Finlater Archives

March 14, 2011 2 min read

Shawn Stewart Ruff’s first novel, Finlater, immersed readers in the world of 1970’s Midwestern adolescents. In Toss and Whirl and...

10 LGBT Teen Novels that Tackle Teen Suicide & Bullying

October 28, 2010 3 min read

In September, the suicide of 18-year-old Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi was a tragic close to a shocking month of...

March 16, 2010 2 min read

Lambda Literary Award Winner A coming-of-age story and tale of first love set in early 1970s Cincinnati, Shawn Stewart Ruff’s...