New release! An unnamed trans woman is looking for a sense of belonging, a better relationship with her son, and friends that aren’t imaginary in this playful and aching short novel. As she navigates the many worlds she belongs to she wrestles with her many anxieties and fears about the world around her. Her son and ex live in another state. Companion robots are popping up. Environmental disasters are being outsourced from the coast to the Midwest. And at any time anyone anywhere might turn out to be a new friend or an enemy.
In this stunning compact novel, DeNiro confidently wends her way through the real and imagined worries and fears of adulthood, parenthood, and selfhood in the contemporary world.
By Anya Johanna DeNiro. Paperback. 200 pages. Published by Small Beer Press, 2023.