{"product_id":"spit-and-passion-9781558618077","title":"Spit and Passion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpit and Passion\u003c\/em\u003e is about the transformative moment when music crashes into a stifling adolescent bedroom and saves you--suddenly, you belong. In this graphic memoir, cult illustrator Cristy C. Road brings \"to vivid life the experiences of a queer-identified Latina punk rocker\" (\u003cem\u003eBitch\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt twelve years old, Cristy is trying to balance the values of a Cuban Catholic family with her newfound queer identity, and begins a chronic obsession with the punk band Green Day. In this stunning memoir, Road renders the clash between her rich inner world of fantasy and the numbing suburban conformity she is surrounded by. She finds solace in the closet--where she lets her deep excitement about punk rock foment and, in that angst and euphoria, finds a path to self-acceptance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCristy C. Road\u003c\/strong\u003e has reached cult status for work that captures the beauty of the imperfect. Her career began with \u003cem\u003eGreenzine\u003c\/em\u003e, a punk rock zine, which she made for ten years. She has since published \u003cem\u003eIndestructible\u003c\/em\u003e, an illustrated novel about high school; \u003cem\u003eDistance Makes the Heart Grow Sick\u003c\/em\u003e, a postcard book; and \u003cem\u003eBad Habits\u003c\/em\u003e, a love story about self-destruction and healing. She has also illustrated countless album covers, book jackets, and political organization propaganda. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCristy C. Road is a Cuban-American artist, writer and musician who's\u003cbr\u003ebeen supplying creativity for punk rock, publishing, \u0026amp; social justice\u003cbr\u003emovements since she was a teenager in Miami, circa1997. Road self-published\u003cbr\u003eGreen'zine for ten years, and has since released three illustrated novels which\u003cbr\u003etackle gender, sexuality, mental health and cultural identity; truthfully spoken\u003cbr\u003ewith curse words and bathroom humor: \"Indestructible\" (2005), \"Bad\u003cbr\u003eHabits\" (2008), \"Spit and Passion\" (2013), and her most recent project, The\u003cbr\u003eNext World Tarot, a traditionally illustrated Tarot deck depicting resilience and\u003cbr\u003erevolution. C.Road's illustrations has been featured in New York Magazine, The\u003cbr\u003eAdvocate, The New York Times, Maximumrocknroll, Razorcake, Bitch Magazine, \u003cbr\u003eBust Magazine, and countless other publications; as well as on shirts, record\u003cbr\u003ealbum covers, concert and political advocacy posters worldwide.\u003cbr\u003eAs a musician, Road is a songwriter and guitarist. She fronted the pop-punk\u003cbr\u003egroup The Homewreckers for eight years, and currently fronts her new project, \u003cbr\u003eChoked Up.\u003cbr\u003eRoad has been touring nationally and internationally on her own, with her\u003cbr\u003epunk rock bands, and with Sister Spit: The Next Generation since 2001.\u003cbr\u003eCultivating a performance trajectory with a consistent show of defiance, she\u003cbr\u003eperforms at bookstores, record stores, basements, bars, college campuses, and\u003cbr\u003ebeyond.\u003cbr\u003eShe is a Gemini and lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Feminist Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527834734866,"sku":"9781558618077","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86f63051-c7f3-4d49-8370-e07656bb9f37.jpg?v=1731315053","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/spit-and-passion-9781558618077","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}