{"product_id":"all-friends-are-necessary-hardcover","title":"All Friends Are Necessary - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTomas Moniz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"tender and open-hearted novel,\" (Nina LaCour, author of \u003ci\u003eYerba Buena\u003c\/i\u003e) Tomas Moniz--a finalist for the PEN\/Hemingway and Lambda Literary awards--delivers a commanding new story about the power of friendship, community, and the families we create for ourselves.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Efren \"Chino\" Flores has just moved back to the Bay Area from Seattle, jumping from sublet to sublet. In Washington, he was an adored middle school biology teacher with a loving wife, and a child on the way--that is, until a stunning loss upended his life. Now he's working temp jobs, terrified of commitment, and struggling to put himself back out into the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But there to nurture Chino is a coterie of new and old friends and lovers who form a protective web around him. Closest to him are Metal Matt, a red-haired metalhead with a soft spot for Courtney Love and a rangy dog named Sabbath, and Mike and Kay, a couple whose literary edge is matched only by the success of their secret OnlyFans account. As Chino begins to date more men and women--and to open himself up again to love--his bonds with those around him grow both rich and profound. Like a fern blooming in the wake of a forest fire, new life comes after even the most devastating upheaval. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With gorgeous, heartrending detail and a seemingly infinite catalogue of tender, unexpected interactions, Tomas Moniz has created a striking mosaic of desire and belonging. An anthem to both queer and platonic love, \u003ci\u003eAll Friends Are Necessary\u003c\/i\u003e evinces the wonder of friendship and the joy of giving yourself up to the essential force of community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vibrant, alive, and absolutely devastating in its beauty, \u003ci\u003eAll Friends Are Necessary\u003c\/i\u003e is like a late-night phone call with your best friend--exuberant, confessional, and above all, honest.\"--Chelsea Bieker, author of \u003ci\u003eGodshot\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMadwoman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTomas Moniz\u003c\/b\u003e is a Latinx writer living in Oakland, CA. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eBig Familia\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the 2020 PEN\/Hemingway, the LAMBDA, and the Foreward Indies Awards. He edited the popular \u003ci\u003eRad Dad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRad Families \u003c\/i\u003eanthologies. He is the recipient of the prestigious SF Literary Arts Foundation's 2016 Award and the 2020 Artist Affiliate for Headlands Center for Arts. He currently teaches at Berkeley City College and the Antioch MFA program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52557218677043,"sku":"9781643755816","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Rh-e4ZJ3fi9781643755816.webp?v=1761177152","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/all-friends-are-necessary-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}