Andrew Joseph White is a queer, trans author from Virginia, where he grew up falling in love with monsters and wishing he could be one too. He earned his MFA in creative writing from George Mason University's Creative Writing program in 2022 and has a habit of cuddling random street cats. Andrew writes about trans kids with claws and fangs, and what happens when they bite back.Find Andrew on Twitter and Instagram @AJWhiteAuthor.
"'Hell Followed With Us' bristles with energy and intensity,
written with a kind of gleeful ferocity. . . . It shines in
crystalline moments when Benji considers himself and his body, the
viciousness of the virus taking hold and the irony of its
unexpected gifts. . . . White's novel . . . [responds] with a long,
sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender
legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus."—The
New York Times
★ "[An] astounding and exhilarating debut. . . . This fast-paced
adventure is chaotic in the best way, featuring diverse and
relatable characters that readers will fall in love with, despite
their flaws, and a heartrending love story that reminds us that
humanity seeks comfort even in the most painful of
times."—Booklist, Starred Review
★ "This cinematically gory apocalyptic horror not only delivers
high stakes, fast-paced action, and fraught romantic drama, it
engages critically with the intertwining impacts of colonialism,
capitalism, and White supremacy. The resistance truthfully depicts
diversity within queerness while also holding White queer people
accountable for gatekeeping and upholding White supremacy. . . . A
restorative, hopeful resolution brings the story to a satisfying
close without turning Benji into a savior. A gloriously ferocious
and scorching blaze."—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
★ "Using evocative and visceral language, compact storytelling, and
inventive worldbuilding, White delivers a transformative depiction
of apocalypse through a queer lens. This debut is a moving and
timely tale of queer perseverance, offering hope for those fighting
for the right to exist without apology."—Publishers Weekly, Starred
Review
"Rippling with righteous fury. . . . Ultimately a story of both
queer survival and queer perseverance. . . . Hell Followed With Us
is, truly, like nothing else you'll read this summer, and its deft
balance of destruction and rebirth offers a satisfying, if far from
saccharine, end."—Paste
"This authentic story of consuming fury and the power of found
family to heal is an excellent choice. . . ."—School Library
Journal
"A compelling, powerful, and ultimately reassuring message for
teens deep in their own varied versions of misery."—The Bulletin of
the Center for Children's Books
"This book made me feel as understood and validated as I was
unsettled and pissed off. With vivid prose and a mirror held up to
the ugliest parts of ourselves, Andrew Joseph White is poised to
become a defining voice of our generation."—H.E. Edgmon, author of
The Witch King
"Gloriously dark and immersive, Hell Followed with Us cuts straight
to the core. With its endearing cast, detailed worldbuilding, and
breathtaking horror, this novel kept me at the edge of my seat.
Hands down the best YA horror book I've read."—Aden Polydoros,
author of The City Beautiful
"A timely and riveting tale of queer teens surviving and resisting
fundamentalism any way they can. Andrew Joseph White holds a mirror
up to the monstrosities within all of us, and I couldn't look
away."—Ray Stoeve, author of Between Perfect and Real
"A chimera of horror, romance, and something stranger. Hell
Followed with Us won me over to its vision of a grotesque future
where we're still here, still queer, and more monstrous than
ever."—Rose Szabo, author of What Big Teeth
"In a brutal, vibrant debut, author Andrew Joseph White does
something revolutionary: he fills dystopia with hope. Readers who
enjoy smart, politically-savvy speculative YA will be captivated by
this powerful new voice."—Kiersten Frost, Children’s Bookseller,
Brookline Booksmith
"A utopian model for queer community masquerading as a
dystopian YA novel. Andrew Joseph White has dared to create a story
where queer kids of all stripes love, fight alongside, and care for
each other despite their personal differences and the myriad of
things looking to kill them. It is as beautiful as it is hard to
read. This is what horror can and should be."—Cliff Helm, Left Bank
Books, St. Louis, MO
"This is a book with teeth, with fire, and with a bloody, beating
heart. Just as Benji sheds his skin to become a dark creature of
wrath, Hell Followed with Us warps our own world inside out,
showing the ugliest and brightest parts that humanity has to
offer."—Laura Graveline, Brazos Bookstore, Houston, TX
"White states that this book ‘began life as a fit of rage.’ Rage is
expressed in a world under the grip of extremists with their
demented version of religion. White has written a book of gore,
violence, and literally vomiting out one’s guts. Fast-paced and
difficult to read but more difficult to not read, the underlying
message of blindly following a leader is clear."—Shirley Mullin,
Kids Ink Children’s Bookstore, Indianapolis, IN
"Andrew Joseph White shows us exactly what it means to be human, in
all its horrific and wondrous forms. He plants the knowledge of
true family, letting it grow thick into the steady vine that keeps
the characters (and us) together through the thickest of frays.
Above all, he doesn’t flinch away from difficult truths, nor from
ferocious emotions and pain. This will be one of the best and most
important books of 2022."—Minna Banawan, Park Road Books,
Charlotte, NC
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