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Book

In my remaining years

Author

Jean Grae

Call Number

  • 921 G734 (CEN, POW)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2025.

Physical Description

viii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Summary

"A collection of darkly humorous, intensely personal essays by cult fave and multi-hyphenate artist Jean Grae In My Remaining Years, by creative juggernaut Jean Grae, debunks the myth that coming-of-age narratives should be reserved for the kids, providing a much-needed rallying cry for those of us still trying to figure it out in our forties. These laugh-out-loud essays cover everything from aging gracefully (with and without botox), what happens when you look for community and almost start a cult, befriending childhood demons (Hi Mumm-ra!), gender fluidity in middle age, the cost of being too fabulous, and the various gymnastics we do to avoid becoming our parents, taking us from her childhood in 1980s New York City to present-day Baltimore. In these pages, Jean captures magic in a bottle, distilling the feeling of hanging out with your smartest, funniest, and most brutally honest best friend"--

Contents

  • The Puppet Show
  • I Sing the Body... Elastic?
  • You Can't Go Home, but You Can Stay Here
  • Call Me by My Name
  • Classic Jean
  • Free Mumm-Ra
  • Eye Cream
  • Church of the Infinite Me
  • Home
  • Peri-Peri
  • HJGHGB
  • La Vie Est Belle
  • The Problem with Being Fabulous
  • The Price of Grief and Joy
  • Old Baby
  • An Artist Creating Harmonious Balance
  • Janet, in My Remaining Years
  • Don't Fuck Up My Funeral.

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