Homebodies

Tembe Denton-Hurst

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Paperback

Forthcoming
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English

HQ
30 October 2024

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Adult & contemporary romance

‘Sexy, honest, and powerful. I laughed, I cried, I NEED more’ Reader review,

‘I melted into this book and loved every minute of it – if you're looking for a contemporary story of a queer black girl finding herself, you'll love this’ Reader review,

‘Homebodies is so many different things. Political and social commentary, romance, drama, journey to self-discovery— it’s the story of a young queer Black woman caught up in the whirlwind of everything life can throw at you’ Reader review,

‘Quiet, complex, vulnerable … it's really powerful to show a raw, relatable character trying to decide if the career she's worked toward for her entire life is worth the pain it causes her’ Reader review,
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She’s stayed quiet for too long.

Now it’s time to speak her truth. Until twenty-four hours ago, Mickey Hayward was living the life she’d always dreamed of. She was working for a popular media company, and she was in a committed loving relationship.

Now she’s fired, tossed aside for a younger, more ‘agreeable’ Black writer. Sick of being overlooked, she responds with an online letter detailing the racism she’s faced within the industry. And when a media scandal turns Mickey’s post into a viral sensation, suddenly everyone wants to hear what she has to say.

That’s what Mickey has always wanted – isn’t it?

Don’t miss this incredibly witty, intimate, and moving debut. Perfect if you love:

Coming of age

Old flame

Love triangle

City girl/small hometown
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Praise for Tembe Denton-Hurst

‘I saw so much of myself in her utterly delicious and sometimes aching story’ Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of the New York Times bestselling The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois

'Denton-Hurst has written a warm, brilliant novel that’s stunning and poignant; Homebodies is wonderfully witty and full of empathy and entirely original’ Bryan Washington, award-winning author of Memorial and Lot

'A gorgeous and compulsively readable coming-of-age story about a young, Black, queer writer trying to figure out her purpose and her identity’ Vogue

By: Tembe Denton-Hurst
Imprint: HQ
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9780008607678
ISBN 10: 0008607672
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 30 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Tembe Denton-Hurst (known on the internets as @tembae) is a book-obsessed beauty and culture writer and author. She currently works as a staff writer at New York Magazine's The Strategist where she covers beauty, lifestyle, and books. When she's not writing, Tembe can be found on her couch in Queens where she lives with her partner and their two cats Stella and Dakota. Homebodies is her debut novel.

Reviews for Homebodies

Praise for Homebodies ‘Sharp and heartfelt and keenly observed – I devoured this book’ Katie Cotugno, New York Times Bestselling author of Birds of California ‘I saw so much of myself in her utterly delicious and sometimes aching story’ Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of the New York Times bestselling The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois ‘Denton-Hurst dazzles with her stirring indictment of racism in media and its insidious effects on Mickey. . . Emotionally and politically resonant, this is not to be missed.’Publishers Weekly