Pier 45

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Genres

American Fiction, LGBT Fiction, Transgressive, Jewish, Literary Fiction, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death, Suicide, Sex, Profanity, Abuse, Rape, and Violence

Type of Ending

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Publication Date

Sep 4, 2026

Page Length

239 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Pier 45

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

The story of one survivor carrying the dead on his tattooed arm.

When a drag queen rescues a brutalized teenage hustler in 1981 New York City, it ignites a decade-long saga of prostitution, heroin, AIDS, murder, and supernatural reckoning—told by a child of Holocaust survivors who carries the dead on his tattooed arm, and who is learning that just surviving isn’t always enough.

What people are saying...

"An impactful, unforgettable read... it portrays a tumultuous time in America and a redefining time for New York City."

- Independent Book Review

Details

Genres

American Fiction, LGBT Fiction, Transgressive, Jewish, Literary Fiction, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death, Suicide, Sex, Profanity, Abuse, Rape, and Violence

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

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Publication Date

Sep 4, 2026

Page Length

239 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Scott Alderman was thrown out of college in 1978 and began working in the live music industry as a road manager, agent, and club owner. After getting clean in 1987, he worked as a counselor at an AIDS hospice in New York City and at psych hospitals and methadone clinics in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. He later held management positions at Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley, launched the Tattoo the Earth festival, and produced the first tattoo convention in Massachusetts. He eventually got a BA in Literature and Writing from Columbia University and is the author of two memoirs, Get Off and Caravan of Pain. Pier 45 is his first novel. He lives in Arizona with his wife and kid.

Publisher

JournalStone Publishing