Summer Sons: 5 years later. A Retrospective with Lee Mandelo

<p>On September 28, 2021, Lee Mandelo released his debut novel: &quot;Summer Sons,&quot; a southern gothic horror that wrestles with guilt, sexual repression, the long shadows of southern history, the evils of academia, and reinventing BDSM dynamics from first principles with your buddies.</p><p>On September 28, 2026, Workers&#39; Lit released an episode with Lee himself, looking back on &quot;Summer Sons&quot; as a book.</p><p>We&#39;ve had authors on to talk about their books, but never to break down their novels in a beat-by-beat way we typically review literature. We were thrilled to have Lee back on the show for this amazing topic.</p><p>Want more of Workers&#39; Lit/Lee collaboration content? You&#39;d be crazy not to. Links to his two previous appearances and our coverage of &quot;Woods All Black&quot; here:</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/episode/5j6AH8gxlpojTjZdEiuJH9?si=0qRwbRd3Q_G8w26qW-EGhw</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/episode/5M8AaWNVKHh0zuhWDVbt81?si=fl-JuDvlTiqgoojLR7ztGg</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CRYIorpGHJVC0oYvtJhLu?si=_qTz2i4OR9eWku4PjLnIzQ</p><p>Want to support Workers&#39; Lit on Patreon? Of course you do. Link here!</p><p>https://patreon.com/workerslit</p><p>Want more of Lee? OBVIOUSLY! Link here!</p><p>https://leemandelo.com/</p>