**THE IRRESISTIBLE FOLLOW-UP TO THE HIT DEBUT NOVEL _DETRANSITION, BABY_** A BOOK TO WATCH IN 2025 IN THE _GUARDIAN, IRISH TIMES, __ROLLING STONES _AND _THE BBC_ 'ADVENTUROUS, MIND-EXPANDING AND PROVOCATIVE' BERNARDINE EVARISTO 'Unlike anything I'd ever read ... I want it a million times over, I want it in as many ways as I can consume' YAEL VAN DER WOUDEN, Women's Prize-winning author of _The Safekeep_ 'AS INNOVATIVE, INSIGHTFUL, FUNNY, AND CONFRONTING AS WE'VE COME TO EXPECT FROM PETERS' WORK' _INDEPENDENT, _BEST BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2025 'A SHINING TALENT' _STYLIST _BEST BOOKS OF 2025 'Boy did I love this. Hot, heartbreaking and thrillingly victorious' MIRANDA JULY 'Potent and surprising and takes no prisoners' CARMEN MARIA MACHADO 'Spellbinding. With pathos and wit, Peters explores characters on the brink of self-discovery' BRIT BENNETT Deep in the forest, a group of restless lumberjacks working an illegal logging outfit plan a winter dance that some will volunteer to attend as women; the broadest, strongest axeman finds himself caught in a rivalry with a pretty, young jack that culminates in jealousy, betrayal and an astonishing spectacle of transition. Meanwhile, in other times and places, the gender apocalypse is brought about by an unstable ex-girlfriend; an illicit boarding-school romance surfaces intrigue and cruelty; and a Las Vegas party weekend turns dark when a young crossdresser must choose between a thrilling mystery man or a veteran trans woman offering unglamorous sisterhood. In this quartet of tales, Torrey Peters' keen eye for the rough edges of desire reveals fresh possibilities. Acidly funny, boldly inventive and breathtaking in scope, _Stag Dance_ provokes and unsettles, inspires and delights.