what we do is secret

  • a novel
    • Chapter 1
    • Excerpts
      • Book 1 East of La Brea
      • Book 2 The Walk of Fame
      • Book 3 The Letter H
      • Book 4 The Vex
      • Book 5 The Burning of Los Angeles
      • Book 6 West of the West
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  • by thorn kief hillsbery
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  • Finalist, 2005 Lambda Literary Award for Fiction
  • Synopsis
  • Excerpt — Chapter 2
  • Excerpt — Chapter 16
  • Excerpt — Chapter 23
  • Excerpt — Chapter 38
  • Excerpt — Chapter 51
  • Excerpt — Chapter 53
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  • “An explosion of words”
  • “Flows perfectly”
  • “Really, really, really loved this book”
  • “Kief Hillsbery is a god.”
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  • “Like an homage”
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  • “Definitely worth a trip”
  • “A punk version of <i>Ulysses</i>”
  • “Single best description of a mosh pit ever.”
  • “Tense with the poetry of night and the city”