Why ‘Fruit Fly’ Author Josh Silver Wants Publishers to Just Say Gay
Summary
Josh Silver’s novel Fruit Fly is one of several new books featuring queer themes that are gaining attention. Silver credits online book communities for the novel’s success since it had little marketing support in the U.S. He emphasizes the importance of openly using the word “gay” rather than coded terms like “MM” to describe queer stories.Key Facts
- Fruit Fly by Josh Silver is a novel featuring queer themes that reached readers mainly through online communities, not traditional marketing.
- Silver previously wrote young adult novels and worked as a nurse after leaving acting.
- He was openly gay but faced career challenges early on, observing that some gay representation in media is accepted only if it fits a certain image.
- The current literary scene features multiple queer stories gaining popularity at the same time.
- Silver wants publishers and readers to openly call his book a “gay” story rather than using terms like “MM” (male/male romance).
- He believes avoiding the word “gay” removes historical and emotional experiences linked with the word.
- His book was first published in the U.K. by the publisher Oneworld, which did not censor his work.
- Silver sees a cultural shift toward more queer representation in literature compared to when he was looking for queer characters as a teenager.
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