Boy Friends

5* reader reviews ‘This will be a book of the summer 2026’ ‘A book full of heart’ ‘Hands down, this is one of the sweetest books I’ve read all year’ ‘A gentle, emotional, beautifully written small-town romance’ ‘There was no doubt that a book written by Kai would be soulful, cozy and full of beautiful scenes!’ ‘A small town romance that doesn’t shy away from difficult themes’ ********************************************************************************** **** **** **** *** SIMO AND LUCA ARE IN LOVE Luca has loved Simo for as long as he can remember. But confessing? That could ruin everything . And in their tiny, cosier-than-cosy seaside town, there would be nowhere to hide. Then an anonymous post on the community noticeboard blows his secret wide open – and suddenly, everyone is shipping them hard. Luca and Simo have no choice but to face the truth. Will they risk it all for love – or lose each other for ever? Get ready for a heart-flipping, swoon-worthy story about friendship, courage and the kind of love that changes everything. Perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Sophie Gonzales. *friends to lovers *found family *the slowest of burns *LGBTQ+ *cosy romance *

5* reader reviews ‘This will be a book of the summer 2026’ ‘A book full of heart’ ‘Hands down, this is one of the sweetest books I’ve read all year’ ‘A gentle, emotional, beautifully written small-town romance’ ‘There was no doubt that a book written by Kai would be soulful, cozy and full of beautiful scenes!’ ‘A small town romance that doesn’t shy away from difficult themes’ ********************************************************************************** **** **** **** *** SIMO AND LUCA ARE IN LOVE Luca has loved Simo for as long as he can remember. But confessing? That could ruin everything . And in their tiny, cosier-than-cosy seaside town, there would be nowhere to hide. Then an anonymous post on the community noticeboard blows his secret wide open – and suddenly, everyone is shipping them hard. Luca and Simo have no choice but to face the truth. Will they risk it all for love – or lose each other for ever? Get ready for a heart-flipping, swoon-worthy story about friendship, courage and the kind of love that changes everything. Perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Sophie Gonzales. *friends to lovers *found family *the slowest of burns *LGBTQ+ *cosy romance *

An intimate and original memoir of love, grief and male friendship by one of Scotland's brightest young talents. 'As perfect a portrait of friendship as I've ever read.' STEPHEN FRY 'Lucid, lyrical, loaded . . . A love letter to friendship.' JACKIE KAY 'A lovely book: bright and heartfelt, funny and refreshing.' ANDREW O'HAGAN 'A beautiful, moving, life-affirming book.' IAN RANKIN Friendships might just be the greatest love affairs of our lives . . . In 2018 poet and author Michael Pedersen lost a cherished friend, Scott Hutchison, soon after their collective voyage into the landscape of the Scottish Highlands. Just weeks later, Michael began to write to him. As he confronts the bewildering process of grief, what starts as a love letter to one magical, coruscating human soon becomes a paean to all the gorgeous male friendships that have transformed his life. 'Boy Friends sees Pedersen illuminate these companions with a poet's eye, a comedian's timing - and a lover's care.' OBSERVER 'Written with enough electricity that it seems to jolt off the page . . . Boy Friends opens up conversations about . . . the brunt of suicide, the circumstances of certain types of Scottish masculinity and where friendships fit into that.' SUNDAY TIMES

An intimate and original memoir of love, grief and male friendship by one of Scotland's brightest young talents. 'As perfect a portrait of friendship as I've ever read.' STEPHEN FRY 'Lucid, lyrical, loaded . . . A love letter to friendship.' JACKIE KAY 'A lovely book: bright and heartfelt, funny and refreshing.' ANDREW O'HAGAN 'A beautiful, moving, life-affirming book.' IAN RANKIN Friendships might just be the greatest love affairs of our lives . . . In 2018 poet and author Michael Pedersen lost a cherished friend, Scott Hutchison, soon after their collective voyage into the landscape of the Scottish Highlands. Just weeks later, Michael began to write to him. As he confronts the bewildering process of grief, what starts as a love letter to one magical, coruscating human soon becomes a paean to all the gorgeous male friendships that have transformed his life. 'Boy Friends sees Pedersen illuminate these companions with a poet's eye, a comedian's timing - and a lover's care.' OBSERVER 'Written with enough electricity that it seems to jolt off the page . . . Boy Friends opens up conversations about . . . the brunt of suicide, the circumstances of certain types of Scottish masculinity and where friendships fit into that.' SUNDAY TIMES