Name: Endpapers
ISBN: 9781643751849

Jennifer Savran Kelly

Endpapers

A page-turning, character-driven story set in 2003 New York City about a genderqueer book conservator who feels trapped by her gender presentation, her ill-fitting relationship, and her artistic block, as she discovers a decades-old hidden queer love letter and becomes obsessed with tracking down its author.

The book is set in 2003, in NYC (mostly Brooklyn, Upper east side manhattan and Long Island).

We follow Dawn, the narrator a genderqueer/fluid person trying to figure out their identity.

Dawn works in the Metropolitan museum of art as a bookbinder, mostly restoring/repairing books. But really would love to make their own work. Dawn finds a bookcover and letter in German hidden in a book, writting by Getrude to Marta.

Dawn dives into an adventure of sorts, trying to find out more about her. About themselves.

The book also had a very realistic and beautiful platonic friendship between Dawn and Jae.

The book has a beautiful quality to it and discusses heavy topics in a fluid, natural way, where we as the reader are taken along a journey. It’s written very unpretentiously in an easy way with short, packed chapters, that make you want to keep reading. I think the editing was great in this book, as what is left feels necessary. I will absolutely read more by Jennifer.

Suzanne

Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly

The book is set in 2003, in NYC (mostly Brooklyn, Upper east side manhattan and Long Island).

We follow Dawn, the narrator a genderqueer/fluid person trying to figure out their identity.

Dawn works in the Metropolitan museum of art as a bookbinder, mostly restoring/repairing books. But really would love to make their own work. Dawn finds a bookcover and letter in German hidden in a book, writting by Getrude to Marta.

Dawn dives into an adventure of sorts, trying to find out more about her. About themselves.

The book also had a very realistic and beautiful platonic friendship between Dawn and Jae.

The book has a beautiful quality to it and discusses heavy topics in a fluid, natural way, where we as the reader are taken along a journey. It’s written very unpretentiously in an easy way with short, packed chapters, that make you want to keep reading. I think the editing was great in this book, as what is left feels necessary. I will absolutely read more by Jennifer.

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