Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Miseducation of Cameron Post | 2012 | Emily M. Danforth | Buy |
| 2 | Plain Bad Heroines | 2020 | Emily M. Danforth | Buy |
Emily M. Danforth’s two novels are very different from each other but share a sharp eye for character and setting. The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2012) is set in small-town Montana and follows a teenage girl forced into a religious conversion program. It won the Montana Book Award and was turned into a well-received film.
Plain Bad Heroines (2020) shifts to gothic territory, weaving together a historical mystery at an early 1900s boarding school with a contemporary storyline about the making of a horror film. Both books deal with queer identity, but in completely different registers.