Brontez Purnell

Brontez Purnell

4 Series • 6 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Since I Laid My Burden Down (2017)
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Publication Order of Picture Books
Start with: The Nightlife of Jacuzzi Gaskett (2019)
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Publication Order of Collections
Start with: 100 Boyfriends (2021)

ⓘ About Brontez Purnell

Brontez Purnell is a performance artist, writer, filmmaker, musician and dancer that is best known for his debut novel “100 Boyfriends.” He is also the writer of a children’s book, novella, graphic novel and “Since I Laid My Burden Down,” the novel. Purnell won the Whiting Writers’ Award for Fiction in 2018 and “The New York Times Style Magazine” named him on the list of Black Male Writers of Our Time. Outside of his writing, he is a member of the Younger Lovers band and the frontman of the group. Purnell was a zine kid during the 90s and by the time he was 14 he started writing zines. Growing up, he always felt that there was any hope or context of living for someone queer down south and hence he moved to Oakland.

All Book Series by Brontez Purnell

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Since I Laid My Burden Down book cover

Since I Laid My Burden Down

Single-title series · published 2017

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2017
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The Nightlife of Jacuzzi Gaskett book cover

The Nightlife of Jacuzzi Gaskett

Single-title series · published 2019

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2019
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100 Boyfriends

Single-title series · published 2021

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2021
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The Cruising Diaries

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
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Johnny Would You Love Me If My Dick Were Bigger

Book 2 of 3 · published 2015

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2015
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Ten Bridges I've Burnt book cover

Ten Bridges I've Burnt

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024

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2024

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Brontez Purnell?

Brontez Purnell is a performance artist, writer, filmmaker, musician and dancer that is best known for his debut novel “100 Boyfriends.” He is also the writer of a children’s book, novella, graphic novel and “Since I Laid My Burden Down,” the novel. Purnell won the Whiting Writers’ Award for Fiction in 2018 and “The New York Times Style Magazine” named him on the list of Black Male Writers of Our Time. Outside of his writing, he is a member of the Younger Lovers band and the frontman of the group.

Which Brontez Purnell series should I start with?

Brontez Purnell's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Since I Laid My Burden Down (2017).

How many books has Brontez Purnell written?

Brontez Purnell has 6 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2024. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Non-Fiction, Standalone Novels and Picture.

In what order should Brontez Purnell's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 6 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Brontez Purnell's books organised into series?

This guide splits Brontez Purnell's 6 books into categories rather than numbered series: Non-Fiction (3 books); Standalone Novels (1 book); Picture (1 book); Collections (1 book).