Underhill has switched to adult fiction in his new book, The In-Between Bookstore, but the heart and joy are still there, in abundance! Darby is a trans man living in NYC, but while he’s got a good group of friends, his apartment rent is rising to an astronomical level and he’s just been let go from his job. He’s been feeling adrift lately, so when his mom tells him she’s selling the house and moving into a condo, he decides it’s time to head home to Illinois and face his fast. But while he’s there, a strange thing happens. When he walks into The In-Between Bookstore, where he worked in high school, it’s still 2009…and his younger self is working behind the counter. But what does this mean?
The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill, (List Price: $28, Avon, 9780063357631, January 2025)
Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia