How to Excavate a Heart
HarperCollins · Hardcover · November 1, 2022
Stonewall Honor author Jake Maia Arlow delivers a sapphic Jewish twist on the classic Christmas rom-com in a read perfect for fans of Kelly Quindlen and Casey McQuiston.
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- Who it’s for
- A playful sapphic holiday romance pairs fossil-minded focus with the unruly business of starting over.
- Themes
- Sapphic romance, Jewish representation, Healing after rejection
- Genres
- YA Lesbian, Romantic Comedy for Teens, Holiday YA
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Stonewall Honor author Jake Maia Arlow delivers a sapphic Jewish twist on the classic Christmas rom-com in a read perfect for fans of Kelly Quindlen and Casey McQuiston. It all starts when Shani runs into May. Like, literally. With her mom’s Subaru. Attempted vehicular manslaughter was not part of Shani’s plan. She was supposed to be focusing on her monthlong paleoichthyology internship.
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She was going to spend all her time thinking about dead fish and not at all about how she was unceremoniously dumped days before winter break. It could be going better. But when a dog-walking gig puts her back in May’s path, the fossils she’s meant to be diligently studying are pushed to the side—along with the breakup. Then they’re snowed in together on Christmas Eve. As things start to feel more serious, though, Shani’s hurt over her ex-girlfriend’s rejection comes rushing back. Is she ready to try a committed relationship again, or is she okay with this just being a passing winter fling?
Winter, With Complications
A playful sapphic holiday romance pairs fossil-minded focus with the unruly business of starting over.
Come here for
- Christmas Eve snowbound tension and rom-com mishaps
- A romance tangled up with Jewish identity and fresh heartbreak
Expect
- Playful chemistry with a thoughtful edge
- A winter fling complicated by the question of commitment
Where it sits
| Holiday YA | 55% |
|---|---|
| YA Lesbian | 51% |
| Romantic Comedy for Teens | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
- Holiday YA
- Contemporary YA Romance
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- YA Romance - LGBTQ+
- Romantic Comedy for Teens
- College & Uni YA
- Assimilation for Teens
- Authors
- Jake Maia Arlow
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 1, 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Sapphic romance · Jewish representation · Healing after rejection
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age