The Cruising Diaries by Brontez Purnell

The Cruising Diaries

Expanded Edition

Brontez Purnell, Janelle Hessig

Silver Sprocket · Print & ebook · December 17, 2020

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Who it’s for
A compact, candid mix of memoir and erotic comic form, with Brontez Purnell’s signature edge.
Genres
Graphic Biography & Memoir, Gay Graphic Novels, LGBTQ+ Humor
Published
Silver Sprocket, December 17, 2020

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About this book

The Cruising Diaries is a queer coming of age memoir that's not for the faint of heart. Follow author and musician Brontez Purnell on a series of hilarious sexual misadventures through '00s Oakland. Outrageous tales of taco truck trysts and bathhouse Santas are accompanied by full-color illustrations in this glorious expanded edition.

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A compact, candid mix of memoir and erotic comic form, with Brontez Purnell’s signature edge.

Come here for

  • graphic memoir energy
  • erotic comics, anthology pacing

Expect

  • short-story cadence
  • black cultural perspective

Where it sits

Graphic Biography & Memoir51%
LGBTQ+ Humor41%
Gay Graphic Novels29%

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Publisher categories

  • Graphic Biography & Memoir
  • Gay Graphic Novels
  • Black Stories
Authors
Brontez Purnell, Janelle Hessig
Publisher
Silver Sprocket
Published
December 17, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Graphic Biography & Memoir