Join local author Tomas Moniz for a conversation about his newly released novel, All Friends are Necessary.
Tomas Moniz’s impressive debut, Big Familia, put him on the literary map when it became a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway and a Lambda Literary Award. Moniz now returns with, ALL FRIENDS ARE NECESSARY (Publication Date: June 11, 2024; $28), an even more accomplished, beautiful sophomore novel that delivers a commanding new story about the power of community and the families we create for ourselves. It’s a tale of love that centers friendship, specifically the intimacy between men, over romance, joy over trauma. It’s not to say that hard things don’t abound in these pages—only that Moniz is concerned more with the interactions that shape us rather than those that tear us down. Propelled by vibrant, yet tender prose, ALL FRIENDS ARE NECESSARY “is like a late-night phone call with your best friend—exuberant, confessional, and above all, honest,” says Chelsea Bieker, author of Godshot and Madwoman. “Cutting to the heart of grief in all its multitudes, one man finds his way back to a new version of self after a deep loss. I tore through this book, inhaling line after surprising line, feeling myself want to reach into the pages and be saved too."