The Front Runner (novel)

The Front Runner
First edition front cover
AuthorPatricia Nell Warren
Cover artistBill Tinker
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherWilliam Morrow & Company, Inc., New York (First edition)
Publication date
1974
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages346
ISBN0-688-00235-8
Followed byHarlan's Race (1994) 

The Front Runner is a 1974 novel by Patricia Nell Warren. A love story between a running coach and his star athlete, The Front Runner is noted for being the first contemporary gay novel to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success.