{"product_id":"creep-accusations-and-confessions-paperback","title":"Creep: Accusations and Confessions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMyriam Gurba\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE FINALIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Quite simply one of the best books of the decade.\" \u003ci\u003e--Los Angeles Review of Books * \u003c\/i\u003e\"The mother of intersectional Latinx identity.\" \u003ci\u003e--Cosmopolitan * \u003c\/i\u003e\"Brilliant...a hopeful book...rooted in the steadfast belief other worlds are possible.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e * \"Witty, confident, and effortlessly provocative.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Philadelphia Inquirer \u003c\/i\u003e* \"The most fearless writer in America.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eLuis Alberto Urrea, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of \u003ci\u003eGood Night, Irene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA ruthless and razor-sharp essay collection that tackles the pervasive, creeping oppression and toxicity that has wormed its way into society--in our books, schools, and homes, as well as the systems that perpetuate them--from one of our fiercest, foremost explorers of intersectional Latinx identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA creep can be a single figure, a villain who makes things go bump in the night. Yet creep is also what the fog does--it lurks into place to do its dirty work, muffling screams, obscuring the truth, and providing cover for those prowling within it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreep\u003c\/i\u003e is \"sharp, conversational cultural criticism\" (\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e), a blistering and slyly informal sociology of creeps (the individuals who deceive, exploit, and oppress) and creep culture (the systems, tacit rules, and institutions that feed them and allow them to grow and thrive). In eleven bold, electrifying pieces, Gurba mines her own life and the lives of others--some famous, some infamous, some you've never heard of but will likely never forget--to unearth the toxic traditions that have long plagued our culture and enabled the abusers who haunt our books, schools, and homes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her ruthless mind, wry humor, and adventurous style, Gurba implicates everyone from William Burroughs to her grandfather, from Joan Didion to her own abusive ex-partner; she takes aim at everything from public school administrations to the mainstream media, from Mexican stereotypes to the carceral state. Weaving her own history and identity throughout, she argues for a new way of conceptualizing oppression, and she does it with her signature blend of bravado and humility.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMyriam Gurba is a writer and artist. She is the author of the true crime memoir \u003ci\u003eMean\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice, a Lambda Literary award finalist, and was named one of the \"Best LGBTQ Books of All Time\" by \u003ci\u003eO\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and in other publications. She lives in Pasadena, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987389251885,"sku":"9781982186487","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/xFCmQwZVCX9781982186487.webp?v=1776178427","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/creep-accusations-and-confessions-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}