While We Were Silent
by Alex Myers

Devastating secrets shroud the campus of Green Dell Academy, secrets that some think are worth killing for . . . From Lambda Literary Award finalist Alex Myers comes a provocative dark academia novel.

There are rules and then there’s reality . . .

Autumn, 2015. Green Dell Academy is a prestigious co-ed prep school tucked away in a quiet corner of Connecticut. And although it has its first female head of school, it’s still very much a boys’ club—a club with longstanding “traditions” that involve gross misconduct—and now murder.

A woman has been killed, right on campus, a woman who has been deeply involved in fighting sexual violence, a woman who had no shortage of enemies.

The murder case, coupled with an investigation into allegations of sexual assault, threatens to bring dark, deep-rooted secrets to the surface, the kind of secrets that go back decades—and some people seem to value the old ways more than human life . . .

For fans of Rebecca Makkai’s I Have Some Questions For You and Ashley Winstead’s In My Dreams I Hold a Knife. Written by the current teacher at an American school academy, Alex Myers brings to life a thought-provoking and deeply relevant story.

Reviews

“[Myers’] prose is utterly enchanting”

Publishers Weekly on The Story of Silence

“Honest, enlightening, natural, and moving”

Foreword Review on Continental Divide

“A moving meditation on fear, masculinity, and the power of coming out”

Kirkus Reviews on Continental Divide

“Myers offers a deft criticism of contemporary masculinity's seeming inflexibility”

American Book Review on Continental Divide

“Remarkable”

The New York Times on Revolutionary

“[An] original and affecting novel”

Publishers Weekly on Revolutionary

“Thought-provoking”

Booklist on Revolutionary

“[A] gripping tale”

The Lambda Literary Review on Revolutionary

“Page-turning”

The Boston Globe on Revolutionary

“[An] evocative debut novel”

The San Francisco Chronicle on Revolutionary

Alex Myers

Alex Myers is a teacher, writer, and transgender rights advocate. His debut novel, Revolutionary, was released in 2014 and was a finalist for a Lambda Literary award. His other novels include Continental Divide and The Story of Silence. He lives and teaches in Vermont with his wife and two cats.

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Editions

While We Were Silent by Alex Myers is available in the following formats

Hardback97814483200352nd June 2026144 X 222mm224$29.99
Hardback97814483200352nd June 2026144 X 222mm224£21.99
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