Reese, the artsy one, structured, secretly in love with his best friend. Sal, the confident one, flamboyant, always having his guards up. It’s written from multiple points of view, and the boys’ voices were all so distinctive: Gabriel, the anxious one, delicate, afraid he wouldn’t make friends in the summer. Oh, yeah! From that very first page, this story held my attention. Golden Boys starts with two boys in bed together. Hard! It made me smile and my eyes prickle with tears. In the middle, that feeling waned a bit, but in the end, it all came tumbling back. Wanting to read more, and at the same time wanting to slow down and take it all in.
And then you find yourself musing after a few pages, reading again, and lingering on a page. This might be Phil Stamper’s best thus far! Four boys on the cusp of adulthood, friends since forever, all queer, spreading their wings, even if it means letting go.ĭo you know that feeling? A warmth that starts glowing in your chest while reading. It's not personal! Please connect with me on Twitter/IG/Tiktok at Thank you! Note: I no longer accept friend requests due to Amazon blocking reviews from Goodreads friends. Small Town Pride, his debut middle grade novel, publishes in Summer 2022.
Golden Boys, the first book in his upcoming young adult rom-com duology, comes out in February 2022. He works in author development for a major book publisher in New York City, where he lives with his husband and their dog. Years later, Phil is now the bestselling author of The Gravity of Us, As Far As You’ll Take Me, and other queer books for kids and teens. But after a while, the dry writing started to get to him, so he thought he’d finally work on that book he always wanted to write. and hundreds of emails to annoyed journalists. He loved writing for a living, even if he was writing press releases and news stories. Not long after-and he’s not totally sure how-he was jumping headfirst into a career in non-profit PR and sleeping in a real bed. When he first left his home state, he landed in Washington, DC with no job prospects, $800 in graduation money, and the promise of a walk-in closet to live in.
in Publishing with Creative Writing from Kingston University. in Music from the University of Dayton and an M.A. While it could be seen as a boring lifestyle to some, he kept himself entertained by playing the piano and writing stories that stretched his imagination.
Phil Stamper grew up in a rural village near Dayton, Ohio.
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