{"product_id":"tea-leaves-9781612942759","title":"Tea Leaves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTea Leaves \u003c\/em\u003eis an astonishing collection of fables for our time by a young writer of tremendous power and promise.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTea Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e presents 17 speculative short stories that place queer characters in larger-than-life situations to emphasize the surreal experience of marginalization. A queer romance spans multiple incarnations, but only in doomed cities. A gay medieval scholar must testify for his life to the otherworldly octopus who traps him in a cafe bathroom. Ignoring their better judgment, a witch brings their mortal partner on a hunt for a dangerous sorcerer and must cope with the dire consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the stories within\u003cem\u003e Tea Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e explores the urgency of modern queer life in encounters between the otherworldly and the queer other. In juxtaposing queer narratives with new, larger-than-life myths, \u003cem\u003eTea Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e both exalts and lampoons the queer experience while examining the sometimes surreal obstacles of marginalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bywater Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612942759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Jacob Budenz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096239341749,"sku":"9781612942759","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6e1f45fd-1437-4ecb-b115-df11b73ac842.jpg?v=1692804128","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tea-leaves-9781612942759","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}