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A LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST
āQuite simply one of the best books of the decade.ā āLos Angeles Review of Books * āThe mother of intersectional Latinx identity.ā āCosmopolitan * āBrilliantā¦a hopeful bookā¦rooted in the steadfast belief other worlds are possible.ā āThe New York Observer * āWitty, confident, and effortlessly provocative.ā āThe Philadelphia Inquirer * āThe most fearless writer in America.ā āLuis Alberto Urrea, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Good Night, Irene
A ruthless and razor-sharp essay collection that tackles the pervasive, creeping oppression and toxicity that has wormed its way into societyāin our books, schools, and homes, as well as the systems that perpetuate themāfrom one of our fiercest, foremost explorers of intersectional Latinx identity.
A creep can be a single figure, a villain who makes things go bump in the night. Yet creep is also what the fog doesāit lurks into place to do its dirty work, muffling screams, obscuring the truth, and providing cover for those prowling within it.
Creep is āsharp, conversational cultural criticismā (Bustle), a blistering and slyly informal sociology of creeps (the individuals who deceive, exploit, and oppress) and creep culture (the systems, tacit rules, and institutions that feed them and allow them to grow and thrive). In eleven bold, electrifying pieces, Gurba mines her own life and the lives of othersāsome famous, some infamous, some youāve never heard of but will likely never forgetāto unearth the toxic traditions that have long plagued our culture and enabled the abusers who haunt our books, schools, and homes.
With her ruthless mind, wry humor, and adventurous style, Gurba implicates everyone from William Burroughs to her grandfather, from Joan Didion to her own abusive ex-partner; she takes aim at everything from public school administrations to the mainstream media, from Mexican stereotypes to the carceral state. Weaving her own history and identity throughout, she argues for a new way of conceptualizing oppression, and she does it with her signature blend of bravado and humility.
This book title, Creep (Accusations and Confessions), ISBN: 9781982186487, by Myriam Gurba, published by Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster (September 3, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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