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Shawn Stewart Ruff

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Born

in Cincinnati, Ohio, The United States

Website

http://www.shawnstewartruff.com

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Literature & Fiction, Gay & Lesbian, African America Literature

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Henry James, John Cheever, Flannery O'Connor, Gayle Jones, William Sty ...more

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September 2015

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Award-winning author Shawn Stewart Ruff is author of the novels Days Running (2025), GJS II (2016), Toss and Whirl and Pass (2010), Finlater (2008), and the novella One/10th (2013). He is also editor of the landmark anthology Go the Way Your Blood Beats (1996).

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Average rating: 3.9 · 213 ratings · 44 reviews · 13 distinct works

	Finlater 3.85 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers 4.11 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toss and Whirl and Pass 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GJS II 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Days Running: A Novel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tenths 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flash Supremes 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Driving Uncle Tom 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Late Came the Riot it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“She said "sweet boy" again, as if making a diagnosis like tooth decay or flat feet. I was embarrassed. I didn't know if I was being insulted or complimented.”
― Shawn Stewart Ruff, Finlater

tags: african-american-lgbtq-ya, lgbtq, lgbtq-ya, sweet-boy

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“Kids without dads are desperate and jealous. Those with dads can be uppity and sharp.”
― Shawn Stewart Ruff, Finlater

tags: african-american-lgbtq-ya, lgbtq, ya, ya-fiction, young-adult-fiction, young-adult-novels

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“See, you don't wanna be a Jew. Too much work--there's a lot of holidays but it's even more work. It's sanctioned oppression, it's God's tyranny.”
― Shawn Stewart Ruff, Finlater

tags: african-american-lgbtq-ya, judaism, lgbtq-jewish-ya, lgbtq-lgbtq-ya, ya-fic, ya-fiction, young-adult, young-adult-fiction

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“Kids without dads are desperate and jealous. Those with dads can be uppity and sharp.”
― Shawn Stewart Ruff, Finlater

tags: african-american-lgbtq-ya, lgbtq, ya, ya-fiction, young-adult-fiction, young-adult-novels

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“See, you don't wanna be a Jew. Too much work--there's a lot of holidays but it's even more work. It's sanctioned oppression, it's God's tyranny.”
― Shawn Stewart Ruff, Finlater

tags: african-american-lgbtq-ya, judaism, lgbtq-jewish-ya, lgbtq-lgbtq-ya, ya-fic, ya-fiction, young-adult, young-adult-fiction

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“She said "sweet boy" again, as if making a diagnosis like tooth decay or flat feet. I was embarrassed. I didn't know if I was being insulted or complimented.”
― Shawn Stewart Ruff, Finlater

tags: african-american-lgbtq-ya, lgbtq, lgbtq-ya, sweet-boy

2 likes