Talking to the Moon

Los Angeles Times Bestseller!

From the award-winning author Noel Alumit comes this heartbreaking story of a racially motivated shooting that triggers the memories, hopes, and dreams of a Filipino American family. Inspired by an actual event, this funny, rich novel unflinchingly tackles the most explosive topics facing America today: race, religion, and sexuality.

What people are saying about the book:

"A stunner. Talking to the Moon: birth, death, crime, loss, great echoes of the best crime fiction and mystical realism. A terrific second novel that beats the sophomore curse hands down." — James Ellroy, author LA Confidential and The Black Dahlia

"What a large-hearted, full-souled and redemptive view of Los Angeles, of love and death, and of this family which represents all the best we have in this not-always brave new world. I was truly impressed by Noel Alumit's skill in braiding together seemingly disparate strands of story, and always amazed by the tenderness he gave his characters." — Susan Straight, National Book Award Finalist

"…Alumit keeps the historically rich story moving…" — Publisher's Weekly

Noel Alumit is a multidisciplinary artist who wrote the novel Letters to Montgomery Clift and Music Heard in Hi-Fi and Other Stories. He won the Stonewall Book Award from the American Library Association and the James Duggins Mid-Career Prize. He was named one of Out Magazine's "Out 100" and was a California State Commissioner on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs. Noel has a BFA in Drama and a Master of Divinity in Buddhist Chaplaincy. He is co-founder of the artist run space OFFUS in downtown Los Angeles.