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What s the role of a gay uncle? The Guncle suggests possibilities, dishing out lots of laughs as a guncle, his niece, and nephew deal with deep past and current grief.
Steven Rowley reads dramatically from his latest novel and discusses its Auntie Mame genesis on this week s Out in the Bay - Queer Radio. It s a heartwarming, humorous work of fiction about a once-famous sitcom star whose unexpected family tragedy leaves him with his 9-year-old niece and 6-year-old nephew for the summer.
Gay Uncle Patrick, or GUP as his family calls him, helps his young charges work through their grief with love and nonstop wit. And for himself although he offers them to the kids too plenty of mimosas. Amid the summer pool parties, bike rides and sleepovers, Patrick gains insights into his own grief and life, too.
Bay Area Reporter :: Out in the Bay: Steven Rowley s The Guncle heals grief with humor ebar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ebar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published May 18, 2021 at 4:39 PM PDT Listen • 29:30
/ The Guncle is author Steven Rowley s latest novel, to be published May 25, 2021
What’s the role of a guncle - a gay uncle? Best-selling author Steven Rowley serves up lots of laughs as a guncle, his niece and nephew deal with deep grief, past and current.
Steven Rowley reads - dramatically! - from his latest novel, The Guncle, and talks about its genesis on tonight s (10pm Tuesday) Out in the Bay. It s a heart-warming and humorous work of fiction about a once-famous sitcom star whose unexpected family tragedy leaves him with his niece and nephew for the summer.
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