{"product_id":"fever-spores-the-queer-reclamation-of-william-s-burroughs-hardcover","title":"Fever Spores: The Queer Reclamation of William S. Burroughs - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Alessandro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Cardamone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInexplicably, 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. \u003cem\u003eFever Spores: The Queer Reclamation of William S. Burroughs\u003c\/em\u003e serves as an appreciation \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e reclamation project. We seek to bring Burroughs into the gay literary canon. Editors Brian Alessandro, co-author of Edmund White's \u003cem\u003eA Boy's Own Story\u003c\/em\u003e graphic novel, and Tom Cardamone, 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. 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Some offer critical assessments of Burroughs, while others share personal experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Alessandro\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, artist, and filmmaker. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Interview \u003c\/em\u003eMagazine, \u003cem\u003eBloom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePANK\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, Turtle Point Press, \u003cem\u003eLambda Literary\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEdmund White: By the Book\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e(Re): An Ideas Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Additionally, he has edited \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118421446791,"sku":"9781608642014","price":50.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/dcf2e779529a15d8635cbba01b3d0b70.webp?v=1732533209","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/fever-spores-the-queer-reclamation-of-william-s-burroughs-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}