Do You Have An Artist In The Family?

"Today, no American family can be secure against the danger that one of its children may decide to become an artist." --Garrison Keillor (born 1942), host of A Prairie Home Companion on public radio. (Quoted in The Theatre Quotation Book: A Treasury of Insights and Insults, collected and edited by Russell Vandenbroucke, Limelight Editions, 2001.)

Gay Uncle Patrick To The Rescue

Among the "10 Best Books of May" selected by the book reviewers at the Christian Science Monitor Weekly magazine (May 31, 2021 issue) is The Guncle by Steven Rowley (Penguin Random House). The novel, says the magazine, is "about a [gay] sit-com star who becomes the reluctant--and unconventional--caretaker of his niece and nephew," who call him Gay Uncle Patrick or GUP. As a result of him taking them "into his Palm Springs home," states The Hollywood Reporter (June 2, 2021) he "introduc[es] them to his outsize life and unique wisdom and bring[s] about healing for all three."

According to Variety (June 2, 2021), the movie studio Lionsgate has acquired the film rights to The Guncle, with Rowley executive producing as well as writing the screen adaptation.

The book, sure to be a nominee for a Lambda Literary Award next year, sounds like a fun read. I'm eager to get my hands on a copy.