{"product_id":"gaysians-109343","title":"Gaysians","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003eGaysians\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGLAAD Media Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eStonewall Book Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLambda Literary Award Finalist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Best Fiction of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLammy Award Winner, LGBTQ+ Comics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of the young adult graphic novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFlamer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes a heartwarming story following four gay Asians navigating love, identity, and friendship―a celebration of queer chosen family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen AJ moves to Seattle in the early aughts, he’s ready to reinvent himself as a gay Asian man―but his dreams hit reality fast with no friends, no job, and an apartment so far out, “not even \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003elesbians\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elive there.” Then a spilled drink at a bar introduces him to K, a glamorous drag queen; John, a shy gamer; and Steven, a reckless flirt. AJ’s “Boy Luck Club” helps him find love, pride, and belonging―until a brutal attack tests everything they know about friendship and family. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeticulously observed and gorgeously illustrated, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGaysians\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a fierce, funny, and tender story of queer resilience and self-discovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMike Curato\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author and illustrator the children's book series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLittle Elliot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He has also illustrated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat If...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Samantha Berger, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAll the Way to Havana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Margarita Engle, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWorm Loves Worm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by J.J. Austrian, T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ehe Power of One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e written by Trudy Ludwig, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIf I Were a Fish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Corook and Olivia Barton, and contributed to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat's Your Favorite Color?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Eric Carle and Friends, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSunny Day: A Celebration of the Sesame Street Theme Song\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDear Heartbreak: YA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eublishers Weekly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enamed Mike a “Fall 2014 Flying Start.” In the same year he won the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Founder’s Award. Mike’s debut young adult graphic novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFlamer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was awarded the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Young Adult and the 2021 Massachusetts Book Award for Middle Grade\/Young Adult. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGaysians\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is his adult debut.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e384 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2.52 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.3 x 1.3 x 9.2 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ingram Publisher Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48795418755328,"sku":"109343","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/3776\/files\/91wymlW24oL._SL1500_copy.png?v=1782163216","url":"https:\/\/asianartmuseumstore.myshopify.com\/products\/gaysians-109343","provider":"Cha May Ching Museum Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}