TJ Alexander

2 months ago | bookriot.com | TJ Alexander |Erica Ezeifedi |Jessica Pryde

Somehow, we are already in the third month of the year. February both felt like it dragged and went by too quickly. What is time, amirite? Temporal musings aside, March has so many books to be excited about. While the featured books have been picked out of this month’s many great releases by our writers—and include everything from the fifth Hunger Games novel to a trans-Regency romance—I also want to highlight a few titles out this week in particular.

Aug 1, 2024 | time.com | Shannon Carlin |TJ Alexander

These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. By Shannon CarlinAugust 1, 2024 8:15 AM EDTIn their charming 2023 rom-com Chef’s Choice, author TJ Alexander pushes queer representation in the genre forward by placing a transgender couple at the center of the story.

Jan 11, 2024 | themarysue.com | TJ Alexander

I have been wrong about lots of things lately. Like, hilariously, complete 180 incorrect. Unable to read the room. Not gifted by the dodgeball of Apollo. Examples: I told myself this was the year I would stop buying so many damn books. (That resolution lasted about, hm, two days.) I was convinced that Our Flag Means Death’s standout season two performance by Con O’Neill’s Izzy Hands meant that character would live forever.

Dec 5, 2023 | themarysue.com | TJ Alexander

So you have to go home for a big, carb-laden meal, possibly bookended by a series of family and/or religious traditions that require uncomfortable shoes. We’ve all been there! Luckily, you have me, an expert in surviving a Hometown Holiday, to tell you how best to do it. Step One: Have a Sassy Best Friend in your back pocket.

Nov 1, 2023 | libraryjournal.com | TJ Alexander

. Dec. 2023. 352p. ISBN 9781668021965. pap. $17.99. LGBTQIA+ ROMANCE COPY ISBN Newly unemployed and nearing 40, Eli reluctantly sublets his New York City apartment and returns to his parent’s home in Florida. He’s hoping this move is only temporary until he finds a new writing job. But when he runs into Nick—his childhood best friend, ex-boyfriend, and first love—things get complicated.