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Confessions of the Fox
Jordy RosenbergHooray Queer historicals! Hooray @caroderobertis CANTORAS and Jordy Rosenberg's CONFESSIONS OF THE FOX!! https://t.co/JJQKHlkdM6
Paperback, 2019
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison
Hugh RyanA great event with @HughRyan last night @TrinityWallSt, reading from and discussing THE WOMEN'S HOUSE OF DETENTION: A QUEER HISTORY OF A FORGOTTEN PRISON. https://t.co/9TlHePytqx
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
School of Instructions: A Poem
Ishion HutchinsonWe are delighted to welcome Ishion Hutchinson to The Shipman Agency! Here's an example of his stunning work. His new book is SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTIONS, coming from FSG in November. You can find him on our website here: https://t.co/EQPuO55zVg https://t.co/CsWJ8PsEcj
Hardcover, 2023
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Open: One Woman's Journey Through Love and Polyamory
Rachel KrantzMy client @RachelKrantz, author of OPEN: AN UNCENSORED MEMOIR OF LOVE, LIBERATION AND NON-MONOGAMY has a podcast! If it's as amazing + enlightening as the book, we're all in for a treat. https://t.co/DDsA8OFVtx
Paperback, 2024
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Standing in the Forest of Being Alive
Katie FarrisHappy publication day to dear @katiefar. Her stunning new book of poems, STANDING IN THE FOREST OF BEING ALIVE, is in the world today via @AliceJamesBooks. https://t.co/nqeCrr1WRK
Paperback, 2023
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Safe as Houses
Marie-Helene Bertino@mhbertino is the author of Parakeet + 2 a.m. at The Cat's Pajamas, +the story collection Safe as Houses. Lauren Groff called her writing “spry and mordant, with sentences that lull you with their rhythms, then twist suddenly and sting.” Register here: https://t.co/P8vnjlOQJ1 https://t.co/fhOTP3fUDE
Paperback, 2012
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dancer from the Dance
Andrew Holleran@ShelbyLRiley continues to be a hero to our Work Room students! Don't sleep on this offer to attend @GarthGreenwell's seminar DANCER FROM THE DANCE, a close read of Andrew Holleran's classic queer novel of 70s NYC. https://t.co/f7wedOHLRA
Paperback, 2023
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sabbath's Theater: National Book Award Winner
Philip RothWe were honored to host @GarthGreenwell's class on SABBATH'S THEATER, a truly great reading class. If you're into deep, close reading of brilliant books, I can also recommend Garth's class on @alexanderchee's EDINBURGH. Info here: https://t.co/ULNegI71Y0 https://t.co/305smup0vB
Paperback, 1996
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Unshuttered: Poems
Patricia SmithThings to look forward to! @pswordwoman’s new poetry collection UNSHUTTERED pubs 2/15 + in August Roger Reeves 1st essay collection DARK DAYS: FUGITIVE ESSAYS.🔥🔥 https://t.co/VrRH6vcqdo
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Read Now: Essays
Elaine CastilloMore good news for Elaine Castillo's HOW TO READ NOW! It's Roxanne Gay's September book pick! https://t.co/c769xln7af
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book