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A Bad Deal in Mormon Land: T.I.M. Wirkus’ Novel Hits Close to Home - SLUG Magazine

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M Wirkus, ahead of the release of their Utah Novel, A Bad Deal In Mormon Land. Wirkus, author of the upcoming Utah-based queer historical novel A Bad Deal in Mormon Land. Wirkus was born and raised in the Salt Lake area and credits much of their love for writing to an English teacher at Brighton High School named Pat Russell.

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