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Longlisted for the 2022 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel

An embittered dog walker obsessed with a social media influencer inadvertently puts a curse on a young man—and must adventure into mysterious dimension in order to save him—in this wildly inventive, delightfully subversive, genre-nonconforming debut novel about illusion, magic, technology, kinship, and the emergent future.

The year is 20__, and Penfield R. Henderson is in a rut. When he's not walking dogs for cash or responding to booty calls from his B-list celebrity hookup, he's holed up in his dingy Bushwick apartment obsessing over holograms of Aiden Chase, a fellow trans man and influencer documenting his much smoother transition into picture-perfect masculinity on the Gram. After an IRL encounter with Aiden leaves Pen feeling especially resentful, Pen enlists his roommates, the Witch and the Stoner-Hacker, to put their respective talents to use in hexing Aiden. Together, they gain access to Aiden's social media account and post a picture of Pen's aloe plant, Alice, tied to a curse:

Whosoever beholds the aloe will be pushed into the Shadowlands.

When the hex accidentally bypasses Aiden, sending another young trans man named Blithe to the Shadowlands (the dreaded emotional landscape through which every trans person must journey to achieve true self-actualization), the Rhiz (the quasi-benevolent big brother agency overseeing all trans matters) orders Pen and Aiden to team up and retrieve him. The two trace Blithe to a dilapidated motel in California and bring him back to New York, where they try to coax Blithe to stop speaking only in code and awkwardly try to pass on what little trans wisdom they possess. As the trio makes its way in a world that includes pitless avocados and subway cars that change color based on occupants' collective moods but still casts judgment on anyone not perfectly straight, Pen starts to learn that sometimes a family isn't just the people who birthed you.

Magnificently imagined, linguistically dazzling, and riotously fun, Future Feeling presents an alternate future in which advanced technology still can't replace human connection but may give the trans community new ways to care for its own.
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Longlisted for the 2022 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
A Harper's Bazaar Best LGBT Book of the Year
One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of the Year
An LGBTQ Reads Most Anticipated Book of the Year

"Set in a klieg-lit technicolor near-future, Lake’s antic debut novel tells the story of two trans men who have to rescue a third from an emotional purgatory called the Shadowlands, where he was banished after a hex went astray." —The New York Times Book Review, New & Noteworthy

"If you’re looking for a book that ties together millennial hustle-culture ennui, magic, trans identity, and influencer culture (plus about a dozen other themes), look no further than Joss Lake’s debut, which is sure to stay on your mind long after you’ve finished the final page." —Emma Specter, Vogue

"This fantastic debut centers trans characters and friendships in ways that will have you laughing, reflecting and relating. Set in the near-future, Lake imagines a queer hero’s journey that is vivid, imaginative and immersive." ––Karla Strand, Ms. Magazine

"This is a taste of what it means for a novel to give zero fucks." —Hillary Kelly, Vulture

"There’s a lot going on in this zippy debut novel, where author Joss Lake conjures a near-future America stuffed with trippy technological advancements, queer magic, and regular old human dysfunction . . . Reading Future Feeling feels like watching a marathon of the Melissa Joan Hart version of Sabrina the Teenage Witch while on a pharmaceutical dose of psilocybin. To be clear: I mean that as a compliment. It’s an original, trippy caper." —Kate Knibbs, Wired

"Why can't real life be as vivid and glistering and riotous as it is in Lake's novel, in which Bushwick dog-walker Pen Henderson goes on an epic journey to save Blithe, a young trans man that Pen and his friends accidentally hexed via an Instagram post of an aloe plant? The answer to these questions, of course, is that maybe real life can be as magical as the one Lake describes—as long as we work toward dismantling our preconceptions of who we're supposed to be, rather than who we actually are. If it's Joss Lake's world, we'd all be better for living in it—it'd certainly be more colorful, and we'd all have really incredible names." —Kristin Iversen, Refinery29

"Future Feeling’s title announces the formidable force that emotions hold in this futuristic world . . . Like 94 percent of real life, it’s high stakes and big feelings about minor-seeming stuff." —Maggie Lange, The Cut

"I wanted to read a book that was smart and a little bit pissed off but not so cynical that it wasn’t also luminously, optimistically enthralled with the world and all the ways we might figure out how to live inside it. Future Feeling is that book . . . The book is not utopic, but it is filled with tenderness—a reminder for its readers that these days a real appraising eye sees not only decline but connection and potential as well." —Ari Braverman, The Believer

"Part sci-fi, part fantasy, part trans Brooklynite millennial saga, Future Feeling revels in its own chaos . . . This book is fun: hexes, moonlit rituals, a pet plant named Alice the Aloe, and well-placed critiques of gender, capitalism, and the alienating nature of advanced technology all abound. I’m still not sure how to classify Future Feeling—but defying neat categorization is kind of the point." —Mira Braneck, The Paris Review

"A trans man armed with the power of self-reflection embarks on a hero’s journey . . . akin to a queer millennial version of The Alchemist, complete with proverbs and personal growth . . . This is a modern allegory with a unique voice—searching, questioning, vulnerable, witty." —Kirkus Reviews

"Set in the near future, Lake’s quirky, chaotic debut follows trans man Penfield Henderson as he wrestles with his self-destructive impulses and stumbles his way toward finding a queer community . . . This coming-of-age journey through the surreality of gender will please readers seeking speculative queer fiction." —Publishers Weekly

"I devoured this funny, charming book of trans friendships and sly cultural commentary; a story about what truly matters for those of us lost in the maelstrom of identity and media. Here’s how unable I was to put it down: I accidentally dropped it in the toilet, fished it out, and kept right on reading." —Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby

About the Author

Joss Lake is a trans writer and educator based in New York whose work has been supported by Queens Council of the Arts, Women and Performance Studies Collective, the Watermill Center, and Columbia University. He runs a literary sauna series called Trans at Rest. This is his debut novel.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Soft Skull (June 1, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593766882
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1593766887
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 0.8 x 8.25 inches
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MJ James
5.0 out of 5 stars Future Feeling by Joss Lake
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2021
Released June 1, 2021

Future Feeling
By. Josh Lake
Soft Skull Press
P. 294
Format: eArc
Rating: ****
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I received an e-arc from @Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
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Future Feeling is a mystical trans fantasy novel. If that does not hook you instantly, then this may not be the novel for you.

Penfield R. Henderson is a dog walker in New York. He is haunted by the R in his name which stands for Ruth, the last remnant of his gender assigned at birth. He is also haunted by Aiden, a trans super influencer on the gram. Aiden shows a life that is a little too perfect. It is too much for Penfield to take. So, he does what any logical trans man would do. He uses his hacker roommate to hack into Aiden’s social media account. Then, he has his witch roommate send out a hex. Except, the hex does not hit Aiden. Instead, it attaches itself to Blithe, a trans man adopted from China. The hex sends Blithe to the Shadowlands. The Rhiz, a mythical organization for all trans beings, charge Penfield and Aiden to work together to bring him back.

This book is written whimsically but covers very deep topics. The book itself is amazing. I wish there was a Rhiz organization to initiate and connect all trans beings. The relationships that are formed are messy, but they are all the better for it. This novel is a validation to all trans beings that you are not alone. For all nontrans beings, then it allows you a glimpse into the mystical tribe.

For the most part, this book is set in a very familiar everyday setting. However, the technology is just slightly advanced. I think this was done, mostly, to highlight the more fantastical elements of the novel. It really makes more of a fusion novel than one set in any specific genre. Which, especially considering the subject matter, really works well.
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Philip Dembo
4.0 out of 5 stars Smart and Courageous
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2021
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This first time author took both a smart approach with a courageous vulnerability. You dont have to be Trans or within the LBGTQ community to identity with the main character. We all find our identities somewhere between the moment we are in and the Future Feelings we anticipate. Nice job!
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Lynette Campbell
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book!
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2021
A fun, riveting book that I couldn’t put down. At times it had me near tears, at others laughing out loud. The sci-fi elements were a delight. It was a pleasure to read about trans men navigating a near-future that was part dystopia, part utopia, and a believable extension of life today. Also, idk if this is tacky to mention in a review, but the sex scenes?? *chef’s kiss* Magnificent.
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Kristen Claiborn
4.0 out of 5 stars Creative!
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2021
I got this book through a Goodreads giveaway, and I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t have been on my TBR otherwise. It’s not super mainstream, which is where my recent reading trends have been focused. I’m also about as straight as they come, so I have a hard time connecting with LGBTQ literature. However, I’m trying. I have made efforts to step outside my normal genres to read books about subjects that aren’t like me. This is one of those books.
This book is HUGELY inventive. I don’t know the first thing about what it’s like to transition, but this book truly put me in a place where I could potentially understand the emotional turmoil it can create. I definitely can relate to the powers of social media. We browse Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, for hours on end, assaulting ourselves with what appears to be perfect people. We want to be those people so badly, and we pick apart our own lives trying to figure out what we’re doing wrong. The truth is those people are just better at photoshop and tell better stories. Nobody is THAT perfect. Every life has strife ( I think I could turn that into a poem…), and this book showcases that. It’s a delightfully interesting read. I think everybody needs a Rhiz (like a fairy godmother)! This book is definitely not for everyone, it’s a little off-the-wall, but it’s very well done.
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John Osborn
5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK IS SO MUCH FUN!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021
I absolutely loved this novel. I've honestly never read anything like it. It's one of the most brilliantly-imagined works of fiction I've ever encountered. The world-building is so specific and weird and thought provoking. It reminded of Pynchon or DeLillo, but queer!

Buy this book! You won't regret it!
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~ The year is 20__, and Penfield R. Henderson is in a rut. When he’s not walking dogs for cash, or responding to booty called from his B-list celebrity hookup, he’s holed up in his dingy Bushwick apartment obsessing over holograms of Auden Chase, a fellow transman, and influencer, documenting his picture-perfect transition into masculinity on the ‘Gram. After an IRL encounter with Auden leaves Pen feeling especially resentful, Pen enlists his roommates, the Witch, and the stoner-hacker, to put their talents to use in hexing Aiden. When the hex accidentally bypasses Aiden, sending another young transman named Blithe to the Shadowlands (The dreaded emotional landscape through which every trans person must journey to achieve self-actualisation), the Ruiz (The Quasi-benevolent big-brother agency overseeing all trans matters) orders Pen, and Aiden, to retrieve him. As they make their way in a world that includes pitiless avocados, and subway cars that change colour based on occupants’ collective moods, Pen starts to learn that sometimes a family isn’t just the people who birthed you. ~

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“Future Feeling” - Joss Lake.

~ The year is 20__, and Penfield R. Henderson is in a rut. When he’s not walking dogs for cash, or responding to booty called from his B-list celebrity hookup, he’s holed up in his dingy Bushwick apartment obsessing over holograms of Auden Chase, a fellow transman, and influencer, documenting his picture-perfect transition into masculinity on the ‘Gram. After an IRL encounter with Auden leaves Pen feeling especially resentful, Pen enlists his roommates, the Witch, and the stoner-hacker, to put their talents to use in hexing Aiden. When the hex accidentally bypasses Aiden, sending another young transman named Blithe to the Shadowlands (The dreaded emotional landscape through which every trans person must journey to achieve self-actualisation), the Ruiz (The Quasi-benevolent big-brother agency overseeing all trans matters) orders Pen, and Aiden, to retrieve him. As they make their way in a world that includes pitiless avocados, and subway cars that change colour based on occupants’ collective moods, Pen starts to learn that sometimes a family isn’t just the people who birthed you. ~

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5.0 out of 5 stars Queer…in the best way!
Reviewed in Australia on January 21, 2022
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A delicious blend of sci-fi and magical realism and surreal techy-feely-realness. Queer, as in gay af but also just wonderfully bizarre
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