A queer take on the classic Gilded Age historical novel.

Town & Country, "The 36 Must Read Books of Winter 2025"

Wolfgang-Smith's remarkable skill with story and language brings readers into queer life in the early days of the twentieth century.

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Wolfgang-Smith is nothing short of virtuosic in her wry and witty world-building . . . This is a novel of families won and lost, love, envy, and betrayal told in a remarkably fresh and entertaining way, with immersive period detail and compelling emotional stakes. Mutual Interest is essential reading.

Shelf Awareness

For those (like me) eagerly awaiting The Gilded Age Season 3 . . . Mutual Interest follows a lavender marriage that blossoms into a business partnership, charting the ascent of a wellness brand as thoughtfully as it renders the love stories (both platonic and romantic) that shape its history.

Bustle, "The Most Anticipated Books Hitting Shelves This Winter"

A high-drama romp through wealthy New York society in the early decades of the 1900s. With witty asides and tongue-in-cheek philosophical rambles, larger-than-life characters and vivid, melodramatic scenes, it reads a bit like a dishy soap opera.

BookPage

Hernan Diaz's Trust but make it gay? Narrated in the sly-eyed style of Plain Bad Heroines? I am absolutely buying what this book is selling, an epic and intimate tale of three secretly queer aspiring business titans who band together-and in the case of two of them, marry-to build an empire.

Electric Lit, Most Anticipated Queer Books For Spring 2025