Genevieve Hudson is the author of the novel BOYS OF ALABAMA (2020). Their other books include the critical memoir A LITTLE IN LOVE WITH EVERYONE (2018), and PRETEND WE LIVE HERE: Stories (2018), which was a LAMBDA Literary Award finalist.

They hold an MFA in fiction from Portland State University, and their work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Catapult, Bookforum, Tin House, No Tokens, Joyland, Bitch, The Rumpus and other places. They have received fellowships from the Fulbright Program, The MacDowell Colony, Caldera Arts, and The Vermont Studio Center. They are a Visiting Fiction Faculty member at Antioch University-Los Angeles’s MFA Program, a freelance writer, and also work in advertising.They live in Portland, Oregon.

Books by Genevieve Hudson

Boys of Alabama

by Genevieve Hudson - Fiction

Newly arrived in Alabama, teenager Max already expects some of the raucous behavior of his new, American friends, but he doesn’t anticipate the comradery --- or how quickly he would be welcomed into their world of basement beer drinking. In his new canvas pants and thickening muscles, Max feels like he’s “playing dress-up.” That is until he meets Pan, the school “witch,” in Physics class. Suddenly, Max feels seen, and the pair embarks on a consuming relationship: Max tells Pan about his supernatural powers, and Pan tells Max about the snake poison initiations of the local church. The boys, however, aren’t sure whose past is darker, and what is more frightening --- their true selves, or staying true in Alabama.