Sheldon L'henaff

Let the kids have their moment. We've earned this.

Happy tenth anniversary to this novel. After writing The Heart's Filthy Lesson, I definitely needed to focus on something a little lighter, and definitely with a happy ending. This story had come out of the many first draft notebooks I have, and the soundtrack to those writing sessions largely consisted of the Boney M Christmas album, And Tracey Thorn's Tinsel & Lights.

I still get messages from people who have picked up this novel about how much it means to them. This by far was one of my absolute favorite novels to write. Happy tenth. 🎄

So this is running a little late as I had posted something on some other social media outlets earlier, however today is the day the glow up was released to the world.

Drowned World turned fifteen years old on July 2nd. My first novel, a reflection of q***r love set to beats per minute had been out in the world for fifteen years. It had a long gestation over a number of years, part writers block, part distracted by other things in life. When I started writing that first draft, the thought of sharing it with the rest of the world was the furthest thing on my mind. I'd always let other people read my first drafts, to positive feedback.

The way it touched some of you was moving and meant the world to me. Crafting those characters, and telling their stories was without a doubt a labor of love. And as I work towards getting the third novel in the series completed and released, I thought it was appropriate to take a step and reflect on my debut.

Back at it...

Hi everyone,
Please ignore the waterlogged Moleskine notebooks for this special pride announcement.

Audreys Books Ltd. Has stickers and greeting cards, just in time for pride. Also make sure to visit the Orlando Corner for all books LGBT.

The author's eternal struggle....

ON THIS DAY in 2011: Sheldon L'henaff's second novel The Heart's Filthy Lesson is released. A reflection on the toxicity between two gay best friends, this novel was written while still working on the follow up to Sheldon 's debut novel Drowned World.

The story revolves around main characters Eli, and his best friend Dutch. One is determined to get what he wants at any price, while the other one wants him. Cue the beginnings of cracks in their once tight friendship, a beginning spiral into addiction, and an unsolved disappearance which threatens to blow everything apart. It's a novel that explores how the most dangerous dynamics between friends can be murder.

Hey everyone! Make sure you swing by Evolution Wonderlounge this Thursday and support your local authors!