▁sequ el ▁to ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁debut ▁novel ▁Simon ▁vs . ▁the ▁H omo ▁S api ens ▁Ag enda ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁novel ▁in ▁the ▁" Sim on - verse ", ▁the ▁shared ▁universe ▁in ▁which ▁Albert al li ' s ▁books ▁take ▁place ▁and ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁ 2 0 1 7 ' s ▁The ▁U ps ide ▁of ▁Un re qu ited . ▁The ▁audio book ▁was ▁read ▁by ▁actress ▁Sh annon ▁Pur ser . ▁ ▁Le ah ▁on ▁the ▁Off be at ▁focus es ▁on ▁Le ah , ▁the ▁best ▁friend ▁of ▁Simon ▁Sp ier , ▁and ▁her ▁attempts ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁various ▁personal ▁issues ▁including ▁friend ships ▁and ▁relationships , ▁body ▁image , ▁sexual ity , ▁self - este em , ▁going ▁to ▁college ▁and ▁feeling ▁like ▁an ▁out s ider . ▁Le ah ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Australian ▁actress ▁K atherine ▁Lang ford ▁in ▁Love , ▁Simon , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Simon ▁vs . ▁the ▁H omo ▁S api ens ▁Ag enda . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁Le ah ▁Bur ke ▁is ▁a ▁drum mer , ▁usually ▁on ▁the ▁beat ▁drum ming ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁Em o ji . ▁However , ▁Le ah ▁has ▁kept ▁something ▁from ▁all ▁of ▁her ▁friends , ▁even ▁from ▁her ▁open ly ▁gay ▁best ▁friend , ▁Simon : ▁she ▁is ▁bis ex ual . ▁The ▁only ▁person ▁to ▁know ▁about ▁her ▁sexual ity ▁is ▁her ▁mother , ▁whom ▁Le ah ▁is ▁very ▁close ▁to