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I have been reading Kameron Hurley for years. She's one of my heroes. When I get discouraged, it's essays like these that convince me to go on. Fierce, unapologetic, and relentlessly compassionate, The Geek Feminist Revolution is a bracing tonic for the long journey ahead. Recommended By Mary Jo S., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
The Geek Feminist Revolution is a collection of essays by double Hugo Award-winning essayist and fantasy novelist Kameron Hurley.
The book collects dozens of Hurley's essays on feminism, geek culture, and her experiences and insights as a genre writer, including "We Have Always Fought," which won the 2013 Hugo for Best Related Work. The Geek Feminist Revolution will also feature several entirely new essays written specifically for this volume.
Unapologetically outspoken, Hurley has contributed essays to The Atlantic, Locus, Tor.com, and others on the rise of women in genre, her passion for SF/F, and the diversification of publishing.
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"Filled me with blistering hope and rage. Amazing collection." Annalee Newlitz
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"Kameron Hurley writes essays that piss people off, make them think, make them act. This is good stuff. Read it." Kate Elliott
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"Hurley’s essays are a beacon signaling to writers in the trenches that they’re not alone, and they’re not imagining how hard it is to push against the mainstream, or how the culture shoves back ten times harder." K. Tempest Bradford
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"A call to arms for those who care about the future of science fiction and fantasy." John Scalzi
Synopsis
The Geek Feminist Revolution is a collection of essays by double Hugo Award-winning essayist and fantasy novelist Kameron Hurley.
The book collects dozens of Hurley's essays on feminism, geek culture, and her experiences and insights as a genre writer, including We Have Always Fought, which won the 2013 Hugo for Best Related Work. The Geek Feminist Revolution will also feature several entirely new essays written specifically for this volume.
Unapologetically outspoken, Hurley has contributed essays to The Atlantic, Locus, Tor.com, and others on the rise of women in genre, her passion for SF/F, and the diversification of publishing.
About the Author
Kameron Hurley is an award-winning writer of essays and SF/F fiction. She is the author of the Hugo Award-winning "We Have Always Fought," as well as the Worldbreaker Saga, the Gods' War Trilogy, and numerous short stories.