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Mattilda s new novel, sketchtasy, is out now from arsenal pulp press sketchtasy is one of nprs best books of 2018 sycamore paints an unsparing and unsentimental portrait of survival in a homophobic era, and her writing is beyond beautiful. Sketchtasy is a breakneck spree through a cultural moment, scratching off the patina of nostalgia to show how urgently relevant it still is. The striking down of dont ask, dont tell only makes a larger population complicit in a system that treats queer bodies, both nationally and internationally, as less than human. Its unflinching eye, largesighted vision, and limitless heart provide. I really love mattilda bernstein sycamores the freezer door. Sep 08, 2017 mattilda bernstein sycamore is most recently the author of the end of san francisco city lights, winner of a lambda literary award. Inhabiting mixed consciousness on the marginsnico dacumos 3. Mattilda bernstein sycamore papers online archive of california.
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