We hosted the launch of Garth Greenwell’s Cleanness, a stirring and meditative follow-up to his acclaimed debut novel What Belongs to You. Greenwell was joined in conversation by Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl.
Cleanness is a beautifully crafted reflection on sex, violence, love, and loss, told through the voice of a gay American man preparing to leave his teaching post in Bulgaria. As we embark on a heartbreaking journey, our understanding of the impulses behind our brutality and tenderness expands.
