{"product_id":"black-wave-9781558619395","title":"Black Wave","description":"It's 1999--and Michelle's world is ending. A dreamlike and dystopian meditation on sobriety, adulthood, and the weird obligations of storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Tea\u003c\/b\u003e's memoirs include \u003ci\u003eThe Passionate Mistakes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chelsea Whistle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRent Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eValencia\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of a Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Fiction. \u003ci\u003eValencia\u003c\/i\u003e was also made into a feature-length film and toured film festivals globally, and the book was translated into Slovenian, Japanese, and German. She is also the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eRose of No Man's Land\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of anthologies \u003ci\u003ePills, Thrills, Chills and Heartache\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWithout a Net\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIt's So You\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eBaby, Remember My Name\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of a Young Adult fantasy trilogy being published by McSweeney's. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eHow to Grow Up\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir in essays published by Penguin\/Plume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichelle was the recipient of an award from the Rona Jaffe Foundation, a GOLDIE in Literature from the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Bay Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and selected Best Local Writer by both the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichelle writes for various print and web publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003exoJane\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the creator of \u003ci\u003eMutha Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, an online publication about real-life parenting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1994 Michelle Tea created Sister Spit, an all-girl open mic that ran weekly for two years in San Francisco, earning a Best of the Bay Award from \u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Bay Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. From 1997 - 1999 Sister Spit toured the United States, bringing an ever-changing roster of female writers and performance artists across the country, including poet Eileen Myles, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling author Beth Lisick, and transgender author, musician and performance artist Lynn Breedlove. In 2003 Michelle founded RADAR Productions, a literary non-profit organization that oversees a multitude of queer-centric projects. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amethyst Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50622137565458,"sku":"9781558619395","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_85b145cc-8b3b-4657-9a2e-415fce1c5f07.jpg?v=1732586540","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-wave-9781558619395","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}