{"product_id":"valencia-paperback-1","title":"Valencia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichelle Tea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaggie Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn anarchic and unflinching cult novel \"charged with reflection, anger, and the feeling of being alive\" (\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e), tracing a year of love and lust in San Francisco's lesbian underground, with a new foreword by Maggie Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eValencia \u003c\/i\u003eis a fast-paced account of one girl's search for love and high times in the dyke world of 1990s San Francisco. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fleeing Tucson and her rotten (ex) girlfriend, Michelle lands in the Mission District, where queers from all over the country are arriving in search of themselves and each other. An aspiring poet, she hurls herself into the city's riotous underbelly, stumbling through nightlife and open mics, drug adventures, and a string of hookups, breakups, and makeups. As butches and besties spin in and out of Michelle's orbit, she ponders the powerful force and casual cruelty of their desires, and of her own--all in a singular, biting, deadpan voice shot through with humor and heartbreak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Heady, beer sticky, and brimming with life, \u003ci\u003eValencia \u003c\/i\u003eis a sharply observed and piercingly funny chronicle of a year lived close to the bone. Now with a new foreword from Maggie Nelson, this lesbian cult classic is ripe for rediscovery.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Tea\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over a dozen books, including\u003ci\u003e Modern Tarot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKnocking Myself Up\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAgainst Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the founder and former executive director of the literary nonprofit RADAR Productions, where she pioneered the first Drag Queen Story Hour. \u003ci\u003eValencia \u003c\/i\u003ereceived the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Fiction and was adapted into a feature film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158407348287,"sku":"9781541606777","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/wcz-c0N-nO9781541606777.webp?v=1776989654","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/valencia-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}