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It really pleases my to be able to share this review of An Ordinary Boy by award winning author . Martyn Bedford was the man responsible for accepting me onto the . He was my Tutor for the half the course and the mentor who told me that An Ordinary Boy needed something “more.� His words pushed me to find what the novel needed to succeed. For that I am very grateful.

“For freshman Tom Grove, the ordinary boy at the heart of Brian Centrone’s extraordinary debut novel, coming-of-age and coming-out combine to make the complicated journey from adolescence to adulthood even more treacherous. Tom’s search for first love, and the mess he makes of it, is aÌýstory that touches all of us â€� gay, straight or bi â€� because we’ve all been there and we know how much it hurts. Centrone writes with honesty and clarity. He writes from the heart.â€� â€� Martyn Bedford, Award Winning Author of Flip and The Houdini Girl

Cheers, Martyn! For everything.Ìý An Ordinary Boy is available to download as an eBook from , , and . Print edition coming soon.

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I recently sat down with author Brandon Shire (Afflicted, Listening to Dust) and spoke about my past as an erotic fiction writer, my next project, and what’s really going down in An Ordinary Boy.Ìý Take a look:

Brian Centrone, Author

“One of the things I like about your writing is that you don’t seem trapped in any particular genre. AnyÌýthoughtsÌýon that?

I’d like to think I am somewhat of a renaissance man when it comes to writing. I write what inspires me. Because of the gay erotica, a lot of my publications fall into the gay genre, but my other short stories like the three found in my mini collectionÌýdo not. Not all the novels I write will be centered on gay characters.â€�

You can read the full interview with Brandon Shire on his .

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On Saturday, March 9th I will be chatting with hosts Tim and Jill on the popular podcast.

Our View interviews Author Brian Centrone on his new book, An Ordinary Boy. Listen while Brian discusses his inspiration, the writing process and the book itself! As always, listen while Will from Back2Stonewall.com gives us our weekly LGBT news update!!!

Each week on Our View, Tim and Jill discuss the many different and important social and community issues. Both Tim and Jill believe that all humans should be treated equally and that everyone should do what they can to help another person in this journey called life.ÌýOur View with Tim and Jill reflects this passion through the different LGBT topics and the variety of guests discussing many different and important causes.

Fans can tune in to the podcast while it streams live starting at 1pm EST on or access the archive after it airs.

Steve Kluger, Lambda Award Winning author of Almost Like Being in Love, wrote this wonderful review of An Ordinary Boy:

“Impossibly, Brian Centrone has vividly recaptured the entire spectrum of that singular realm called ‘being 18’—the breathlessness, the awe, the pain that hurts so good and the joy that feels so bad—in a way that makes you yearn for youth at the same time you’re wondering how the hell you ever survived it. An Ordinary Boy is an extraordinary novel.�

Thank you, Steve, for this fantastic review! An Ordinary Boy is available to download as an eBook from , , and .

Here’s a sneak peek from my very first interview as an author where I talk about An Ordinary Boy, writing, and my love for chicken wings.

â€Àá²Ô An Ordinary Boy, Tom seems to be lost with himself and where he fits into the world. What made you want to write about that type of character?

Primarily because I have always felt lost in this world. I never knew quite where I fit in, and I think a lot of people share that feeling. But I also wanted to highlight a side of gay culture we don’t normally see, and that is the side where ordinary gays have a hard time figuring out where they fit into the community. The LGBTQ community is full of subcultures that make it seem as if you have to fall into one or the other or else there’s no place for you. I think there are lot of LGBTQ people out there who think they don’t belong, and I want them to know that they do. There’s a place for everyone at the table. This is why I dedicate the novel to all the ordinary boys. The dedication extends to the ladies as well, and anyone else to ever felt as if they did not fit in.�

ÌýHead over to and get to know me.

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Amos Lassen had the honor of providing the very first review of my debut novel An Ordinary Boy. Below is an excerpt. Click to read the review in full.

“For many, Tom’s life would be a dream but for Tom it is a nightmare. I love the way Brian Centrone created Tom—most of us can find a little of ourselves in him. Tom realizes the he does not know what the word ‘love� means and no matter how hard he tries, he understands it less.�