The Lost Book of Lancelot

“This is a wildly entertaining retelling of the King Arthur myth, focusing on the life of Lancelot through a lense of queer exploration. Glynn does a fantastic job blending historical elements alongside adventure and fantasy. Filled with incredible world building, Glynn’s writing shines as he explores the Arthurian era with authority, and breathes new life into these long-known legends.”
–Isaac Fitzgerald, TODAY Show
“Filled with magic, yearning, and lush settings, I devoured this one!”–Becca Freeman, author, co-host of Bad on Paper and co-founder of RomComPods
”[An] exquisitely layered novel… The Lost Book of Lancelot is astounding in its perspective on a legendary time through the lens of various forms of love, including first love and the deepest friendships. Glynn imagines a more multifaceted past underneath the familiar story.“–Shelf Awareness, STARRED REVIEW
“Entertaining… Glynn makes Arthurian England vivid and immersive, complete with the expected dragons and quests alongside more surprising queer characters and relationships that blend wonderfully with the romance integral to the chivalric tale. The author clearly knows his stuff, drawing from a vast array of sources to create a fresh, fun take on a classic that will as readily appeal to longtime Camelot fans as those with only passing familiarity with this world.”–Publishers Weekly
”“Lyrical, tender, and steeped in legend, John Glynn’s The Lost Book of Lancelot reimagines a familiar tale with breathtaking intimacy and emotional depth. A queer epic that draws on medieval lore while daring to explore what destiny demands of the heart.”–Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary
“This beautiful book kept me reading into the early morning hours. Just as A Star Is Born has been remade a number of times to reflect a new generation, this queer retelling of Arthurian legend is deliciously modern. It’s a story with a perspective that so many have been clamouring for. Such dense historical lore is deftly handled with a language of such delicacy and yearning. The veneration of nature and rich physicality left me gasping for more than a few moments. The vigour of the enchanting plot had me in awe of the blooming of Lancelot’s complex maturity. From lost, sensitive, insolent boyhood to robust, hard-loving, gallant knighthood; in Lancelot we have a character who really earns how much one roots for him. This is a real showpiece of a novel that was truly a joy to dive into the whole way through.”–Kuchenga Shenjé, author of The Library Thief
“Glynn’s tale lends vulnerability and complexity to a well-known hero, while honoring the character’s origins of medieval lore.”–People
“An empowered queer reclamation of Lancelot’s story. The Lost Book of Lancelot is a touching and heartfelt ode to love, magic and belonging.”–Frances White, USA Today bestselling author of Voyage of the Damned
“John Glynn has written an astonishing reimagining of Arthurian legend in The Lost Book of Lancelot. The world Glynn creates here is so richly detailed and evocative that I felt completely transported - and stayed awake far too late turning these pages. It was such a joy to step out of the real world and into this one for a while.”–Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author
“John Glynn’s The Lost Book of Lancelot is a beautiful, romantic reimagining of the Arthurian legend. Glynn strikes an assured balance between the real and the unreal that is endlessly surprising and involving. It’s a stellar debut and I’m already excited to see what he does next.”–Owen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“John Glynn’s enthralling debut is a sensory, sensual retelling of Arthurian legend that feels both timely and timeless. Finally we have a hero’s coming-of-age that echoes the queerness of its origins by weaving together magic, forbidden love, and heartbreak – ultimately resulting in a novel that not only exhilarates, but also heals.”–Justinian Huang, Stonewall Award-winning author of The Emperor and the Endless Palace
“This is a splendid retelling, and retooling, of the Arthurian legends, and in particular of the story of Sir Lancelot. John Glynn, wearing his considerable learning lightly, has fashioned an alternative version of an ancient tale, with a result that is at once vigorous and magical. Camelot will never be the same again.”–John Banville, Booker Prize-winning author

John Glynn is the Editorial Director of Hanover Square Press, an imprint of HarperCollins. His nonfiction debut Out East: Memoir of a Montauk Summer was an Indie Next pick, an Oprah, The Magazine “Best LGBTQ Book of 2019,” and a Cosmopolitan Best Book of 2019, among other accolades. His writing has appeared in People, Oprah Daily, The Millions, and The Daily Beast. He lives in New York City with his partner and dog, Whitman.

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