Press - Blair Fell

THE SIGN FOR HOME: A Novel

"This heartfelt romance is hard to resist."

"This book has a lot of the things I’ve always loved about [Blair Fell's] writing. It’s a hilarious, peculiar and very touching story about a deaf, blind Jehovah’s Witness boy and his gay interpreter." James Hanaham, Author of “Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta.”

"...thought-provoking and entertaining, with vividly drawn and complex people." Riveting" "Poignant"

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“I laughed, I cried, I hung on to the edge of my seat as Arlo embarked on some wild adventures to reclaim his love and find his voice. A beautiful story, well-told.” -Samantha Koolbergen

“Tender, hilarious and decidedly uplifting.”

"I highly recommend this novel — it's a much needed, refreshing read!”

"Arlo's compelling and unique voice and story would be drive enough, but the explorations of ASL, communication styles, and developing assistive technology (Fell is a longtime ASL interpreter) truly make this a must-read."

A starred audiobook review! "Delightful coming-of-age debut novel ...." "Perfect for any reader wanting an enjoyable, sweet listen."

Announcing The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize Longlist

"Reading THE SIGN FOR HOME will cause you to experience many emotions, from indignation to horror to heartbreak. Ultimately, though, this is a novel about the power of love --- not just romantic love but the love that evolves from friendship. It's a beautiful story that’s powerfully told."

BURNING HABITS: A Play

“Burning Habits works by demented accumulation … The zany melodrama has an addictive rush; joining the fun leads to getting in the habit.”

“It may take a certain attitude to love Burning Habits: a childlike glee in seeing authority figures ridiculed; a thorough distaste for sexual hypocrisy and a strong aversion to organized religion. But if you have those, you will get a major kick out of ''Burning Habits.''

“Riveting … written with wry wit and acted to the hilt … drop your bad habits instantly and catch these instead.”

THE TRAGIC AND HORRIBLE LIFE OF THE SINGING NUN: A Play

“… you'll find the troubled, oddly compassionate soul that was always at the core of the work of such first-rate camp artists as Charles Ludlam.”

“In dressing up despair in barbed frivolity, Mr. Fell provides his own skewed equivalent of tragic catharsis.”

“Wickedly funny!”

MADAME FURY: A Play

“Wildly amusing...”

“In 'Madame Fury, Mr. Fell provides some choice lines to a tyrannical, weight-obsessed ballet master based on George Balanchine, given to declarations like ‘What is a heart but an extra five pounds you should diet away?'’”

BEAUTY: a One Act Play

“The best pieces in Happy Endings are comic, beginning with the first, “Beauty,” Blair Fell’s ode to longing with a Proustian punch line. “True beauty lies not in actual life, but in memory,” says the Voyeur (David Johnston), who spends his time ogling a hilariously desultory “erotic” dancer (Joe Curnutte), dressed in white knee socks and red gym-class shorts.”

NAKED WILL: A Play

“Fell brilliantly proves the secret pan sexual world of classic literature … Shall I compare thee to Shakespeare in Love. If Shakespeare in Love is the moon, Naked Will is the sun. This production shines.”

“Fell brilliantly applies his ‘treatment’ to produce an expansive, funny yet surprisingly intelligent and complete staging of the [Shakespeare] debate.”