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Peter Monn is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana where he lives with his dashing husband Alex and their brood of dogs named after their favorite literary muses. . Besides being a YouTuber, a dreamer, a romantic, a moon-child and a lover of carnivals, night swimming and driving around late at night, he is also a writer. His first book, The Before Now and After Then, was released in 2014 and he is currently working on a memoir and his next work of young adult fiction Peter also runs a BookTube channel called Peter Likes Books here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxpb... ...more

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Peter Monn It's a secret but it has orchids, teenagers, bonfires, police stations, drug treatment centers, true love, aliens and abandoned houses. Its a runaway …moreIt's a secret but it has orchids, teenagers, bonfires, police stations, drug treatment centers, true love, aliens and abandoned houses. Its a runaway love story between two best friends. (less)
Peter Monn Mostly, I come up with ideas while I'm driving around. I'll pull into a gas station and write out notes for an idea that I have that I think would mak…moreMostly, I come up with ideas while I'm driving around. I'll pull into a gas station and write out notes for an idea that I have that I think would make a great story almost seeing like a movie in my head. Currently in my phone I have about 20 different ideas for books, so the difficulty come in figuring out which book I'm going to write next! (less)
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“I smiled at her, but she didn’t smile back. Sometimes pain likes to be alone.”
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“Maybe, just maybe, the perfection of the world was found in the imperfection.”
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“That's the thing about parents. They ask what you think, but they don't really care, or at least they don't care enough to let it affect the outcome.”
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Which book should the YA LGBT Books Group read as our Book of the Month for November 2014?

 
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Queereaders: August 2014 - What are you reading? (no book covers) 21 46 Aug 29, 2014 08:37AM  
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YA LGBT Books: * November 2014 BotM - The Before Now and After Then -*Spoilers* 5 112 Nov 27, 2014 12:43PM  
“And then I would cry, because even though boys don’t cry, I did.”
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“Sometimes it was easier to stay and suffer for the short term than to have a permanent scar reminding you of the past.”
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“I smiled at her, but she didn’t smile back. Sometimes pain likes to be alone.”
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“Parents always thought if they could get on your level then that allowed them secret passage into your world when in reality, they were just manipulating you the whole time.”
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message 16: by brianna

brianna Hi Peter, I recently got into your book YouTube channel. Wanted to drop a recommendation (if you haven't already read it) of Red X by David Demchuck. It's partly a memoir and partly almost a folk tale, and was published after Bruce MacArthur was arrested for abducting and killing men he picked up in Toronto's Gay Village, and that is a thread that runs throughout the story. Also I look forward to more videos and recommendations!


Stephanie Peter, please consider reading Pretty Things by Janelle Brown for your book club. I really think you would LOVE it!


james ☆ thanks for accepting my friend request!! i love you so much =D


~Cyanide Latte~ Thank you so much for adding me, Peter! I'm not always very talkative in YouTube comments but you're one of my top favorite BookTubers of all time! When you mentioned in your recent video about becoming more active here on GoodReads and accepting friend requests, I thought I had nothing to lose and everything to gain by asking you for a friend request to find better ways to connect with you about books! Thank you so much, because my work week has been stressful, and seeing you accept my friend request has just made my entire week better already! Looking forward to seeing more of your reviews and talking with you about books!


message 12: by Jenny

Jenny Thank you for adding me :)


message 11: by Tiffany

Tiffany Yay, thanks for adding me! I love watching your Youtube, and now I like Booktube too. I'm exciting to step up my reading game :) Hope you are having a good new year so far! Wish I had a fountain coke right now, haha.

-Tiff


Alex ☣ Deranged KittyCat ☣ Hey, Peter, and thank you for accepting my invite! I enjoy your YT videos very much.


message 9: by Rob

Rob Rosen Peter, hi. Hope all is well. Since we’re Goodreads friends, I thought I’d share my latest novel, Midlife Crisis, with you.

"Rob Rosen does madcap gay humor better than anyone else writing today. Midlife Crisis is no exception." - Neil Plakcy, author of The Mahu Investigations

I hope you can pick up a copy. As a special thanks for your time, feel free to message me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/therobrosen) for a free PDF copy of any of my other 9 novels, which you can find here: http://www.therobrosen.com

All the best,

Rob Rosen


message 8: by Paul

Paul Hi Peter! Thanks for the friendship :)


Wency Hey Peter, nice meeting you. Thanks for the friendvite. ;)


message 6: by Laura

Laura Hi Peter! Thanks for the friend invite. I’m in love with your "currently reading" shelf! Two of my favorites. Looking forward to book gossiping with you. Happy Weekend! :)


message 5: by Alvin

Alvin Hey man, thanks for the invite! :D


Cory Thanks for the friend invite! I look forward to chatting books with you :)


message 3: by Macky

Macky Hi Peter. Thanks for the invite. Nice to meet you. :)


Sammy Goode Hi Peter! It's lovely to meet you!


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Nic Hi Peter, thanks for the friend request! :)


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