Alvin Orloff's Books
Oct.25.2011
Growing up in the 1970s has never before been portrayed with such delightful ludicrousness and heartrending tenderness as in Why Aren't You Smiling? When teenage Leonard decides to quit being a Dweeb and instead join the Burnouts, his “good kid” persona is abandoned as he embarks on a comically painful journey of self-discovery through his unconventional friendship with Rick, an...
Apr.01.2004
Gutterboys is a twisted tale of steamy gay sex and unrequited love in Lower Manhattan in the early 1980s. Filled with scenes of debauchery and explicitly depicted gay sex, this wanton outing portrays a carnal world of orgiastic delights that may never exist again. Jeremy, a shy 19-year-old, falls madly in love with Colin, a disturbed yet brilliant older hustler. Though Colin...
Jan.01.2000
From Publishers Weekly:
A cross between Star Trek and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Orloff's debut novel imagines first contact with an alien race known for its benevolence and its outrageously good fashion sense. The result is a thoroughly original genre of fiction--queer sci-fi social commentary. Told in alternating first-person narratives, the novel traces the journeys of two...
About Alvin
Alvin Orloff began writing as a teenage lyricist for legendary S.F. ‘70s punk band, The Blowdryers. He floundered through the following decades as a DJ, telemarketer, performance artist, college student, ‘zinester, busboy, and exotic dancer before settling...
Causes Alvin Orloff Supports
Project Open Hand
MoveOn.org
The American Civil Liberties Union
Greenpeace
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Alvin’s Favorite Books
Cruddy by Lynda Barry, Sleeping Father by Matthew Sharpe, The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi, Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, Cigarette...