Joe the Salamander tells the story of Joe Gamut, a brilliant boy who struggles in the neurotypical world. Gager creates wise and foolish characters, and tells a poignant story about life with or on the spectrum.
Timothy Gager has previously published 16 books of fiction and poetry. He hosted the Dire Literary Series of author interviews in Cambridge, MA from 2001 to 2018, and spun off a virtual series starting in 2020. Gager co-founded The Somerville News Writers Festival and has had over 1,000 pieces of fiction, micro-fiction, and poetry published-including 17 nominated for Pushcart Prizes. His work has also been nominated for a Massachusetts Book Award, The Best of the Web, The Best Small Fictions Anthology, and has been read on NPR. Joe the Salamander is his third novel. He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts with some fish and a rabbit, and is employed as a social worker.
