Synopses & Reviews
It's Tiny Cooper's turn in the spotlight in this companion novel to
New York Times bestseller
Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Jazz hands at the ready! Tiny Cooper (the world's largest person who is also really, really gay”) stole readers hearts when he was introduced to the world in the New York Times bestselling book Will Grayson, Will Grayson, co-authored by John Green and David Levithan. Now Tiny finally gets to tell his story from his fabulous birth and childhood to his quest for true love and his infamous parade of ex-boyfriends the way he always intended: as a musical! Filled with honesty, humor, and big, lively, belty” musical numbers, the novel is told through the full script of the musical first introduced in Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
Review
“Tiny Cooper...gets his own star turn.” Publishers Weekly, starred review
Review
“Tiny will have readers falling out of their chairs laughing....It's big. It's gay. It's outrageous and hilarious.” Kirkus
Synopsis
Especially for those of us who ordinarily feel ignored, a spotlight is a circle of magic, with the strength to draw us from the darkness of our everyday lives. Watch out, ex-boyfriends, and get out of the way, homophobic coaches. Tiny Cooper has something to say and he's going to say it in song.
Filled with honesty, humor, and big, lively, belty” musical numbers, Hold Me Closer is the no-holds-barred (and many-bars-held) entirety of the beloved musical first introduced in Will Grayson, Will Grayson, the award-winning bestseller by John Green and David Levithan.
Tiny Cooper is finally taking center stage... and the world will never be the same again.
About the Author
DAVID LEVITHAN is the New York Times bestselling author of many novels including, Every Day; Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green); and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn). His most recent novel, Two Boys Kissing, won a Lambda Literary Award. He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.