Ode to My First Car

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Product Details

Price
$20.99  $19.52
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Publish Date
Pages
352
Dimensions
6.34 X 8.54 X 1.19 inches | 0.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780374388430

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About the Author

Robin Gow is a trans and queer poet, editor, and educator from rural Pennsylvania. Their books include Ode to My First Car, A Million Quiet Revolutions, and Blue Blood. They are the supportive services coordinator at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and founder of Trans-cendent Connections, an organization that provides trans education resources to support trans youth. Gow also founded the New York City trans and queer reading series Gender Reveal Party. They live in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with their partner, best friend, and pugs, Gertrude and Eddie.

Reviews

"This gem of a book made my heart sing. Timeless, vulnerable, tender, and relatable." --Sara Farizan, author of If You Could Be Mine, Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, Here to Stay, and Dead Flip

"Gow (who is bisexual, queer, and trans), writes with authority, insight, and considerable poetic skill...The result is a highly readable, character driven exercise in literary fiction that is highly recommended." --Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

"A compelling tale that explores queerness, friendship, and love." --Kirkus

"[Gow] thoughtfully unpacks a variety of issues, including economic anxiety, guilt, and identity exploration via empathetic verse poems ..." --Publishers Weekly