{"product_id":"fever-spores-brian-alessandro-9781608642021","title":"Fever Spores: The Queer Reclamation of William S. Burroughs","description":"Inexplicably, William S. Burroughs has not been embraced by the LGBTQI community as one of our own, even though his queerness was central to his life and work. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFever Spores: The Queer Reclamation of William S. Burroughs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e serves as an appreciation and reclamation project. We seek to bring Burroughs into the gay literary canon. Editors \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Alessandro\u003c\/strong\u003e, co-author of \u003cem\u003eEdmund White's A Boy's Own Story\u003c\/em\u003e graphic novel, and \u003cstrong\u003eTom Cardamone\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of the Lambda Award-winning speculative fiction novel \u003cem\u003eGreen Thumb\u003c\/em\u003e, have compiled interviews and essays featuring emerging and established writers, filmmakers, musicians, artists, and critics, including Blondie founders and musicians \u003cstrong\u003eDebbie Harry\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eChris Stein\u003c\/strong\u003e, cultural critic and author \u003cstrong\u003eFran Lebowitz\u003c\/strong\u003e, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner \u003cstrong\u003eTony Kushner\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/em\u003e), filmmaker \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Cronenberg\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Fly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDead Ringers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA History of Violence\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e), multiple Hugo-Nebula Award-winning science fiction writer \u003cstrong\u003eSamuel R. Delany\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Mad Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNova\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBabel-17\u003c\/em\u003e), National Book Award-winner \u003cstrong\u003eEdmund White\u003c\/strong\u003e, PUNK magazine founder and former SPIN and NERVE editor, \u003cstrong\u003eLegs McNeil\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGregory Woods\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eA History of Gay Literature\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eCharlie V痙quez\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDreaming Out Loud: Voices of Undocumented Writers\u003c\/em\u003e), and Burroughs's bibliographer and literary executor, \u003cstrong\u003eJames Grauerholz\u003c\/strong\u003e, among many others. Some offer critical assessments of Burroughs, while others share personal experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Alessandro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 160864202X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608642021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebel Satori Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Brian Alessandro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056567939327,"sku":"9781608642021","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4deeefe8-47ad-4db8-aa21-1122def67cdb.jpg?v=1685042018","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fever-spores-brian-alessandro-9781608642021","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}