Hello, Cruel World, 2nd Ed.
121 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws
$40.47
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
6 May 2025
Summary
This 20th anniversary edition of transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein’s unconventional guide to staying alive for teens, freaks and gender outlaws features 20 NEW Alternatives, a new foreword by the author, and a new afterword by Paul Preciado.
“A don’t-hurt guide for anyone who’s been tempted to give in to despair.” - Time Out New York
“You’ll want to keep extra copies of this one on the shelf to give away to friends in need.” - Bitch magazine
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781644214435 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1644214431 |
| Author: | Kate Bornstein, Sara Quin |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Triangle Square |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 6 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 127mm x 178mm |
| Audience Age: | 14 |
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Critics Review
“How lucky we are to have such a clear and intelligent writer who has had profoundly personal experiences with different identities, the subject of this first-rate book.” –Kurt Vonnegut
“I realize Kate Bornstein is trying to save teenagers–the beautiful weirdos on whom the fate of our future rests–but if her book gets into the wrong hands, she might inadvertently save a whole lot of adults too.” –San Francisco Chronicle
“Writer-activist-professional outcast Kate Bornstein takes an empathetic approach.” –Carol Queen, co-editor of PoMoSexuals
Kate Bornstein
A celebrated pioneer and advocate for the LGBTQ community, Kate Bornstein is the author of:
- My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely
- Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and The Rest of Us
- A Queer and Pleasant Danger: A Memoir
Her plays and performance pieces include:
- Hidden: A Gender
- The Opposite Sex Is Neither
- Too Tall Blondes In Love
Bornstein lives in New York City with her partner, Barbara Carrellas.
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