Disco Witches of Fire Island: A Novel

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Hit the dancefloor with a coven of queer witches on 1980s Fire Island in this gay fantasy romance about finding magic, love, and family in the face of tragedy. A heartwarming LGBTQ+ novel for fans of steamy romance, loathe-at-first-sight, and Red, White, and Royal Blue. Hit the dancefloor with a coven of queer witches on 1980s Fire Island in this gay fantasy romance about finding magic, love, and family in the face of tragedy. A heartwarming LGBTQ+ novel for fans of steamy romance, loathe-at-first-sight, and Red, White, and Royal Blue. It's 1989, and Joe Agabian and his best friend Ronnie set out to spend their first summer working in the hedonistic gay paradise of Fire Island Pines. Joe is desperate to let loose and finally move beyond the heartbreak of having lost his boyfriend to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The two friends are quickly taken in by a pair of quirky, older house cleaners. But something seems off, and Joe starts to suspect the two older men of being up to something otherworldly. In truth, Howie and Lenny are members of a secret disco witch coven tasked with protecting the island-and young men like Joe-from the relentless tragedies ravaging their community. The only problem is, having lost too many of their fellow witches to the epidemic, the coven's protective powers have been seriously damaged. Unaware of all the mystical shenanigans going on, Joe starts to fall for the super-cute bisexual ferryman who just happens to have webbed feet and an unusual ability to hold his breath underwater. But Joe's longing to find love is tripped up by his own troublesome past as well as the lure of a mysterious hunk he keeps seeing around the island-a man Howie and Lenny warn may be a harbinger of impending doom. The Disco Witches need to find help-fast-if they're to save Joe and the island from the Great Darkness. But how Fans of spicy queer romances with a dash of fantasy will fall in love with this stunning novel of community, love, sex, magic, and hope in desperate times.

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Praise for Disco Witches of Fire Island:
Winner of the Doris Lippman Prize in Creative Writing

One of THEMs Most Anticipated Books of 2025

[An] impressively drawn romance . . . [with] immense heart and beauty.
Publishers Weekly, starred review

Blair gives us exactly what we need: a hopeful new novel delivering an enchanting mix of magical realism, romance, sex, and bold queer joy/activism/resilience. And yes, Im casting spells for the Disco Witches of Fire Island miniseries!
Miss Coco Peru

Disco Witches of Fire Island transports you to a magical place... Blair's fantastical and exciting second novel will leave you spellbound.
Sidney Karger, author of Best Men and The Bump

A sexy, magical trip back to a glittering era, one full of deep pain and overwhelming LGBTQ+ joy... Like a great night on the dance floor, I didn't want it to end!
David Ciminello, author of The Queen of Steeplechase Park (a Kirkus Best Book of 2024)

Author Bio

Blair Fell is the author of The Sign for Home, which was long-listed for the Center for Fiction's First Book prize, was the winner of the Doris Lippman Prize, and was selected both as an Indies Introduce and Indies Next pick. He's written dozens of plays that have been performed all over NYC's downtown as well as in cities across the country and around the world. His TV work as a writer includes Queer as Folk (Showtime) and California Connected (public TV). His first-person essays have appeared in Out Magazine, NY Daily News, Huffington Post, and more. He's had myriad loving relationships, lives in New York City, and, along with writing, works as an ASL interpreter. He's also been an actor, director, and producer - and was once a bartender for the summer on Fire Island, an experience that greatly informed this novel.