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R. Eric Thomas

R. Eric Thomas is the bestselling author of Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America, a Lambda Literary Award finalist; and the YA novel Kings of B’more, a Stonewall Honor book. Both books were also featured as Read with Jenna book club picks on Today. He is also a television writer (Apple TV+’s Dickinson, FX’s Better Things), a Lambda Literary Award–winning playwright, and the long-running host of the Moth in Philadelphia. For four years, Thomas was a senior staff writer at Elle online, where he wrote the popular “Eric Reads the News” column.
Congratulations, The Best Is Over!
Kings of B'more
Here for It: A Read with Jenna Pick

R. Eric Thomas author of HERE FOR IT | Books Connect Us<br/>

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Congratulations, The Best Is Over!
Kings of B'more
Here for It: A Read with Jenna Pick

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R. Eric Thomas author of HERE FOR IT | Books Connect Us

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