ELI MCCANN
ELI MCCANN is a Salt-Lake-City-based lawyer, writer, and podcaster. He writes a monthly humor column for The Salt Lake Tribune, where he frequently explores cultural and religious ideas, usually through his experiences living as a gay man in Utah. Since 2016, McCann has produced and cohosted the storytelling podcast and live storytelling show, Strangerville. His writing and storytelling has been featured in publications throughout the world, including The Washington Post, Newsweek, HuffPost, BBC, and many others.
BEHIND THE BOOK
An interview with Eli McCann about the making of his debut novel, Stitched
(COMING SOON!)
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BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR
STITCHED
A Novel
COMING SEPTEMBER 2026!
A hilarious story of found family that proves it’s never too late to discover who you are.
Betty Lou Dearden has been a member of the Ogden Quilter’s Association for more than twenty years when it is announced that the biggest quilting competition in the country is coming to her small Utah town. With the clock ticking, the women welcome two young gay men to their group as they bicker their way to an award-worthy entry and attempt to beat their long-time rivals once and for all. With disarming humor and extraordinary heart, Eli McCann takes readers deep into the cozy but cutthroat world of competitive quilting and the sometimes-messy friendships that shape our lives.
"Stitched paints a funny and touching portrait of a Utah quilting club. I’m inspired to pick up a needle and thread.”
—DARCIE LITTLE BADGER, author of Sheine Lende