Craved the anonymous confessions and mosaic intimacy of Want by Meet Wanting by , where desire finds its signature.
Buy on AmazonWhy It's Your Next Read
- Candid essays w/ literary craft not just confessions
- Queers divorcees mothers trans voices—real intersectional range
- From domestic yearning to kink-curious taboo explorations
- Psychologically chewy—why we want not just what
If Want gave you permission to eavesdrop on anonymous desire, Wanting extends the invitation—but this time, the voices sign their names. Editors Margot Kahn and Kelly McMasters curate a chorus of essayists who swap fantasy for forensic honesty, exploring not just what they crave but why: the ache of aging bodies, the grammar of kink, the politics of longing across queer, trans, and cis experience. It's the same mosaic structure you binged, the same nonjudgmental container, but with craft-forward prose that lingers past the heat.
These aren't confessions for shock value—they're self-authored reckonings that give you language for private wants you didn't know you could speak aloud. Domestic yearning sits beside poly-curious reflection; mothers and divorcees claim space without posturing.
You wanted conversation-ready intimacy that doesn't rehash the anonymous—this is it.
What Readers Are Saying
"what a pleasure to have been able to read this... I was enraptured by Claire Jia's writing in her characters and their lives... the composition of the story and its pieces were magnificent to experience." — Posey, Goodreads
"This book is such a beautiful expose into what lies on the other side of our wanting... Almost every aspect of human relationship is explored in this book - friendship, familial, romantic... There is not a single character here who is objectively 'good' or easy to root for - all are deeply flawed and make a series of seemingly innocuous decisions..." — Neha Patel, Goodreads
"I loved the rawness of this novel...I appreciated the sharp and tender observations about contemporary China and its unique culture...Can’t wait to read more of her emotionally resonant and humorous prose." — Christina, Goodreads
