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Minor Black Figures

Brandon Taylor

Over a hot summer in New York a painter falls for a priest, in this captivating modern love story from the Booker-Prize shortlisted Brandon Taylor 'A genuinely swoony summer romance' New York Times 'Stunning... an inquiry into desire, faith and what it costs to create beauty' Observer, *Best of 2026* Wyeth is a newcomer to New York, a young Black painter who is trying to fin...

Publisher:
Jonathan Cape
Year of publication:
2026
ISBN:
978-1-78733-642-1
Pages:
400
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Over a hot summer in New York a painter falls for a priest, in this captivating modern love story from the Booker-Prize shortlisted Brandon Taylor

'A genuinely swoony summer romance' New York Times

'Stunning... an inquiry into desire, faith and what it costs to create beauty' Observer, *Best of 2026*

Wyeth is a newcomer to New York, a young Black painter who is trying to find his place in the contemporary Manhattan art scene. He shares a studio with his friends and earns money working for a gallery and an art restorer but he's struggling with his portrait painting, unable to truly capture the life of his subjects.

Then he meets Keating, a white former priest struggling with his faith. The two men seemingly have nothing in common, and yet Keating shows Wyeth how to see the world anew. But as the men grow closer, the differences between them become more stark, until Wyeth and Keating must decide what they are willing to risk - for art and for love.

'One of the most perfect books I've ever read' NPR

'A piercing, precise, and affecting tale of young love and high art' Kirkus

'Brandon Taylor is without a doubt our laureate of hyper-intelligent yearning - nobody does it better' Lit Hub

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