailey's gorgeous writing and authentic characters make this slim volume a pure delight." -- Publishers Weekly
"A breezy, rousing and unrelentingly fun gallop." -- NPR, Best Books of 2020
About the Author:
Sarah Gailey is the bestselling author of the novels The Echo Wife and Magic for Liars. Their nonfiction has been published by Mashable and The Boston Globe, and they won a Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. Their fiction credits also include Vice and The Atlantic. Their debut novella, River of Teeth, was a 2018 finalist for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.