Desperate bodies stories
"From a ferocious new writer, a debut story collection excavating the desire, humor, and horror in the everyday lives of Black women and girls-for readers of Deesha Philyaw and Dantiel W. Moniz. Lydia Mathis is a stunning talent with a voice that vibrates on the page, and her sharply drawn, authenti...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Roxane Gay Books,
2026.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "From a ferocious new writer, a debut story collection excavating the desire, humor, and horror in the everyday lives of Black women and girls-for readers of Deesha Philyaw and Dantiel W. Moniz. Lydia Mathis is a stunning talent with a voice that vibrates on the page, and her sharply drawn, authentic characters shine a light on what we're willing to do to ourselves and to others in service of our desires. The madness in the ordinary rules here: an overworked college safety officer faces a bloody figure who has walked into her office; a sex worker meets a client enroute to a parent-teacher conference. These stories sometimes turn dark-a high school gossip ring turned bloody, a strange room of dolls in a frat house, a phantom chorus of women buried under a tree-and always, Mathis's unflinching prose skillfully depicts the fragility, strength, and unruliness of women's bodies. Visceral and unyielding, Desperate Bodies is a thrillingly dark ride that introduces Lydia Mathis as a major new writer"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 274 pages ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780802166708 0802166709 |
| Author Notes: | Lydia Mathis has an MFA in fiction from New York University. She earned her BA in English Literature with a minor in Classical Civilizations from Agnes Scott College. She has worked as a teacher for Teach for America in Memphis and as a teaching fellow at Coler-Goldwater Hospital in New York City. She is the recipient of A Public Space 's 2023 Editorial Fellowship and is currently an assistant editor at A Public Space . She has stories published in North American Review , Southeast Review , Torch Magazine , Stanchion , Five on the Fifth , and oranges journal . She is based in Atlanta, GA. |
