The Heartbreak Bakery

Capetta, A. R.

ISBN 10: 1536216534 / ISBN 13: 9781536216530

Published by Candlewick, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Heartbreak Bakery
• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1536216534
• ISBN 13: 9781536216530
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1783432287.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 48098612
• Signed: 7/7/2026 1:51:27 PM
• Seller catalogs:
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  • 9781536216530

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Synopsis

A Lambda Literary Award Winner

Teenage baker Syd sends ripples of heartbreak through Austin’s queer community when a batch of post-being-dumped brownies turns out to be magical—and makes everyone who eats them break up.

Syd (no pronouns, please) has always dealt with big, hard-to-talk-about things by baking. Being dumped is no different, except now Syd is baking at the Proud Muffin, a queer bakery and community space in Austin. And everyone who eats Syd’s breakup brownies . . . breaks up. Even Vin and Alec, who own the Proud Muffin. And their breakup might take the bakery down with it. Being dumped is one thing; causing ripples of queer heartbreak through the community is another. But the cute bike delivery person, Harley (he or they, check the pronoun pin, it’s probably on the messenger bag), believes Syd about the magic baking. And Harley believes Syd’s magical baking can fix things, too—one recipe at a time.

About the Author

A. R. Capetta (all pronouns), the author of Echo After Echo and The Lost Coast, has lived in Austin and worked as a professional baker and holds a master of fine arts in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. A. R. Capetta lives in a small town in the mountains with their family.