JONNY GARZA VILLA
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FIFTEEN HUNDRED MILES FROM THE SUN...
An #OwnVoices debut pitched as SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA meets ONE DAY AT A TIME, in a home where social conservatism, machismo, and masculine identity run deep, Corpus Christi, Texas high school senior Julián Luna is forced to keep his gay identity a secret. Jules' only focus is lying low the next ten months and enjoying every moment he has left with his friends before college takes them on separate paths.
Completely doable.
Until Jules wakes up hungover and discovers he came out on Twitter in between tequila shots. In an instant, his entire life is thrown—literally—out the closet.
Helping him navigate the life that is openly gay Jules is Mat, a Twitter mutual from Los Angeles who slides into Jules' DMs. He's friendly, supportive, funny, and so attractive. He's the first person Jules says the words "I'm gay" to. And, if he weren't three states away, could definitely be Jules' first boyfriend.
But a cute boy living halfway across the country can't fix all Jules' problems. There's one thing he'll have to face on his own: coming out to his homophobic father.
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An #OwnVoices debut pitched as SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA meets ONE DAY AT A TIME, in a home where social conservatism, machismo, and masculine identity run deep, Corpus Christi, Texas high school senior Julián Luna is forced to keep his gay identity a secret. Jules' only focus is lying low the next ten months and enjoying every moment he has left with his friends before college takes them on separate paths.
Completely doable.
Until Jules wakes up hungover and discovers he came out on Twitter in between tequila shots. In an instant, his entire life is thrown—literally—out the closet.
Helping him navigate the life that is openly gay Jules is Mat, a Twitter mutual from Los Angeles who slides into Jules' DMs. He's friendly, supportive, funny, and so attractive. He's the first person Jules says the words "I'm gay" to. And, if he weren't three states away, could definitely be Jules' first boyfriend.
But a cute boy living halfway across the country can't fix all Jules' problems. There's one thing he'll have to face on his own: coming out to his homophobic father.
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ABOUT JONNY...
Jonny is a product of the Great State of Texas, born and raised near and along the Gulf Coast and currently lives in San Antonio. They are a Sagittarius sun and Capricorn everything else, a lover of breakfast tacos and Takis, an avid Dungeons & Dragons player, and (most importantly) an author of contemporary young adult novels inspired by their own Tejane & Chicane and queer identities including their debut novel Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun, a Pura Belpré Honor Book and a Kirkus Best YA Fiction of 2021 selection, and Ander and Santi Were Here, expected early 2023.
www.jonnygarzavilla.com
Jonny is a product of the Great State of Texas, born and raised near and along the Gulf Coast and currently lives in San Antonio. They are a Sagittarius sun and Capricorn everything else, a lover of breakfast tacos and Takis, an avid Dungeons & Dragons player, and (most importantly) an author of contemporary young adult novels inspired by their own Tejane & Chicane and queer identities including their debut novel Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun, a Pura Belpré Honor Book and a Kirkus Best YA Fiction of 2021 selection, and Ander and Santi Were Here, expected early 2023.
www.jonnygarzavilla.com