Assistant Editor, Documentary magazine
Film critic/culture writer
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PUB DAY!
Itâs finally here! My new book HELLO STRANGER is out today. You can get it wherever books are sold (you can even get it as an e-book and as an audiobook as well, narrated by yours truly!)
Itâs been a whirlwind of a year but Iâm so proud of this book which LA Times call âa lively and intelligent addition to essential discourse on how not only accessing our desires but also being open about them can make us more human, and perhaps, make for a better world.â
WEEK 1 PRESS BLITZ!
1. A Case for Hookups With Strangers, Jake Nevins at The New York Times
2. A Culture Thatâs Ready for a Different Kind of Close-Up, Jessica Ferri at Los Angeles Times
3. Publisherâs Weekly review
4. Kirkus Reviews review
5. Book Excerpt at Electric Literature
6. Book Excerpt at Queerty
7. Q&A with Dez Deshaies at Foglifter
8. Interview with Rob Salerno at LA/Washington Blade
9. Q&A with Adam Vitcavage at Debutiful
10. Q&A with Michael Colbert at Referential
11. Thatâs A Gay Ass Podcast
12. Canât Host Podcast
PUB DAY!
My book HELLO STRANGER: MUSINGS ON MODERN INTIMACIES is finally out! You can get it wherever books are sold (yes, even in e-book & audiobook versions!)
This book is an extended meditation on flirting, a study on chance encounters with strangers; but above all itâs an interrogation on the very intimacies we should nurture in our everyday lives.
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Had a blast doing some write-ups for @latimes_entertainment âs 101 Best LA Movies list:
95. Less Than Zero (1987)
73. Her (2013)
57. Stand and Deliver (1988)
55. Real Women Have Curves (2002)
47. Spa Night (2016)
31. Speed (1994)
26. Tangerine (2015)
Some of my favorite 2025 pieces
1. Text Me When Youâre Done: Moulin Rouge!, Feeld
2. The Utopian Practice of Cruising, Electric Literature
3. âDocumentary Probably Doesnât Existâ: Gianluca Matarrese on âGEN_â and âI Want Her Dead,â Documentary
4. In this yearâs Oscar race, the revolution will be stylized, Los Angeles Times
5. âThe pink Marineâ: How Boots portrays American masculinity as a prison, The AV Club
6. Tallulah spirals in this weekâs I Love LA, The AV Club
7. FilmWeek: âMarty Supreme,â âSong Sung Blue,â âNo Other Choice,â and more!, LAist
8. Film Critics Explain Why Spanish-Language Horror Films Are So Scary | Critical Thinking, Rotten Tomatoes
9. LĂo Mehielâs âAfter the Huntâ role marks a milestone for trans Latines in Hollywood, DeLos
10. âBy Designâ Review: Juliette Lewis Becomes a Chair in a Bold if Baggy Body-Swap Sundance Movie, Variety
HELLO STRANGER comes out in paperback on January 20, 2026!
Itâs been a difficult year, and I canât say that (gestures wildly) helped this book find its footing or its place, even. But Iâm very proud of this queered meditation on intimacy and desire, and Iâve had so many delightful (and delicious) conversations about it. I canât wait for it to new readers in the new year.
Please recommend it to strangers & friends alike!
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