{"product_id":"so-what-if-im-a-puta-diaries-of-transness-sex-work-desire-paperback","title":"So What If I'm a Puta: Diaries of Transness, Sex Work, Desire - 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\u003eAmara Moira\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmanda de Lisio\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAmanda de Lisio\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incisive, intimate diary of the life of a travesti sex worker in Brazil, with a foreward by Charlotte Shane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo What If I'm a Puta\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published on author Amara Moira's popular blog of the same name, consists of 44 crônicas that wryly portray her experiences as a trans sex worker in Brazil. In a brazen, funny, and at times heartbreaking voice, Moira explores the political and personal textures of her encounters with the men who buy sex from her, and the complex reality of her labor of a sort of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoven through Moira's essays are reflections on transition, safe sex, desire, whorephobia, consent--in the grim context of Brazil's record rates of violence against trans women. Ultimately, Moira writes to \"give a voice to us prostitutes\" and center trans sex workers in Brazil's putafeminist movement, modeling a feminism that envisions inclusivity, safety, self-determination, and joy for us all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmara Moira \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer, academic, and self-described \"travesti putafeminista\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\" She is a columnist at Buzzfeed Brasil and UOL Esporte\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eMoira received her PhD in literature from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, wrote her dissertation on James Joyce, and became the first trans woman to graduate using her chosen name. She has given two TEDxBrazil talks: \"Who's Afraid of Trans Women?\" and \"The World of Trans Words.\" She is the author of \u003cem\u003eSo What If I'm a Puta\u003c\/em\u003e and the poetry collection \u003cem\u003eNeca\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e+ 20 Poemetos Travesso\u003c\/em\u003e, and a co-contributor to the collection \u003cem\u003eVidas Trans: A Coragem de Existir \u003c\/em\u003e(Trans Lives: The Courage to Exist). She lives in São Paulo, Brazil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmanda De Lisio\u003c\/strong\u003e is an assistant professor of physical culture, policy, and sustainable development in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, executive member of CITY Institute, and codirector of the Critical Trafficking and Sex Work Studies Research Cluster at the Centre for Feminist Research at York University. Her research has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council in England, Mitacs Canada, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and published in academic and popular presses in English and Portuguese. She is based in Toronto, Ontario. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruna Dantas Lobato\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and translator. Her fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuernica\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Public Space\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Dial\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Common\u003c\/em\u003e. She was awarded the 2023 National Book Award in Translated Literature for her translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Words that Remain\u003c\/em\u003e by Stênio Gardel. Originally from Natal, Brazil, she lives in Iowa and teaches at Grinnell College. Her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eBlue Light Hours\u003c\/em\u003e, is out now from Grove Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Shane\u003c\/b\u003e is a nonfiction author and essayist. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAn Honest Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, and \u003ci\u003eProstitute Laundry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eN.B.\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by TigerBee Press, which she cofounded in 2015. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52039530250541,"sku":"9781558613485","price":19.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/S0KllyweLr9781558613485.webp?v=1777942186","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/so-what-if-im-a-puta-diaries-of-transness-sex-work-desire-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}