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The Cabots - Cat Sebastian

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Media: Book series

Approx length: 2 novellas and one novel, approx 500 pages total, plus a short holiday story about Peter and Caleb from Cat’s newsletter. There’s also another short story, Luke and Billy Finally Get a Clue, that’s available through the Happily Ever After Collective on Patreon. It takes place in the same universe but features no actual Cabots, and I am not requesting it.

Where to find it: Buy links are available on Cat Sebastian’s website
I believe you can still obtain the short story collection by signing up for Cat’s newsletter (link on her website)

What is it, in summary?: It’s a series of novellas (+1 novel, + 2 short stories), focusing on an affluent American political family (they’re not the Kennedys, but they’re not-not the Kennedys) who happen to have several LGBT members among them. They’re set in the 1950s-70s, but they all have happy, hopeful endings.

What do you love about it?: Well, to start, the Cabots are very clearly not!Kennedys, which I love, but I also love that they’re a series of happy endings with gay characters in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, which were, let’s be honest, a pretty awful time to be gay. There’s a level of complicated issues that the books address (homophobia and classism not in the least among them), and I just really think they’re good, quick reads.
Plus, Tommy Cabot is a return to boarding school as a teacher story, and Peter Cabot is a road trip story, and those are always fun, and Daniel Cabot not only has a great New York vibe but name checks my favorite restaurant in the city.

Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: Yes, all three novellas/novel can be consumed individually. There are references to Peter and Tommy in the other’s respective books, and Daniel exists as a child in Tommy’s book, but it’s not necessary to read all of them to understanding the others.
My requests are going to centre on Peter & Daniel's books.

Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence):
Tommy Cabot: references to homophobia, some internalized homophobia, one character who was disowned by his family because he’s gay, alcohol, cigarettes, on page sex.
Peter Cabot: references to period-typical homophobia, fear of being outed, oblique references to past violence, on-page sex.
Daniel Cabot: internalized ableism, displacement from home country, period-typical homophobia, on-page sex.