{"product_id":"the-two-wills-9798892426572","title":"The Two Wills","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDisco Witches of Fire Island\u003c\/i\u003e comes a stunningly beautiful queer love story for fans of \u003ci\u003eHamnet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the late sixteenth century, and eighteen-year-old Willy Hughes is still heartbroken over the loss of his first great love, Barnaby Stubb. He's also desperate to escape his impoverished existence. To survive, beyond mucking out the toilets for pennies, he cons drunken men into believing he's a beautiful young woman--then robs them of their purses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilly's hope for a brighter future appears doomed until a newly famous poet (also named William) spots Willy in an alehouse and asks him to join his acting company. Willy is instantly smitten and determines to see if the poet's heart might be open to a love that dares not speak its name. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlas, the poet Will has a wife and a mistress and says he's only interested in Willy as an actor. But why does he look at Willy \u003ci\u003ethat way\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite being untrained and illiterate, Willy quickly rises to fame on the stage, creating the roles of Juliet, Rosalind, and Cleopatra. Soon, the private love sonnets arrive, and Will's romantic ambiguity is driving Willy mad. Is he made differently than Willy thought? Or is it that mistress who's blocking Willy's quest to possess the poet? Or the poet's wife? And what happens when a sexy rival poet by the name of Christopher Marlowe comes knocking on Willy's door? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by Oscar Wilde's theory of Shakespeare's sonnets, \u003ci\u003eThe Two Wills\u003c\/i\u003e explores romance in all its forms, both on the page and between the lines, where no love is ever really lost--especially when you are the \"master mistress\" of the greatest writer in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14745441\"\u003eBlair Fell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alcove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798892426572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027280\"\u003eRomance | Historical | Tudor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027190\"\u003eRomance | LGBTQ+ | Gay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC040000\"\u003eAlternative History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlair Fell\u003c\/b\u003e writes and lives in New York City. His television work includes \u003ci\u003eQueer as Folk \u003c\/i\u003eand PBS's \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Connected.\u003c\/i\u003e He's written dozens of plays, including \u003ci\u003eThe Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun\u003c\/i\u003e, the award-winning \u003ci\u003eNaked Will\u003c\/i\u003e, and the downtown cult miniseries \u003ci\u003eBurning Habits. \u003c\/i\u003eHis personal essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Daily News \u003c\/i\u003e(New York), and more. He's a two-time winner of the prestigious Doris Lippman Prize in Creative Writing, including for an early draft of the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e and Lambda Award short-listed \u003ci\u003eDisco Witches of Fire Island.\u003c\/i\u003e His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sign for Home\u003c\/i\u003e, was long-listed for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize and was selected as both an Indie Next and an Indie's Introduce book by the American Booksellers Association. Blair has also worked as an actor, producer, ASL interpreter, and director. Invite him to your book club! www.blairfell.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alcove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229475459369,"sku":"9798892426572","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/9798892426572.jpg?v=1790358945","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-two-wills-9798892426572","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}