{"product_id":"gay-girl-prayers-paperback","title":"Gay Girl Prayers - 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\u003eEmily Austin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN AWARD FOR POETRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of poetry reclaiming Catholic prayers and biblical passages to empower girls, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe extreme level of sass in Emily Austin's \u003ci\u003eGay Girl Prayers\u003c\/i\u003e does not mean that this collection is irreverent. On the contrary, in rewriting Bible verses to affirm and uplift queer, feminist, and trans realities, Austin invites readers into a giddy celebration of difference and a tender appreciation for the lives and perspectives of \"strange women.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacked with zingy one liners, sexual innuendo, self-respect, U-Hauling, and painfully earnest declarations of love, this is gayness at its best, harnessed to a higher purpose and ready to fight the powers that be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Austin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eIs This a Cry For Help?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe Could Be Rats\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEveryone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInteresting Facts About Space\u003c\/i\u003e, and the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eGay Girl Prayers\u003c\/i\u003e. She was born in Ontario, Canada, and received two writing grants from the Canadian Council for the Arts. She studied English literature and library science at Western University. She currently lives in Ottawa, in the territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49447796506851,"sku":"9781771316224","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/7941\/7827\/files\/HJFaZktlkb9781771316224.webp?v=1785018510","url":"https:\/\/pegasuspride.co\/products\/gay-girl-prayers-paperback","provider":"Pegasus Pride","version":"1.0","type":"link"}