{"product_id":"my-government-means-to-kill-me-9781250833549","title":"My Government Means to Kill Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE - 2023 LAMBDA LITERARY PRIZE FOR GAY FICTION FINALIST\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe debut novel from television WRITER\/PRODUCER OF \u003ci\u003eTHE CHI\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNARCOS\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e BEL-AIR \u003c\/i\u003etells a fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story following the personal and political awakening of a young, gay, Black man in 1980s New York City. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Consistently engrossing.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Full of joy and righteous anger, sex and straight talk, brilliant storytelling and humor... A spectacularly researched Dickensian tale with vibrant characters and dozens of famous cameos, \u003cb\u003eit is precisely the book we've needed for a long time\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003cb\u003e--Andrew Sean Greer\u003c\/b\u003e, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Less\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEarl \"Trey\" Singleton III arrives in New York City with only a few dollars in his pocket. Born into a wealthy Black Indianapolis family, at 17, he is ready to leave his overbearing parents and their expectations behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the city, Trey meets up with a cast of characters that changes his life forever. He volunteers at a renegade home hospice for AIDS patients, and after being put to the test by gay rights activists, becomes a member of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP). Along the way Trey attempts to navigate past traumas and searches for ways to maintain familial relationships--all while seeking the meaning of life amid so much death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVibrant, humorous, and fraught with entanglements, Rasheed Newson's\u003ci\u003e My Government Means to Kill Me\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhilarating, fast-paced coming-of-age story that lends itself to a larger discussion about what it means for a young gay Black man in the mid-1980s to come to terms with his role in the midst of a political and social reckoning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRasheed Newson\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and producer of \u003ci\u003eBel-Air, The Chi\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNarcos\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently resides in Pasadena, California with his husband and two children. \u003ci\u003eMy Government Means to Kill Me\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50569350086930,"sku":"9781250833549","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f7dbfab3-3c7e-41c1-8cd2-8eb51e314e64.jpg?v=1737302466","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-government-means-to-kill-me-9781250833549","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}