Keeping this in mind, Someday continues where Every Day left off, following A in an attempt to track down answers about those who jump bodies and being forced to question the moral implications of their existence. “And when you have a situation where your actions are not linked to responsibility, how do you act? Do you act in a good and moral way, or do you act in a destructive way? I think the two main forces in Someday that are in opposition to each other can take the opposing views for that.” I think Someday is about if you had the chance to escape responsibility, would you?” Levithan tells Teen Vogue.

“If Every Day is about who you would be if you weren’t defined by your body. While those themes are still present, he chooses to closely examine the links between morality and responsibility this go round instead. In Someday Levithan shifts his focus from the questions about gender identity and sexuality raised in the first book. And as Rhiannon learns the dilemma of A’s existence, readers must examine their own opinions about acceptance, respect, self-identity, and love. With no body to call home, A has a rather fluid idea about gender and attraction. But a chance meeting with Rhiannon at the very start of the book has A acting outside the norm, working to stick around longer than just a day, hoping to see that spark of attraction through to its conclusion. They’re careful about these borrowed lives, disrupting them as little as possible.

A sees what it’s like to live as different genders, economic situations, educational backgrounds, ethnicities, and more. His latest novel, Someday, is the highly-anticipated sequel to Every Day, building upon the fascinating world of body jumpers like A and starting new conversations about morality.Įvery Day took readers on a wild ride through various identities as A, the main character, lives each day in the body of a different person. If you were nothing but a soul that jumped from body to body, with no past of your own and absolutely no constraints or repercussions, how would you act? Who would you love? This premise and these questions are the driving force behind Every Day, the stunning paranormal novel published in 2012 by queer author David Levithan. In a world where we begin each day in the same body, it’s hard to imagine not having that constant.

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