Books by William Dameron
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The Way Life Should Be: A Novel
The Lie
William Dameron
William Dameron

William Dameron is the author of The New York Times Editors' Choice, The Lie: A Memoir of Two Marriages, Catfishing & Coming Out and The Washington Post notable book, The Way Life Should Be. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Salon, The Huffington Post, Oprah Magazine and his essays have appeared in multiple anthologies. He is an IT Director for a global economic consulting firm, where he educates users on the perils of social engineering in cybersecurity. William and his husband split their time between Maine and Florida.

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The Way Life Should Be: A Novel

The Way Life Should Be: A Novel

Two fathers embarking on the second half of their lives together. Two families in the midst of transformation. A warm, funny, and unforgettable novel about the joys and fears of moving on.

Husbands Thomas and Matt are enjoying a second-chance marriage after coming out, leaving their wives, and finding happiness in a summer cottage on the...

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The Lie

The Lie

A candid memoir of denial, stolen identities, betrayal, faking it, and coming out.

Do you know me?, the email began, sparking tremors of fear that turned into a full quake of panic when William Dameron discovered that his selfie had been stolen by strangers. On social networks and dating sites, his image and identity—a forty-year-old straight...

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Other Writing

The New York Times Modern Love After 264 Haircuts, A Marriage Ends.
The New York Times Modern Love

After 264 Haircuts, A Marriage Ends.

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The New York Times A Dad by Any Other Name
The New York Times

A Dad by Any Other Name

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The Boston Globe In The Marriage Dance, The Floor Was Ours--To Rip Up
The Boston Globe

In The Marriage Dance, The Floor Was Ours--To Rip Up

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Praise

The Lie: “At once brutal and beautiful, William Dameron’s memoir unearths layers of secrets and decades of deception in startling, vivid prose. The Lie could not be more honest.”

– Augusten Burroughs, New York Times bestselling author of Running with Scissors

The Lie: “Compelling…Darkly animated…Tamps down the tall grass of untold experience.”

– The New York Times Book Review

The Lie: “Candid and compassionate, the book celebrates truth and honors the redemptive power of forgiveness and love…Uplifting.”

– Kirkus Reviews
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