The Z Word, Lindsay KingMiller
The Z Word, Lindsay KingMiller
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The Z Word

Author: Lindsay King-Miller

Narrator: Mara Wilson

Unabridged: 7 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2024

Synopsis

Packed with action, humor, sex, and big gay feelings, The Z Word is the queer Zombieland you didn’t know you needed.Chaotic bisexual Wendy is trying to find her place in the queer community of San Lazaro, Arizona, after a bad breakup—which is particularly difficult because her ex is hooking up with some of her friends. And when the people around them start turning into violent, terrifying mindless husks, well, that makes things harder. Especially since the infection seems to be spreading.Now, Wendy and her friends and frenemies—drag queen Logan, silver fox Beau, sword lesbian Aurelia and her wife Sam, mysterious pizza delivery stoner Sunshine, and, oh yeah, Wendy’s ex-girlfriend Leah—have to team up to stay alive, save Pride, and track the zombie outbreak to its shocking source. Hopefully without killing each other first.The Z Word is a propulsive, funny, emotional horror debut about a found family coming together to fight corporate greed, political corruption, gay drama, and zombies.

About Lindsay King-Miller

Lindsay King-Miller is the author of Ask a Queer Chick: A Guide to Sex, Love, and Life for Girls Who Dig Girls. Her fiction has appeared in The Fiends in the Furrows, Tiny Nightmares, The Jewish Book of Horror, Fireside Fiction, Baffling magazine, and numerous other publications. She lives in Denver with her partner and their two children. The Z Word is her first novel.

About Mara Wilson

Mara Wilson is a writer, playwright, actor, and storyteller perhaps best known as the little girl from Mrs. Doubtfire, Miracle on 34th Street, and Matilda. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she regularly appears at live storytelling and comedy shows, including her own, What Are You Afraid Of?. Her writing can be found on Jezebel, The Toast, McSweeney’s, the Daily Beast, and Cracked.com, and on her blog, MaraWilsonWritesStuff.com. A voice actor on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, she will guest star on upcoming episodes of Broad City and BoJack Horseman. She lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sunny

Bloody and gruesome but written in a very contemporary, unserious, and light-footed way. Character perspectives were all infuriating or annoying in different ways, and the “message” and tropes of queer found families and messages dyke drama felt forced, clunky, but most importantly— obvious. Basical......more

Goodreads review by Danika at The Lesbrary

I was so excited to pick this up, because I've been looking for a new fun and gory sapphic zombie adventure. At first, I thought I’d found it with this, but I couldn’t suspend my disbelief enough at the ending to recommend The Z Word. Something about me as a reader is that I can hang with almost any......more

Goodreads review by Alex

Wendy is so down bad it’s not even funny. No seriously, it’s not funny, there are zombies girl get it together.......more

Goodreads review by Dennis

I was really excited to pick up Lindsay King-Miller's fiction debut, THE Z WORD. It sounded like a unique horror story that infused humor and sex and queer identity, and it is exactly that! Our main character Wendy is bisexual and struggling to find her place within the queer community in San Lazaro,......more

Goodreads review by Becky

Review in the April 2024 issue of Library Journal Three Words That Describe This Book: satire, queer heroes, zombie apocalypse Draft Review: Pride is about to kick-off in the small town of San Lazaro, AZ, home of Seabrook, a hard seltzer maker who is the corporate sponsor of Pride across the globe. As......more

Quotes

“Narrator Mara Wilson delivers this satirical zombie-apocalypse audiobook with careful pacing, intensifying the horrors and keeping listeners on edge…Wilson delivers scenes full of sexy passion, romance, and heartbreak. With outstanding comedic timing, she also keeps listeners laughing out loud frequently.” AudioFile

“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…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

“Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.” Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt

“King-Miller brings a delightful appetite for rollicking weirdness, queerness, sexiness, and chainsaw prowess. An absolute blast.” Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award–winning author

“Comic and gruesome in turn, The Z Word is that rare can’t-put-it-down, miss-your-stop-on-the-subway kind of read.” Calvin Kasulke, author of Several People Are Typing

“The perfect zombie novel you didn’t 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, Lambda Literary Award and Bram Stoker Award-winning author

“It’s astonishing to realize that this is Lindsay King-Miller’s debut. I’m ravenous for more!” Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes

Awards

  • Literary Hub Pick
  • BookRiot Pick
  • Geek Girl Authority Pick
  • Cosmopolitan Pick
  • Autostraddle Pick
  • Goodreads Pick
  • Reactor Pick
  • Polygon Pick
  • Shelf Awareness Pick
  • ScreenRant Pick
  • Dallas Voice Choice
  • Roswell Daily Record
  • Parade Magazine Pick
  • New York Public Library Staff Pick
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