Updates | Jules Revel

September 23, 2026

My second novel, Oxbow, which comes out January 19, 2027, is now available for preorder!

About Oxbow:

They were supposed to leave together.

Shawnee Hughes and Ginny Lee grew up best friends in Oxbow Willows, a rural Iowa trailer park where poverty, religion, and family secrets run deep. As teenagers, they dream of escape. Then Shawn comes out, Ginny’s family closes ranks, and their friendship becomes a dangerous secret.

Years later, a devastating betrayal sends them in opposite directions.

Until a blizzard brings them face-to-face at a Wyoming travel plaza.

Some friendships endure. Some leave unfinished business.

Twenty years after Oxbow, Shawn and Ginny finally get the chance to tell each other what really happened.

Oxbow is an atmospheric novel of friendship, queer desire, faith, and the long shadow of the place we come from.

Preorder Oxbow from Bywater Books

Preorder Oxbow from Barnes & Noble

July 1, 2026

Oxbow is off to the copy editor!

Book number two is one big step closer to hitting the shelves. Today I turned in the manuscript for copy edits.

This book follows two kids from the Oxbow Willows Trailer Park as they grow up. It’s a tomboy for tomboy love story set primarily in 1990s rural Iowa.

It’s also a chance to see Coltswood again in her role as art professor a few years before Wolf comes back into her life. I can’t wait for you all to meet these kids and see them thrive against the odds.

June 28, 2026

Coltswood in Chicago.

L and I took a trip to Chicago for the Dyke March which took place in the beautiful Pilsen neighborhood. What a thrill it was to be part of the March’s return after a multi-year hiatus. Members of ACT UP helped kick off the rally and it was heartening to see so many young people thinking about and wanting to learn more about the history of the AIDS movement, and the ongoing struggles.

During the post-march festivities, I handed out some books and I hope those readers of the Dyke March will enjoy getting to know Wolf and Bel.

The next day we walked down Belmont in search of Unabridged Bookstore, an LGBTQ+ bookstore that has been in the community for 45 years. The store was everything we hoped for. A large collection of books and great vibes. Unabridged also gave me the opportunity to see Coltswood in the wild for the very first time!

It felt strangely fitting. Chicago is an important place in Coltswood’s story even if it doesn’t appear in the novel. There’s a short story in the back of my mind that I will write someday and share with you all.

Happy Pride!