Greetings, Party People!

It's the dog days of the campaign, where things have slowed down to a trickle and I constantly have to not ask myself, "Are we gonna make it?"

But there's nothing like a new book to get your mind off of things. And what a book it is! THE DAY AND NIGHT BOOKS OF MARDOU FOX! Nisi has really put their foot in this one. I can't speak highly enough about this novella. So, just scroll down below the pictures and read the description and blurbs and keep in mind that you can pick up your copy with the Women's Science Fiction pledge levels or add it to whatever level you choose for for only $10!

Meanwhile, let's get to $3,500 this weekend.

  

“A novel full of art and magic; sex, murder and love, The Day and Night Books of Mardou Fox casts a spell on the reader. Nisi Shawl tells the moving tale of a writer’s life, rich with insight and meaning, pain and pleasure. A short book, but not a small book.”

—Victor LaValle, author of Lone Women

 

“Step back, Kerouac! I loved this fabulist reckoning with the legacy of the Beats from the perspective of an overlooked member of their circle: a singular black writer who is no one’s muse. Shawl’s generous gifts bring ‘Marlene Todd,’ a.k.a. ‘Mardou Fox,’  to complex vibrancy in a brilliant act of literary comeuppance.” 

—Alaya Dawn Johnson, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Trouble the Saints 

A long forgotten Beat poet brought back to life in utterly fantastical fashion.

In beautifully vivid journal entries, Black poet Mardou Fox chronicles her 1950s and ‘60s experiences with the Beat Generation--and her adventures in the mysterious, otherworldly realm “over the fence.” Characters based on star Beat authors like Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac fight alongside Mardou or battle against her as she challenges racism and sexism to win happiness, freedom, and respect for her work. Are the answers she’s seeking shrouded in the mists of magic? Inspired by the true story of Alene Lee, whose crucial role is often left out of Beat Generation lore.