“I gobbled up these essays. Michelle Tea is riotously, wickedly funny, with an uncommon knack for naming the more hideous and complex parts of being human. Her particular genius makes the hardest trut
The beloved literary iconoclast delivers a fresh twenty-first century primer on tarot that can be used with any deck.While tarot has gone mainstream with a diverse range of tarot decks widely availabl
When Sophie Swankowski surfaces from the freezing waters, she finds herself in an ancient castle in Poland?and in the center of an ages-old battle. Even with her magic powers, the strength and wisdom
"I was unable put down Black Wave, suddenly afraid and unsure of what was out there beyond my reading. This bad fairytale-come-true is destabilizing and palpable, and it's Michelle Tea's most fearles
A gutsy, wise memoir-in-essays from a writer praised as ?impossible to put down” (People) As an aspiring young writer in San Francisco, Michelle Tea lived in a scuzzy communal house; she drank, smoke
Sophie Swankowski is the hero from the stories she's been hearing all her life: she's the girl who will save the world. Or so she's been told. Now she and her unlikely guardian?the gruff, filthy merma
Everyone in the broken-down town of Chelsea, Massachusetts, has a story too worn to repeat—from the girls who play the pass-out game just to feel like they're somewhere else, to the packs of aimless t
Valencia is the fast-paced account of one girl's search for love and high times in the drama-filled dyke world of San Francisco's Mission District. Michelle Tea records a year lived in a world of gir
In this gritty, confessional memoir, Michelle Tea takes the reader back to the city of her childhood: Chelsea, Massachusetts—a place where time and hope are spent on things not getting any wors
Published by Semiotext(e) to critical acclaim in 1998, Michelle Tea's debut novel ThePassionate Mistakes and Intricate Corruption of One Girl in America quickly established Tea as anexciting new liter
Fourteen-year-old Trisha Driscoll is a gender-blurring, self-described loner whose family expects nothing of her. While her mother lies on the couch in a hypochondriac haze and her sister aspires to b
Michelle Tea, a favorite on the spoken-word scene and beloved in literary circles for books such as Valencia, Chelsea Whistle and most recently Rose of No Man’s Land, has gathered new work by t
“Tea writes with a raw-hearted, wry but wide-eyed ebullience, rendering dyke bohemia with intense, gritty, glittering romanticism.”—The San Francisco Bay GuardianBefore penning her contemporary classi
An urgent proclamation of what life is like for American women without the security of a financial safety netIndie icon Michelle Tea--whose memoir The Chelsea Whistle details her own working-class roo
"Heartbreakingly beautiful writing; sometimes funny, sometimes shattering?always revolutionary. Truly amazing collection!"?Margaret Cho"Sister Spit is like the underground railroad for burgeoning quee
While many recent books have thoughtfully examined the plight of the working poor in America, none of the authors of these books is able to claim a working-class background, and there are associated
A raw and surprisingly beautiful coming-of-age memoir, Coal to Diamonds tells the story of Mary Beth Ditto, a girl from rural Arkansas who found her voice. Born and raised in Judsonia, Arkansas—a pl
In this follow-up to Michelle Tea's Astro Baby, baby Scorpio feels jealous and competitive because baby Aquarius might be stealing their best friend! But what if it's all one big misunderstanding?Deal
A charming follow-up to Michelle Tea's Astro Baby, in which Libra is faced with so many costume ideas for Scorpio's Halloween party that it's hard to pick just one! Luckily, Libra's friends are there
ASTRO BABY is for newborns who like to gaze at bright colors, toddlers who are fascinated by images of babies and animals, older children able to comprehend the concepts put forth by astrology, and gr
In uncompromising and fresh prose, Tillman tells the story of three very contemporary girls. Grace, Emily and Jane collide with friends, family, and culture under dark and comic circumstances, present
Everyone in the broken-down town of Chelsea, Massachussetts, has a story too worn to repeat?from the girls who play the pass-out game just to feel like they're somewhere else, to the packs of aimless
Narrative poems with straightforward, feisty sensibilities confront the difficulties and rewards of love: what one goes through to love and be loved. Social injustice ("Jury Duty") a
Rent Girl is the illustrated saga of one broke baby dyke trying to make a buck in the surreal world of the sex industry. Avoiding the stereotypes of prostitute as victim or superhero, Tea instead exp
A glamorous drag queen teaches two siblings about the magic of dress up, self-expression, and imaginative storytelling.Tabitha and Magoo love to play dress up in their room. Tabitha uses her brother’s
Notable literary figures pay tribute to poet/writer Justin Chin with personal commentaries on works selected from his seven books.Justin Chin's fearless and fierce voice was resolute in relating his w
Bottoms Up: Writing About Sex is a collection of writing about desire. The stories are not straight-up sexual narrations but pieces, poems, and stories that explore the concept and manifestation of de
