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Summer Fun
2021
First Published
4.14
Average Rating
419
Number of Pages

From acclaimed author Jeanne Thornton, an epic, singular look at fandom, creativity, longing, and trans identity Gala, a young trans woman, works at a hostel in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. She is obsessed with the Get Happies, the quintessential 1960s Californian band, helmed by its resident genius, B—-. Why did the band stop making music? Why did they never release their rumored album, Summer Fun? Gala writes letters to B—- that shed light not only on the Get Happies, but paint an extraordinary portrait of Gala. The parallel narratives of B—- and Gala form a dialogue about creation–of music, identity, self, culture, and counterculture. Summer Fun is an epic and magical work of trans literature that marks Thornton as one of our most exciting and original novelists.

Avg Rating
4.14
Number of Ratings
737
5 STARS
44%
4 STARS
33%
3 STARS
18%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
2%
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Author

Jeanne Thornton
Jeanne Thornton
Author · 6 books
Jeanne Thornton is the author of Summer Fun (Soho 2021), The Black Emerald (Instar 2014), and The Dream of Doctor Bantam (OR 2012). She is the copublisher of Instar Books and the editor, with Tara Madison Avery, of the Ignatz Award-winning We're Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology. Her fiction has appeared in n+1, WIRED, The Evergreen Review, and more. More information is at www.jeannethornton.com.
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