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Michelle Tea

2015176 pagesabout 3–4 hours
2015
first published
  • 2015City Lights Books · 176 pages · ENGISBN 9780872866942
  • 2016Feminist Press at The City University of New York · 320 pages · ENGISBN 9781558619463
  • 2016Feminist Press at the City University of New York · 326 pages · ENGISBN 9781558619395
  • 2017Blackstone Audio, Inc.ISBN 9781504789929
  • City Lights BooksISBN 9780872866928

"Desperate to quell her addiction to drugs, disastrous romance, and nineties San Francisco, Michelle heads south for LA. But soon it's officially announced that the world will end in one year, and life in the sprawling metropolis becomes increasingly weird. While living in an abandoned bookstore, dating Matt Dillon, and keeping an eye on the encroaching apocalypse, Michelle begins a new novel, a sprawling and meta-textual exploration to complement her promises of maturity and responsibility. But as she tries to make queer love and art without succumbing to self-destructive vice, the boundaries between storytelling and everyday living begin to blur, and Michelle wonders how much she'll have to compromise her artistic process if she's going to properly ride out doomsday. Michelle Tea is the author of numerous books, including Rent Girl, Valencia, and How to Grow Up. She is the creator of the Sister Spit all-girl open mic and 1997-1999 national tour. In 2003, Michelle founded RADAR Productions, a literary non-profit that oversees queer-centric projects"--

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