The Two Wills, 9798892426572
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A forbidden queer love story inspired by Shakespeare’s sonnets.
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The Two Wills

A Novel

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    4 August 2026

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Summary

From the USA Today bestselling author of Disco Witches of Fire Island comes a stunningly beautiful queer love story for fans of Hamnet and Song of Achilles.

It’s the late 16th century and 18-year-old Willy Hughes is still heartbroken over the loss of his first great love, Barnaby Stubb. He’s also desperate to escape his impoverished existence. To survive, beyond mucking out the toilets for pennies, he cons drunken men into believing he’s a beautiful young woman—then robs them of their…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798892426572
Author:Blair Fell
Publisher:Crooked Lane Books
Imprint:Crooked Lane Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:4 August 2026
Weight:369g
Dimensions:209mm x 139mm
About The Author

Blair Fell

Blair Fell writes and lives in New York City. His television work includes Queer as Folk and PBS’s California Connected. He has written dozens of plays, including The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun, the award-winning Naked Will, and the downtown cult miniseries Burning Habits. His personal essays have appeared in HuffPost, Out, Daily News (New York), and more.

He is a two-time winner of the prestigious Doris Lippman Prize in Creative Writing, including for an early draft of the USA Today and Lambda Award short-listed Disco Witches of Fire Island. His debut novel, The Sign for Home, was long-listed for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize and was selected as both an Indie Next and an Indie’s Introduce book by the American Booksellers Association.

Blair has also worked as an actor, producer, ASL interpreter, and director. Invite him to your book club!

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