Henry Hoke Books in Order

Blending invented lives with autobiographical fragments, this book explores childhood, adolescence, and the unstable identities carried between them. Familiar fictional figures and changing names shape an account of love, brotherhood, fear, and the confusion of growing up.

Nine surreal stories follow characters haunted by a shifting presence called Genevieve. As childhood desires and imaginings intrude into adult life, ordinary circumstances become unstable, opening strange routes of escape from the limits of the everyday.

Two film students in post-September 11 Manhattan meet Bill Murray at a screening of Groundhog Day, then find themselves repeating the same day. The recurring experience tests their friendship and their ideas about art, fame, and immortality.

A hungry, queer mountain lion watches Los Angeles from the drought-stricken hills beneath the Hollywood sign. Fascinated by the humans below, the animal wrestles with loneliness and identity while wondering whether it wants to eat a person or become one.