{"product_id":"sweeter-voices-still-an-lgbtq-anthology-from-middle-america-9781948742818","title":"Sweeter Voices Still: An LGBTQ Anthology from Middle America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA groundbreaking nonfiction collection about queer life in the Midwest. \"A marvelous ode to humanity and its passions.\"--\u003cem\u003eLittle Village \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe middle of America?the Midwest, Appalachia, the Rust Belt, the Great Plains, the Upper South?is a queer place, and it always has been. The queer people of its cities, farms, and suburbs can't be reduced to just \"blue dots\" within \"red states.\" Every story about a kid from Iowa who steps off the bus in Manhattan, ready to \"finally\" live, is a story about a kid who was already living in Iowa. \u003cem\u003eSweeter Voices Still \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection full of stories about that kid, written by people just like them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection, edited by Ryan Schuessler (\u003cem\u003eThe St. Louis Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e) and Kevin Whiteneir, Jr., features queer voices you might recognize?established and successful writers and thinkers like Aaron Foley and Jeffery Bean?and others you might not. You'll find sex, love, and heartbreak and all the other beings we meet along the way: trees, deer, cicadas, sturgeon. Most of all, you'll find real people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for anyone looking for fully realized stories about the nuanced, joyous complexity of queer identity in the Midwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948742818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Ryan Schuessler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273783242933,"sku":"9781948742818","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_69ecd1d6-80ec-4558-8763-b2e4c7b09713.jpg?v=1718082516","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sweeter-voices-still-an-lgbtq-anthology-from-middle-america-9781948742818","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}