Shani gets a job walking May’s dad’s corgi (whose name is Raphael) and the two get to know each other … and maybe fall in love :0

That girl turns out to be May, who’s staying at her dad’s house for the break. Now she’s heading down to DC for a winter break paleoichthyiology (meaning: dead fish–so fun) internship when her mom bumps into an unsuspecting girl with her car. The book is about Shani, who just finished her first semester of college and got her heart broken in the process. I’m screaming!! I’m glad someone other than me is excited to read the book I wrote to try to heal from lesbian heartbreak (spoiler: it worked). Words cannot describe how excited I am to read How to Excavate a Heart! For those who may only be learning about How to Excavate a Heart for the first time, what is it about – and what is something that readers can look forward to when they read it? And now that I know I will never stop!!!! My debut novel is a queer middle-grade roller coaster road-trip story called Almost Flying which won the Stonewall Honor! I’ve been writing for a long time, but it took until college to realize I could write books with queer and Jewish characters. Thank you so much for having me, Kashvi! I’m a lesbian Jewish author and full-time simp for my girlfriend and our cat. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your writing journey till now?

Hello Jake! Thank you so much for visiting us on Misty Realms for pride month. Goodreads | Book Depository | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | PRE ORDER FROM INDIE STORES | Is she ready to try a committed relationship again, or is she okay with this just being a passing winter fling?įind and pre-order How to Excavate a Heart on: As things start to feel more serious, though, Shani’s hurt over her ex-girlfriend’s rejection comes rushing back. Then they’re snowed in together on Christmas Eve. She was going to spend all her time thinking about dead fish and not at all about how she was unceremoniously dumped days before winter break.īut when a dog-walking gig puts her back in May’s path, the fossils she’s meant to be diligently studying are pushed to the side-along with the breakup. She was supposed to be focusing on her monthlong paleoichthyology internship. With her mom’s Subaru.Īttempted vehicular manslaughter was not part of Shani’s plan. Becky Albertalli meets Casey McQuiston in this sapphic Jewish twist on the classic Christmas enemies-to-lovers rom-com, as college freshman Shani’s internship is interrupted by a whirlwind winter fling.

Almost Flying by Jake Maia Arlow