AIRY NOTHING

"An original and captivating story that highlights the power of love and art. [...] a delightfully unusual novel that swings from the tender to the gruesome and back."

--Kirkus

When you’ve always been told you’re wrong, finding a place that accepts you can be the most magical thing in the world.

John has always seen things others could not see. He runs away to fabled London to find his fortune, but all he finds are grimy streets, rife with hangings and disease. Black Jack is a fast-talking pickpocket ready to show John a new life in the big city. When John first sees Shakespeare’s wondrous Globe theatre, he becomes convinced that this is where he truly belongs. But can Black Jack resist the urge to make some easy coin off of his new, naïve friend? And can John step up to the stage before the beast of the city swallows them both? AIRY NOTHING is a magical period tale of two boys finding friendship, love, and acceptance in seething Elizabethan London.

A 2021 HFC Silver Medalist for Best Historical Fantasy

Shakespeare // beautiful nightmare // romantic-friendship // adventure