A Polygon Must-Read Book of Spring 2024
One of Lit Hubs Most Anticipated Books of 2024
One of Book Riots Most Anticipated Books of 2024
One of Autostraddles Most Anticipated Queer Books of Spring 2024
This cinematic romp has something for nearly every reader; humor, gore, heat, action, and mystery all swirl in the San Lazaro desert.Booklist, starred review
Sexy, thoughtful, and fast-paced . . . King-Millers fiction debut expertly balances social commentary with fun in a novel that will have readers cheering for her queer heroes and questioning their own brand loyalties.Library Journal
With an endearingly messy protagonist and wonderfully complicated relationship dynamics among the entirely queer cast, King-Miller skillfully explores real issues facing the LGBTQ+ community while cleverly pairing the beats of a romance novel with the visceral gut punches of survival horror.Publishers Weekly
Lindsay King-Millers debut promises to be the queer zombie apocalypse novel everyone will be talking about this spring.Polygon
Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt and Cuckoo
Sharply written and filled with richly drawn, complex characters that I genuinely cared about, The Z Word is one of the most innovative and deeply affecting novels Ive read in a while. Playful, acerbic, and utterly engrossing, its astonishing to realize that this is Lindsay King-Millers debut. Im ravenous for more!Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes
This books coming in hot! King-Miller brings a delightful appetite for rollicking weirdness, queerness, sexiness, and chainsaw prowess. An absolute blast.Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Awardwinning author of Queen of Teeth and A Light Most Hateful
Queer, quirky, and a rollicking good time, The Z Word is the perfect zombie novel you didnt know you needed in your life. Come for the chaotic bisexuality; stay for the humorous, heartfelt tale about found family in a world filled with monsters.Gwendolyn Kiste, author of Reluctant Immortals and The Rust Maidens and winner of the Lambda Literary Award and the Bram Stoker Award
Good zombie stories peel their own skin back to expose the fragility and the humanity of the characters within, and Lindsay King-Millers The Z Word pulls it off with the best of them. Packed to the brim with drag queens, complicated relationships, and buckets of blood, The Z Word is scary, funny, gross as hell, and ultimately deeply touching. The zombie apocalypse has never been queereror more fun.Matthew Lyons, author of A Black and Endless SkyandThe Night Will Find Us
Comic and gruesome in turn, The Z Word is that rare cant-put-it-down, miss-your-stop-on-the-subway kind of read. (Ask me how I know.)Calvin Kasulke, author of Several People Are Typing
A gripping read about actual community and the dangers of corporate Pride that bites down on you like a wild animal and doesnt let go.Mattie Lubchansky, author of Boys Weekend