For readers who love LGBTQ+ protagonists, genre-bending young adult fiction, and stories where queerness is foundational—not a colorful accessory—this novel offers a smart, strange, unapologetic ride.
Aaron Gloria Delfus has it all—his first boyfriend, two loving moms, and a firm grip on the formula for success.
As a sophomore in a small Oregon town, comfortably seated in the nucleus of his high school’s popular table, Aaron is certain that reality follows his rules—unconventional as they may be—until mysterious purple lights appear on his nemesis’s land, secrets from his moms’ pasts surface, and something monstrous emerges from Debauchery Woods.
As Arbortown begins to fracture in ways no one else seems willing to notice, Aaron takes it upon his nicely shaped shoulders to get to the root of it. What starts as a curious loose thread quickly unravels the reality Aaron and his friends thought they understood.
Set in a questionable version of the 1990s, Aaron Gloria Delfus is Officially Over Pig Warriors and the Color Purple is a queer YA coming-of-age novel that blends supernatural elements, small-town mystery, and sharp humor with emotional depth. It’s a story about first love, chosen family, and what happens when ego collides with enigma.
