Gays Reading December Book Club: Erin O. White (Like Family)
In this *spoiler free* conversation, host Jason Blitman talks to author Erin O. White about her book LIKE FAMILY, the December Gays Reading Book Club pick with Allstora.
LIKE FAMILY — a warm, big-hearted debut about the beautiful, messy, complicated ways we love one another. Set in a picturesque town in upstate New York, the novel follows three interconnected couples navigating friendship, parenthood, queer identity, jealousy, grief, and the quiet bravery of choosing each other again and again.
At its core, LIKE FAMILY is a love letter to queer families and small-town life. What I love most is how Erin O. White writes about family — the people who see you, hold you, frustrate you, change you — with tenderness, humor, and honesty. These characters are flawed, loving, funny, and so deeply human. If you enjoy character-driven family novels in the spirit of Anne Tyler, Catherine Newman, and Ann Patchett, this one will feel like a cozy hug.
A fifty-one-year-old debut novelist, Erin O. White is also an essayist and the author of the memoir Give Up For You. After growing up in Colorado and living for twenty years in western Massachusetts, she now lives with her wife and daughters in Minneapolis.
What do you get when you join the Gays Reading Book Club?
- Curated book delivered monthly to your door (at a discount!) – the books we’d call “accessibly literary”
- 30% Off Allstora’s website
- Access to the book club “Kiki” to talk about the books
- Exclusive author Q&As
- Allstora donates a children’s book to an LGBTQIA+ youth
- This club exclusively supports LGBTQIA+ authors
- And more!
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December Book: Like Family by Erin O. White
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