BOYS OF ALABAMA
Genevieve Hudson ’13
In this debut novel, Hudson breathes new life into Southern goth, following the life of a young boy as he discovers love, magic and the power of all things fried and cheesy. Max explores his masculinity with the “cool kids,” drinking beers and shooting guns, but soon finds his true home with Pan, a mysterious boy dressed in black and dubbed the school witch. Max navigates religion, immigration and young love in the sticky Alabama heat on a journey to discover what’s more important, staying true to your roots, or staying true to yourself. Boys of Alabama was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. It was also named as a Best Book of the Year by Esquire and Best Book of the Month by Entertainment Weekly, Lambda Literary and Southern Review of Books. Hudson received an MFA in fiction from Portland State University, and has published work in magazines including ELLE, Oprah Magazine, McSweeney’s, Catapult, Bookforum, Bitch and Tin House. Hudson is a Visiting Fiction Faculty member at Antioch University-Los Angeles’s MFA Program. —JENNIFER LADWIG MS ’21