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Dan Savage's nationally syndicated sex advice column, "Savage Love," enrages and excites more than four million people each week. In The Kid, Savage tells a no-holds-barred, high-energy story of an ordinary American couple who wants to have a baby. Except that in this case the couple happens to be Dan and his boyfriend. That fact, in the face of a society enormously uneasy with gay adoption, makes for an edgy, entertaining, and illuminating read. When Dan and his boyfriend are finally presented with an infant badly in need of parenting, they find themselves caught up in a drama that extends well beyond the confines of their immediate world. A story about confronting homophobia, falling in love, getting older, and getting a little bit smarter, The Kid is a book about the very human desire to have a family.
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"As a fan of Dan's for many years and an adoptive parent I couldn't believe I didn't know about this book. Hearing it in Dan's very familiar voice made it that much better.He manages to make the story of his son's adoption (and his relationship with Terry) very funny and very real. I loved it hard and didn't want it to end.Thanks Dan."
— KathyB (5 out of 5 stars)
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“The Kid is a wonderful, charming account of real ‘family values’ that proves love knows no limits.”
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“[Savage’s] forthrightness is brave and daring in the face of social opposition to gay parenting.”
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“This book is such a good read that even those who have thought a lot about gay parenting will find their horizons expanded.”
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“Savage is honest and informed. Many readers, including gays who believe that adoption is prohibited to them, will welcome Savage’s book like a visit from a generous and irreverent stork.”
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“A book of humor and heart and a vision of life lived fully, Savage paints a picture of an ideal home for his and his boyfriend’s child in its blemished humanity and right-on queerness; it’s a book that can’t be put down for the same reasons.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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Winner of PEN USA West Award for Fiction
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About Dan Savage
Dan Savage is an author, journalist, and activist widely known and appreciated for his mordant wit, political commentary, and commonsensical approach to all manner of sexual issues. He is the author of the internationally syndicated column “Savage Love” and the editorial director of The Stranger, a weekly newspaper in Seattle. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the op-ed pages of the New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Salon.com, Nest, Rolling Stone, The Onion, and many other publications. He lives in Seattle, Washington, with his husband Terry Miller.