{"product_id":"zipper-mouth-9781558617483","title":"Zipper Mouth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis novel of a young lesbian addict in \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e90s NYC \"recalls \u003cem\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e\" with \"dreamy, impressionistic, and rapturous\" prose--\"an ecstatic love story\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in the brash, fervent voice of the young and addicted, this debut novel from underground superstar Laurie Weeks \"is a short tome of infinitesimal reach, a tiny star to light the land\" (Eileen Myles).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrung out on dope and unrequited love for her straight best friend, Jane, the novel's unnamed narrator zig-zags between glimpses of her childhood and early teens to the raw, super-caffeinated world of her present on the streets of New York. Chosen by Dave Eggers as Best American Nonrequired Reading and a winner of a 2012 Lambda Literary Award, this novel encapsulates the soaring highs and gritty lows of the junkie and the reckless intensity of love. \"The book's pulse is evident on every page.\" (\u003cem\u003eLambda Literary\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eZipper Mouth \u003c\/em\u003eis a brilliant rabbit hole of pitch-black hilarity, undead obsession, the horror of the everyday, and drug, drugs, drugs.\" --Michelle Tea, author of \u003cem\u003eAgainst Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558617483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 6.97w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Triangle Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Laurie Weeks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574685049013,"sku":"9781558617483","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e9073742-e783-4685-bd11-311fb4cacb05.jpg?v=1643697777","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/zipper-mouth-9781558617483","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}