"From the author of the Lambda Literary Award-winning
The Life and Death of Sophie Stark comes an alt-history feminist western . . . Think
Foxfire by way of Maddie from
True Grit, yet North's swashbuckling saga is wholly her own." --
O, the Oprah Magazine (Best LGBTQ Books of 2021)
"A lovely slow draw in the world of the Old West, a story about the people who don't belong, portraying a realistic, close-minded world that only accepts women willing to fit into a specific mold . . . It's exciting to read a Western tale that features such a range of women and queer characters, and Ada herself is a bold protagonist whose desire to learn more about the female reproductive system and how it actually functions runs fiercely in her veins. Perfect for fans of Sarah Gailey's
Upright Women Wanted." --
Booklist"North's knockout latest chronicles the travails of a midwife's daughter who joins a group of female and nonbinary outlaws near the end of the 19th century . . . The characters' struggles for gender nonconformity and LGBTQ rights are tenderly and beautifully conveyed. This feminist western parable is impossible to put down." --
Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Earns its place in the growing canon of fiction that subverts the Western genre by giving voice to the true complexity of gender and sexual expression, as well as race relations, that has previously been pushed to the margins of traditional cowboy or westward expansion tales. A genre- (and gender-) bending take on the classic Western." --
Kirkus"Fans of Margaret Atwood and Cormac McCarthy finally get the Western they deserve in
Outlawed, but Anna North doesn't just reimagine a damsel-in-distress as her own savior. She plays with the promise and danger of the frontier, introducing us to an America we never knew--and one we know all too well." --Alexis Coe,
New York Times bestselling author of
You Never Forget Your First and
Alice+Freda Forever"A grand, unforgettable tale." --Esmé Weijun Wang, author of
The Collected Schizophrenias"Terrifying, wise, tender, and thrilling. A masterpiece." --R. O. Kwon, author of
The Incendiaries"Flips the script on the beloved Western genre and gives us the iconic heroine-on-the-run we deserve. Anna North is a riveting storyteller . . . Reader, you are in for a real treat!" --Jenny Zhang, author of
Sour Heart"Moving and invigorating. As she mines the genre for vital new stories, North beautifully shines a light on our real past and conveys a warning for the future." --Lydia Kiesling, author of
The Golden State
