Praise for Fire Island "[A] richly textured history . Parlett captures the giffy excesses, but his real aim is to show how a community sought to define, protect, liberate, and celebrate themselves."--The New Yorker "Delightfully chronicled. the history of a queer landmark, its beginnings, its influence, and its seemingly constant evolution."--The Advocate "A must-read."--Bay Area Reporter "A riveting social history of Fire Island. Supremely engaging and highly informative."--Buzzfeed "[An] engrossing history.

This is essential reading for the ferry from Sayville or wherever you happen to be."-Town and Country "[A] concise, meticulously researched, century-spanning chronicle of queer life on Fire Island captures, with a plain-spoken yet lyric touch." -The New York Times Book Review "Wonderful.detailed, inclusive, and compassionate."--Jezebel "A beautiful, beguiling journey to the ultimate queer utopia."-- Olivia Laing "Clued-up but insatiably thirsty, poignant, packed with literary intrigue, Fire Island is a beaming beach read."--Jeremy Atherton Lin, author of Gay Bar.