Connor Franta shot to internet stardom as a YouTube personality. Since launching his channel in 2010, Franta, who was born and raised in Minnesota but moved to Los Angeles in 2013, has amassed more than 20 million followers across his social platforms. Now 29, he’s also a writer, a photographer and an LGBTQ advocate. His third book, “House Fires,” available now, is a collection of essays, photos and poems about dating, sex, relationships and his struggles with depression.
• How did you come up with the title of the book? It’s something that’s completely comforting — a home — but then something that’s destructive, a fire. Life is essentially a series of house fires, where you’re building yourself up to some position, and then, it sounds sad, but you burn…
