An explosion of creative beauty and heart NANA KWAME ADJEIBRENYAH author of CHAINGANG ALLSTARSDazzling and inventive DANIELLE EVANS author of THE OFFICE OF HISTORICAL CORRECTIONSNorths ability to capture the essence of queer experiences with authenticity and empathy sets this work apart tender and insightful GLAMOURRaffi is a physicist who spends their days removing stars from pictures of the night sky dreaming about parallel universes In this one theyre falling for a queer sculptor named Britt who they almost met when they were kids if only theyd had the courage to say helloWhat if Raffi had said hello The question catapults Raffi across alternate universes each an answer to the question of what their life might be like if things had happened just a little differentlyEach universe is beautiful and dangerous for Raffi Where apocalyptic landscapes teem with bears mothers fracture into hordes of animals and glistening sandcastles stand tall enough to live inside Across them all Raffi searches for a life that feels their own But everything eventually leads them back to Britt the girl they loved and lostIN UNIVERSES is a kaleidoscopic and tender navigation of love queerness and belonging that bursts with imagination and hope
