{"product_id":"summer-fun-paperback","title":"Summer Fun - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeanne Thornton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 Lammy Award for Transgender Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed author Jeanne Thornton, an epic, singular look at fandom, creativity, longing, and trans identity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gala, a young trans woman, works at a hostel in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. She is obsessed with the Get Happies, the quintessential 1960s Californian band, helmed by its resident genius, B----. Gala needs to know: Why did the band stop making music? Why did they never release their rumored album, \u003ci\u003eSummer Fun\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd so she writes letters to B---- that shed light not only on the Get Happies, but paint an extraordinary portrait of Gala. The parallel narratives of B---- and Gala form a dialogue about creation--of music, identity, self, culture, and counterculture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eSummer Fun\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant and magical work of trans literature that marks Thornton as one of our most exciting and original novelists.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeanne Thornton\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Dream of Doctor Bantam\u003c\/i\u003e and the collection \u003ci\u003eThe Black Emerald\u003c\/i\u003e, both shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award. She is the editor, with Tara Madison Avery, of \u003ci\u003eWe're Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, the copublisher of the independent press Instar Books, and the writer and illustrator of the webcomics \u003ci\u003eBad Mother \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Hates Fun\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Evergreen Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 8.23 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698477174847,"sku":"9781641293730","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/379af3e6339d556fde326d4bafb82ebd.webp?v=1765010418","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/summer-fun-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}