The Brightsiders

Emmy King should be enjoying success as the drummer of the Brightsiders. Instead, a disastrous night and a hospital visit turn her into a tabloid target. Trying to recover under constant scrutiny is difficult enough without strained family relationships and a growing attraction to bandmate Alfie. Their chemistry offers comfort but also threatens to create another story for the gossip cycle. Emmy, a bisexual teenager, must work out how to claim her own life while audiences keep trying to define it for her. With a nonbinary love interest and a wider queer circle around her, the novel follows the tensions between public image, private hurt, friendship and the risks of falling for someone close.