Quote “Editions” is a publisher of quality low-cost books that marries the literary and fine arts in collectible editions.Our idea is to bring a higher esthetic to books of literary merit, issuing annually two or three showcase titles at a price point that excites the book-buying public, as well the collector’s among them. The editorial focus of Quote “Editions” will be literary fiction and young-adult fiction including graphic novels.Inimitably representing the standard Quote “Editions” will carry forth in all the books we publish, Finlater is a first novel by acclaimed author Shawn Stewart Ruff, the short-story writer and editor of Go The Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers. The novel debuted July 2008, and the accolades came… and continue to come. A 4-star Time Out New York review raved that the author has “penned a unique and arresting novel about two boys in love… mesmerizing… a gem.” A September 2008 profile of the author in OUT Magazine: “a finely tuned story rooted in time and place.” Xtra.ca proclaimed that the young hero of the novel is “…. a convincing kid in every way while doubling as a near-flawless vehicle for his author's wisdom about pubescent boys and their surging sexuality.” Among the prizes and nominations: the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Debut Fiction 2008; Finalist, the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction 2008; and a starred recommendation from the American Library Association Rainbow List Bibliography. |