Novelist Thomas Mallon looks back on the early years of the AIDS epidemic
- Posted on August 15, 2025
- By NPR
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Novelist Thomas Mallon looks back on the early years of the AIDS epidemic

In 2023, Mallon spoke about his novel, Up With the Sun, which is based on the life of a little-known actor who was gay and closeted. His new book is The Very Heart of it: New York Diaries, 1983-1994.