Epically Earnest - Hardcover

by Molly Horan (Author)

In this delightfully romantic LGBTQ+ comedy-of-errors inspired by Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, a high school senior works up the courage to ask her long-time crush to prom, all while deciding if she should look for her bio family.

Jane Worthing's claim to fame is that she was one first viral internet sensations, dubbed #bagbaby--discovered as a one-year-old in an oversized Gucci bag by her adopted father in a Poughkeepsie train station.

Now in her senior year of high school, Janey is questioning whether she wants to look for her bio family due to a loving, but deeply misguided push from her best friend Algie, while also navigating an all-consuming crush on his cousin, the beautiful, way-out-of-her-league Gwen Fairfax.

And while Janey's never thought of herself as the earnest type, she needs to be honest with her parents, Algie, Gwen, but mostly herself if she wants to make her life truly epic. With a wink toward Oscar Wilde's beloved play, Epically Earnest explores the complexity of identity, the many forms family can take, and the importance of being . . . yourself.

With prom fast approaching and a life-changing DNA test on the table, what's a girl to do?

• Oscar Wilde Retelling: A modern, queer take on The Importance of Being Earnest, complete with witty banter, comedic mix-ups, and a quest for one's true origins.
• Sapphic Romance: Follows Janey's journey to win the heart of her long-time crush, the effortlessly cool Gwendolyn Fairfax.
• High School Senior Year: All the drama and excitement of the last year of high school, centered around the ultimate rite of passage: the perfect promposal.
• Heartfelt Coming of Age: An emotional and funny story about what it means to be adopted, what makes a family, and the courage it takes to be truly yourself.

Author Biography

Molly Horan is a graduate of the New School's MFA program in writing for children and young adults. She currently works as an English professor teaching writing for young adults and writing for the web at NYU and SVA. Molly resides in Astoria, New York.
Twitter: @Molly_Horan