Edward Underhill (Photo by Karianne Flaathen) MELISSA WHITLER | NBCU FellowMelissa@DallasVoice.com Edward Underhill’s first adult novel, The In-Between Bookstore, hits shelves Jan.
14. The book follows trans man Darby, who returns to his hometown in Illinois 12 years after moving to New York City. When confronted with all the ways the town has changed, he reaches out for a constant and finds The In-Between Bookstore where he worked in high school.
Except — the store seems too familiar, as if stuck in 2009. And the teen at the register looks a lot like Darby did at 16. Is there something present day Darby can do to change the past and advise his younger self?
Ahead of the book’s release, Edward Underhill talked with Dallas Voice about his writing process and inspiration for The In-Between Bookstore. Dallas Voice: With this being your first adult novel, what do you hope readers get out of the story? Edward Underhill: It was surprising how many people picked up my book and assumed that it would be a romance, since there’s still not a lot of queer fiction in adult spaces that isn’t romance.