100 Boyfriends

100 Boyfriends
Author: Brontez Purnell
Publisher: MCD x FSG Originals
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0374722471

Winner of the 2022 Lambda Literary Award in Gay Fiction. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Longlisted for the 2022 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award and the 2021 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize. One of Buzzfeed's Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2021, NBC's 10 Most Notable LGBTQ Books of 2021, and Pink News' Best LGBTQ Books of 2021. "This hurricane of delirious, lonely, lewd tales is a taxonomy and grand unified theory of the boyfriend, in every tense." —Parul Sehgal, The New York Times "I loved this book—raunchy, irreverent, deliberate, sexy, angry, and tender, in its own way." —Roxane Gay An irrerverent, sensitive, and inimitable look at gay dysfunction through the eyes of a cult hero Transgressive, foulmouthed, and brutally funny, Brontez Purnell’s 100 Boyfriends is a revelatory spiral into the imperfect lives of queer men desperately fighting the urge to self-sabotage. As they tiptoe through minefields of romantic, substance-fueled misadventure—from dirty warehouses and gentrified bars in Oakland to desolate farm towns in Alabama—Purnell’s characters strive for belonging in a world that dismisses them for being Black, broke, and queer. In spite of it—or perhaps because of it—they shine. Armed with a deadpan wit, Purnell finds humor in even the darkest of nadirs with the peerless zeal, insight, and horniness of a gay punk messiah. Together, the slice-of-life tales that writhe within 100 Boyfriends are an inimitable tour of an unexposed queer underbelly. Holding them together is the vision of an iconoclastic storyteller, as fearless as he is human.

100 Boyfriends

100 Boyfriends
Author: Brontez Purnell
Publisher: MCD x FSG Originals
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780374538989

An irrerverent, sensitive, and inimitable look at gay dysfunction through the eyes of a cult hero "It’s like that saying, 'Where god closes a door, he opens a window,' but in this particular case the window was on the fifth floor and the house was on fire." Transgressive, foulmouthed, and devastatingly funny, Brontez Purnell’s 100 Boyfriends is a revelatory spiral into the imperfect lives of queer men desperately fighting—and often losing—the urge to self-sabotage. His characters solicit sex on their lunch breaks, expose themselves to racist neighbors, sleep with their coworker’s husbands, rub Preparation H on their hungover eyes, and, in an uproarious epilogue, take a punk band on a disastrous tour of Europe. They also travel to claim inheritances, push past personal trauma, and cultivate community while living on the margins of a white supremacist, heteronormative society. Armed with a deadpan wit that finds humor in even the lowest of nadirs, Brontez Purnell—a widely acclaimed underground writer, filmmaker, musician, and performance artist—writes with the peerless zeal, insight, and horniness of a gay punk messiah. From dirty warehouses and gentrified bars in Oakland to desolate farm towns in Alabama, Purnell indexes desire, desperation, race, and loneliness with a startling blend of levity and vulnerability. Together, the slice-of-life tales that writhe within 100 Boyfriends are a singular and uncompromising vision of an unexposed queer underbelly. Holding them together is the vision of an iconoclastic storyteller, as fearless as he is human.

The Cambridge History of Queer American Literature

The Cambridge History of Queer American Literature
Author: Benjamin Kahan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1037
Release: 2024-06-06
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1108911331

Moby-Dick's Ishmael and Queequeg share a bed, Janie in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God imagines her tongue in another woman's mouth. And yet for too long there has not been a volume that provides an account of the breadth and depth of queer American literature. This landmark volume provides the first expansive history of this literature from its inception to the present day, offering a narrative of how American literary studies and sexuality studies became deeply entwined and what they can teach each other. It examines how American literature produces and is in turn woven out of sexualities, gender pluralities, trans-ness, erotic subjectivities, and alternative ways of inhabiting bodily morphology. In so doing, the volume aims to do nothing less than revise the ways in which we understand the whole of American literature. It will be an indispensable resource for scholars, graduate students, and undergraduates.

Coping with Stress and Pressure

Coping with Stress and Pressure
Author: Carrie Myers
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2020-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1098210042

This title explores everyday events that can trigger people's anxiety and hinder their well-being, offering helpful suggestions on how to successfully handle these situations. Features include an ask the expert section, tips on being healthy, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Checking In at the Hilton

Checking In at the Hilton
Author: Christopher Jansen
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2008-09-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1435731794

This is a funny and sarcastic fake book, which consists of an irreverent cover and 128 blank pages for entertainment purposes, and is politically incorrect (depending on your opinion). More information and more fake books inquire at: [email protected]

Understanding Health and Care Among Sex Workers

Understanding Health and Care Among Sex Workers
Author: Claire Macon
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2023-09-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3031406621

This book examines sex worker health and the concept of care among sex workers in Rhode Island using mixed methods research conceived of and led by Ocean State Advocacy (O$A), a grassroots collective of sex workers in Rhode Island. Drawing upon survey data, in-depth interview research, as well as ethnographic and grounded theory principle, this text provides a nuanced look at why sex workers face disparate health outcomes, what defines the area of sex worker health, and practices of care that exist among sex workers in Rhode Island. Throughout this book, the authors examine how criminalization and stigma impact care and why sex workers find themselves in a distinctly challenging position when trying to stay healthy and well. Throughout this book, the authors explore both these vulnerabilities and sources of strength among the sex work community with the goal of gaining a better understanding of what sex workers in Rhode Island need for a healthier future. This book will be of interest to scholars and students within the fields of Sociology, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Labor Studies, Public Health, Social Medicine, Medical Humanities, and Medical Education.

Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #3

Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #3
Author: John M. Samson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2008-10-21
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1416559094

Across or Down, The Best Crosswords Around! With 300 Brand-new Puzzles to Solve In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, The Cross Word Puzzle Book. Not only was it the publisher's first release -- it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed. Today, more than eighty years later, the legendary Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book series maintains its status as the standard-bearer for cruciverbal excellence. This series continues to provide the most challenging, fresh, and original puzzles on the market. Created by the best contemporary constructors -- and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson -- these Thursday to Sunday-size brain breakers offer hours of stimulation for solvers of every level. With hundreds of puzzles in one volume, the Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book series will continue to test the knowledge of solvers everywhere. Can you avoid turning to the answer key? Sharpen your pencils, grit your teeth, and find out!

The Case for Reduction

The Case for Reduction
Author: Christoph F. E. Holzhey
Publisher: Series Cultural Inquiry
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2022-10-11
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 396558040X

Critical discourse hardly knows a more devastating charge against theories, technologies, or structures than that of being reductive. Yet, expansion and growth cannot fare any better today. This volume suspends anti-reductionist reflexes to focus on the experiences and practices of different kinds of reduction, their generative potentials, ethics, and politics. Can their violences be contained and their benefits transported to other contexts?

Dress Casual

Dress Casual
Author: Deirdre Clemente
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2014
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1469614073

Dress Casual: How College Students Redefined American Style

The Love and Romance Teen Quiz Book

The Love and Romance Teen Quiz Book
Author: Arlene Hamilton Stewart
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2013-02-05
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0740789740

This collection of fifty seriously juicy quizzes allows you to explore your romance issues and attitudes in a super personal way. Discover who's boyfriend material or just a bud, how to avoid bad dates, and how to act on your crushes.