The Cosmopolitans: A Novel

by Sarah Schulman

Being lonely is a bad habit, like dope. Don’t start or it will run your life.

Frankie placed his hand casually on Earl’s shoulder and left a scar.

Could marketing erase inequality, and let all people’s feelings be seen on an elevated plane?

And you have to love the theater cause it sure as hell doesn’t love you.

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin, who everyone knew was a queen.

Telling the truth is a momentary impulse with terrible long-term consequences.

Some things can never be unlearned, and the symptoms of class are fiercely on the list.