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Finally the journey of Jamie Goldberg and its kink climax is complete.
It’s been a long journey: I started this book project back in 2014, 10 years ago. Many things came and interrupted Jamie Goldberg’s voyage from adolescence to adulthood; not least was the passing of my beloved husband, Morris Taylor, COVID, the political upheavals that sidetrack one, as well as 4 international moves (San Francisco —> Bologna —> Amsterdam —> Turin). This last move is still in progress.I’m happy to report that Jamie is a little better off for the wait. One can see much clearer in volume three how he was grown and is growing; how he is able to confront things that would have shattered him earlier in life. This gives Jamie the ability to demonstrate growing attempts at maturity. As you read Slings and Arrows, you’ll notice these attempts are not always successful, don’t always have the intended effects, but in the end, he is able to triumph (hopefully in a surprising but not unexpected manner) and have a moment or two of grace as he struts out into the world, unsure but confident.
The first reviews of the book are extraordinarily positive. The Kirkus Review, which had trouble warming up to the earlier volumes (unlike Booklife, The Hoefler Awards, and others they did not understand the points being made), nevertheless, had unreserved praise for this one: “An excellent coming-of-age novel with an indelible lead,” reads the headline. Slings and Arrows will also make The Kirkus Review’s list of essential summertime reading for 2025.
I hope you use one of these purchase links to buy the book, recommend them to a friend or influencer, and please write a review in either Amazon or Goodreads (or preferably both). This book really needs to see the light of day, and the forest of the mass of books being published now means the book needs all the help it can get to get a fair reading.
But most importantly: enjoy reading! I agree with The Kirkus Review, it is an “excellent coming-of-age novel with an indelible lead.”