Book Fair
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Jacob's time working a booth for a gay lit publisher at a huge New York City book convention isn't turning out like he hoped. One of the publisher's boxes goes missing, and when he finds it, the box is wrapped up in union red tape. Then he gets into a nasty debate with Toni, a hunk Jacob would rather stare at than argue with.
Maybe his first day at the book fair couldn’t get worse, but it certainly gets weirder when, after an hour-long snarling match, Toni offers Jacob a ride to his hotel. Jacob accepts, but his day does not improve—the ride is nothing but awkward silence.
Over the rest of the week, Jacob’s life disintegrates, and Toni’s repeated offers to drive him to his hotel become bright spots. Silence turns to civility turns to friendship, and though Jacob hopes for more, work keeps the two of them from spending much time together. Finally Jacob is free of obligations—but suddenly he can't find Toni anywhere, and Jacob’s time in New York is coming to a close.
Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His work has been published in The Fiddlehead, The Windsor Review, and filling Station. He has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Windsor, and is currently studying at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. A Description of the Blazing World is his first novel.
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Reviews for Book Fair
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5meh.
Overall, I enjoyed it. But the Italian family air seemed extremely stereotypic and over the top. Maybe it is realistic, but it seemed a bit tropey.
The way the two guys just fell in love immediately and yet the conflicts between them would have just been solved with communication , again, tropey.
If you want to have a super sweet romance, then you will like this book. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I enjoyed this as a quirky kind of love story but the sudden and unexpected 'conflict' came out of nowhere and wasn't all that well executed. This would have been a five star read if the whole abuse plot line had been ditched.