{"product_id":"gay-girl-prayers-9781771316224","title":"Gay Girl Prayers","description":"\u003cp\u003eInterviewed on \u003ci\u003eQ with Tom Power\u003c\/i\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Austin currently resides in Ottawa\/the territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. She is the author of the novel, \u003ci\u003eEveryone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead, \u003c\/i\u003e which was longlisted for The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, shortlisted for the Amazon First Novel Award, and a finalist for the Ottawa Book Award. She studied Library Sciences, English Literature, and Religious Studies at King's University College and Western University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583409590546,"sku":"9781771316224","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e20bb354-54cb-4f37-a259-7bf04fe7172f.jpg?v=1732028536","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gay-girl-prayers-9781771316224","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}