Introducing "Casanova 20: Or, Hot World"

A heterosexual novel by Davey Davis

Mar 05, 2024

Dirk Bogarde rides a boat in "Death in Venice" (1971)

I’m excited to announce that the MS is now complete and preparing for her close-up! With the help of the masterful Alicia Kroell—who edited X, my second novel, to my great satisfaction—I’m optimistic that it will be published sometime next year.

Readers may remember that I shared an excerpt from Casanova, the story of the most beautiful man in the world and the friends he makes along the way, last autumn. For an even more condensed preview, here’s the PM announcement:

Author of X and THE EARTHQUAKE ROOM Davey Davis's first heterosexual novel, CASANOVA 20: OR, HOT WORLD about a young man isolated by his otherworldly beauty and his strange friendship with an older gay painter who has just learned he has the same terminal illness that killed his family; a story about art, desire, mortality, and intimacy, to Alicia Kroell at Catapult, by Julia Kardon at HG Literary.

I wish it were already 2025 (or do I??). Until then, stay tuned for more updates.

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