"Headfirst is a delicious, horny drama—capacious with love, abundant with joy. Hudson, as always, spellbinds in their remarkable prose, asking expansive questions about commitment, friendship, gender performance, and what it means to grow up. Headfirst indulges an irresistible nostalgia; the messy buzz of youth. Humid and electric, these pages will keep you rapt and leave you reawakened.”—T Kira Māhealani Madden, author of Whidbey and Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

“Genevieve Hudson has composed a brilliant rumination on love, lust, friendship, adulthood, and art making. Full of longing, desire, and aching curiosity, this is a novel about running from yourself and finding yourself at the exact same time. Funny, wise, keenly observed, and exuberantly poetic, Headfirst is for anyone who has ever shirked their responsibilities or questioned their life’s choices—in other words, it’s for every single one of us.”—Kimberly King Parsons, author of National Book Award-nominated Black Light and We Were the Universe

“Headfirst is the perfect balance of steam and heart, deeply intelligent yet wild. Genevieve Hudson has penned a perfectly chaotic one-that-got-away love story that captures all the paralyzing anxieties of modern love and life. Page-turning, fun as hell, and ultimately heartbreaking and heart-mending, this book is about taking the chances we must while there is still time on the clock. An anthem for living and loving with abandon.”—Chelsea Bieker, author of Madwoman and Godshot

“Sexy, queer and unputdownable Headfirst is the literary world's next great crossover: a radical re-envisioning of the romantic comedy, a beach read, and an artful, intellectual, and deeply felt examination of identity forged beyond binaries. I read this book in one sitting and have been thinking of it ever since.”—Allie Rowbottom, author of Lovers XXX and Aesthetica

“Headfirst is the hot, tender, and uncannily familiar queer social novel I've been waiting for. Genevieve Hudson takes over the technology of fiction to deliver a work that shows us ourselves, in all our luscious, lustful, and messy glory. I see myself and my friends in this book; I see love, longing, and contradiction. It is profound to read a book and recognize your own experience. It made me laugh, cry, and celebrate the ways we search for lives that fulfill us. This book is needed, and next level. I love it.”—Cyrus Dunham, author of A Year Without a Name