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Summer Fun

by: Jeanne Thornton

Publisher: soho Press (2022)

$17.00

Staff Pick by comrade: Canyon

An epistolary novel told via one-way correspondence between a trans woman living in late 2000s New Mexico and the lead musician for a 60s surf rock band. Summer Fun weaves a narrative around concepts such as culture and counterculture , familial relationships, and transfemme identity through a magical and often psychedelic lens. If you enjoyed Imogen Binnie's Nevada, you're sure to enjoy Summer Fun as it delves into the mystery surrounding the (previously) unreleased experimental album by American surf rock legends, The Get Happies!