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EPISODE · Feb 12, 2025 · 32 MIN

Daniel Aleman: Loneliness inspired a novel about a Grindr date gone fatally wrong

from Bookends with Mattea Roach

In I Might Be in Trouble, a struggling writer wakes up to find last night’s date dead in his bed — and it only gets worse from there. The novel is YA writer Daniel Aleman’s first foray into adult fiction and it touches on themes of loneliness, the trials of modern dating and the lengths we go to find connection in a fragmented world. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out these episodes:Rumaan Alam: How would you spend a billion dollars? Pasha Malla: Parodying a wellness resort with horror and humour

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