AUTHOR & WRITER
"Band Fags! is like the gay teen flick John Hughes never got around to making."
- Dennis Hensley, author of Misadventures in the (213)
PRESS
RENOVATED TO DEATH
Library Journal
“Playwright and novelist Polito’s (Drama Queers!) new series is built on a solid foundation that consists of an eclectic cast of characters…a close-knit community setting in the form of a posh suburb of Detroit, and a leisurely paced plot with a killer twist. VERDICT: Not since Sarah Graves’s Jake Tiptree mysteries has home remodeling been so deadly entertaining.”
BAND FAGS!
Publishers Weekly
"Polito shows great fondness for and recall of all things '80s (Jordache jeans, mid-period Bee Gees, Jon-Erik Hexum, Nintendo etc.) as Jack's journey through Webb Junior High and Hazel Park ("Hillbilly") High becomes an angst-ridden rollercoaster ride. Polito also has the era's teen talk down: Jack's headlong narration is sweet and funny."
BFS!
"Polito has a gift for writing dialogue the way teens actually talk, which is a relief since many writers do not."