Melissa Faliveno’s debut novel HEMLOCK—billed as a butch BLACK SWAN—enjoyed a beautiful launch this month, with most-anticipated nods from Autostraddle, Debutiful, Lit Hub, the Maris Review, and others. Faliveno also gave in-depth interviews with The Rumpus, Tone Madison, Lit Hub, and more. Debutiful praised HEMLOCK as “not just a book of the year contender, but a book of the decade contender.” Faliveno is now on a cross-country book tour. Little, Brown published HEMLOCK on January 20, 2026.