I got answers.

I hope you got questions.

Q. How do you say your last name?
A. Deaver is said like Dee-ver. It rhymes with 'beaver’ and ‘cleaver’

Q. I need help coming out to my family/friends/partner, any advice?
A. Sorry, I’m not comfortable giving anyone advice on coming out. It’s a deeply personal and individual thing with many factors that I can’t account for, and at a point, your safety becomes more important than everything else. The Trevor Project has wonderful resources for coming-out in a free and easy to download booklet that you can find here. Thank you for understanding!

Q. I loved I Wish You All the Best and want more trans books, can you help?
A. Of course! For YA readers I highly recommend Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, When The Moon Was Ours and Blanca y Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore, An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon, Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, and The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons.

Non-fiction, we’ve got Sorted by Jackson Bird, All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson, Sissy by Jacob Tobia, Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menonand Redefining Realness and Surpassing Certainty both by Janet Mock.

For middle-grade and younger readers I highly suggest George by Alex Gino, Felix YZ and Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker, and Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass.

And while these next books aren’t specifically trans narratives, I believe We Are Totally Normal by Naomi Kanakia and The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta are wonderful explorations of gender and sexuality that lots of trans readers can resonate with.

Q. How do you write?
A. It’s different for every single book so far. What I can tell you is the same between all of them is tons and tons of messy drafts that I just keep going and going back to. There’s a lot of work I put into my books, even the ones that we don’t sell.

Q. How'd you get your agent?
A. Just the way you'd expect, querying! When it comes to finding the right agent, my number one piece of advice to finding someone to represent you is to go to your bookshelf and find a book similar to yours.

Either in voice, tone, or genre, it doesn’t matter. What does matter is that a majority of authors thank their agents in their acknowledgements, and that’s a good starting off point to find someone who represents the type of work you’re trying to publish. After that you write your query, and give the agent whatever they’re looking for in terms of your manuscript.

Q. I’m an author, Can I send you my book to read?
A. While I appreciate the offer, I unfortunately can’t take the time to read the work that is sent to me, or provide meaningful feedback. If you are interested in having me blurb your work then it’s best to reach out to my agent, Lauren Abramo. She can be reached at labramo (at) dystel (dot) com.

Q. Where can I order signed copies of your books?
While there is no space to order any signed copies of my books right now beyond preordering or attending an event, I hope to have more information about this soon, so please be patient.

Q. Can I translate your works?
A. Translations and their rights are a tricky subject, but in cases where you wish to translate any of my work (whether it be an excerpt or the entire novel) I encourage you to reach out to my agent Lauren Abramo as she will be more equipped to answer your questions. She can be found at labramo (at) dystel (dot) com.

Q. What are you writing now?
A. Lots of things right now! Lots of projects I can’t talk about, some that have been announced, some that haven’t! Right now my fifth book, the subject matter of which is a secret, is taking up most of my attention. Plus some secret projects!

Q. What song does Nathan show Ben towards the end of I Wish You All the Best?
A. The Good Side by Troye Sivan (For a full Spotify playlist of songs that inspired the book, check it out here!)

Q. Did you make a Yuri On Ice! reference in I Wish You All the Best?
A. Yep!

Q. Will Another Name For the Devil have a print version?
A. Nope! Another Name For the Devil is an Audible exclusive, meaning they own the rights to it. If they ever decide to do a print version, I’ll be sure to tell y’all, but it’s highly unlikely.

Q. Will your books be available in (insert country here)?
A. We’ve sold the rights to I Wish You All the Best in English (US & Canada), Spanish (Spain), Vietnamese, Dutch, Polish, Italian and German. The English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Dutch, and Polish editions are all available wherever books are sold in your country! Other than that, the book is available as an import from the US, so check online in your country or talk to your local bookstores about ordering a copy!

The Dutch version of I’ll Be Home For Christmas is available now, with an Italian edition expected to arrive in 2023. There is a Spanish translation that you can download as a PDF here!

All other books, to my knowledge, have only sold rights in the US and Canada as well, so it’s the same solution. Contact your local bookstore or search on online to see if they’re available.

Q. When is the I Wish You All the Best movie coming out?
A. The film is currently expected to make it’s debut at the South by Southwest Film, TV, and Music Festival on March 12th. Passes to the festival are open for the public to purchase, and with a pass, you can view I Wish You All the Best along with many other amazing films and shows making their debut at the festival.

Q. Where will I Wish You All the Best premiere? Will it be in theaters? On Netflix?
A. There is currently no news on the public premiere for I Wish You All the Best. Rest assured that this is normal, most films go to South By Southwest in order to find a distribution studio who will find the best place for the movie. At this time, there is no way of knowing when or where the film will be available to the public. Please be patient, and know that when I can discuss the film’s release, I will.

Q. Can I audition to play Ben/Nathan/Hannah/other characters?
A. All roles have been decided on, and the movie is finished, so there is no possibility of being included in the movie at this point.

Q. Will you ever write a book from Nathan’s POV?
A. The short answer is: no.

The longer answer is: Nathan is a bisexual Black boy, so if I wrote a book from his point-of-view, I’d be writing a book about a bisexual Black boy. Not only are there so many nuances and details that come from being Black and queer that I’d be unable to write or portray realistically, but there’s also an extreme shortage of queer Black stories out there, especially stories about queer Black boys.

So, no. There won’t be a Nathan POV story because I don’t want to take the space of a queer Black narrative away from an actual queer Black author. Fortunately I have several books that I adore that I can recommend to you.

Check out This Is Kind of An Epic Love Story & King and the Dragonflies both by Kacen Callender, How to Be Remy Cameron, The Summer of Everything, and Right Where I Left You all by Julian Winters, All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson, The Black Flamingo & Only On The Weekends by Dean Atta, Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye, The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass, Things We Couldn’t Say by Jay Coles, and The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

Also please check out Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender as well which is a book about a transmasc Black teen.

Q. Will there ever be a sequel to I Wish You All the Best?
A. Good news! I’ll Be Home For Christmas is a short story set in 2019 during Ben and Nathan’s first Christmas together. You can grab the short story for free here (however if you do decide to pay for it, all the proceeds are being donated to the Center for Transgender Equality!)