Baby Remember My Name: An Anthology of New Queer Girl Writing
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786717920 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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"unbelievably disappointing" according to Hedonist. I love Michelle Tea's writing, particularly "Valencia" and "Rose Of No Man's Land." Perhaps of some of the disappointment I felt about this anthology was my own fault. I thought it would consist of a lot of hot erotica between queer women of all different gender identities and partner preferences within the lesbian spectrum. Instead, it depicted a world where all queer girls were either FTMs, hard butches, or mascul. disappointing Lesson learned: Really, really wanting a book to be good does not, sadly, make it good. The stories contained in this anthology were certainly written by queer women, mostly about queer-related topics, but I found the writing to be sub-par across the board. Many of them read like journal entries or first drafts. Overall there was a lot more ego than skill, and very little subtlety or inspiration. Sorry, folks.. "A Story Sure to Please Any Fan of Queer Literature" according to PDN. Valley Gay Press Book Review by A'Ja Lyons"Baby Remember My Name: An Anthology of Queer Girl Writing" edited by Michelle TeaMichelle Tea, author of 'Rose of No Man's Land' and acclaimed spoken word artist, has gathered a collection of queer core writings that will please any fan of the genre. While not every story features a queer protagonist, the writing is truly queer; not just lesbian, gay, or transgender. All of
Similarly, Dexter Flowers's "Titties at Stake," takes her rebellious vegan narrator through breast-awareness activism in topless marches and demonstrations. Two of the selections are comic strips, by Katie Fricas and Nicole Georges respectively, that reflect modern-girl domestic conflicts. Coming out is as political as it is sexual in Mecca Jamilah Sullivan's "Snow Fight," set in a tough, multilingual Harlem public school. (Feb.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. The anguish and confusion of first love marks "Ryan: An Excerpt" by Amanda Davidson, where young narrator "A" scribbles a feverish note to her friend Ryan, a kindred spirit and not-yet-lover: "A pony bucks around within my loins."
Michelle Tea, a favorite on the spoken-word scene and beloved in literary circles for books such as Valencia, Chelsea Whistle and most recently Rose of No Man's Land, has gathered new work by twenty-two of the most outstanding emerging voices in queer girl writing. Fiction is matched in excitement by graphic novel excerpts and personal essays. Certain to become a literary touchstone for a new generation of writers and readers, Baby Remember My Name speaks to the broad range of queer girl experiences in work that is brave, irreverent, funny, sensitive,
Michelle Tea is the Lambda Award-winning author of Valencia, Chelsea Whistle, Rent Girl (with illustrations by Laurenn McCunbin) and most recently Rose of No Man’s Land, among others. She lives in San Francisco.. Tea is the co-founder of the San Francisco-based, all-girl spoken word troupe Sister Spit and is also curator of