ALEX TURNER

CONFLUENCE | A NOVEL-IN-STORIES

BY ALEX TURNER & LUCIAN CHILDS
COMING SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 | Pre-order now from Arsenal Pulp Press

A loving, warm, and turbulent page-turner.—Richard Mirabella, author of Brother & Sister Enter the Forest

In 1956, fifteen-year-old Teddy—drawn to the water and woods around his hometown of Harrison Hot Springs—is overwhelmed upon meeting bad boy Wade. Over the next decade, Teddy struggles to shape an authentic life, while ultimately facing his love for his mercurial friend. This poignant tale opens a window onto the little-described period in queer Canadian history just prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots, the event that sparked the modern gay rights movement. | MORE |

Advanced Praise for Confluence

A powerful novel…with a great narrative engine and a fully realized emotional arc.—Trevor Corkum

This remarkable act of twin authorship transports you to the thrill of desire at the water’s edge…—Daniel Allen Cox, author of I Felt the End Before It Came

…it is testament to a love between two men that transcends the ephemeral.—Kristyn Dunnion, author

I can’t remember when I’ve become so fully immersed in fiction.—Ken Harvey, author of The Book of Casey Adair

A powerful novel about…the devastating consequences of love that cannot safely speak its name.—Danny Ramadan, author of The Foghorn Echoes

…a gushing hot spring of a novel, swirling with sex, self-discovery, and stories that bubble…—Matthew J. Trafford, author of Runs in the Blood 

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