Who Put This Song On?
$27.77
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
24 September 2019
Summary
‘A brilliant debut of black girlhood and mental health; at turns unflinchingly irreverent, laugh out loud funny and heartbreakingly honest’ Elizabeth Acevedo, bestselling author of THE POET X
‘Morgan Parker put this song on - and I hope it never turns off’ Nic Stone, bestselling author of DEAR MARTIN
‘It’s perfect’ Samantha Irby, bestselling author of WE ARE NEVER MEETING IN REAL LIFE
‘I love this book’ Julie Buntin, author of MARLENA
<…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472154217 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472154215 |
| Author: | Morgan Parker |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | ATOM |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 24 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 232g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 16mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
2019 justly belongs to Morgan Parker … [she] is one of this generation’s best minds
2019 justly belongs to Morgan Parker … [she] is one of this generation’s best minds - New York Times T Magazine
Parker has rendered a brilliant debut of black girlhood and mental health; at turns unflinchingly irreverent, laugh out loud funny and heartbreakingly honest - Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award winner and bestselling author of The Poet XIt’s rare to find a book that aptly balances the comedy and tragedy of being human. Morgan Parker put THIS song on - and I hope it never turns off - Nic Stone, bestselling author of Dear MartinAs a weird, depressed, Radiohead-obsessed black post-teen myself, it’s clear Morgan ripped my heart out and splattered it across the pages of this book. It’s perfect - Samantha Irby, bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting In Real LifeIn this wildly smart book - about depressions, high school crushes, faith and being a black girl in America - Parker has created a voice that will be a touchstone of stories about growing up and growing wiser. I love this book - Julie Buntin, author of MarlenaAbout The Author
Morgan Parker
Morgan Parker is the author of Magical Negro (Corsair 2019), There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce (Corsair 2017), and Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night (Switchback Books 2015). Her poetry and essays have been published and anthologized in numerous publications, including the Paris Review; The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop; Best American Poetry 2016; the New York Times; and the Nation. Parker is the recipient of a 2017 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, winner of a 2016 Pushcart Prize, and a Cave Canem graduate fellow.
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