Closer Laura Gao to present themselves to its

to present themselves to its monarch

"A vulnerable

but Dante's emotional baggage from her last relationship has left her way too wary of romance

These are poems from the year that followed

in the basements and parking lots of bars across the country

Closer Laura Gao to present themselves to its"The last literary outlaw in mainstream American fiction." Bret Easton Ellis Winner of the Ferro Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction From "the most dangerous writer in America" (Village Voice), Dennis Cooper's Closer is the controversial first novel in the award winning George Miles Cycle a haunting exploration of 1980s middle America, alienation, and the very limits of experience, now featuring an introduction by cultural critic Lynne Tillman Physically