What an incredible launch of The Boy Maeve at Where The Wild Things Are!
A beautiful space, a wonderful crowd and a very appropriate rainbow above 🌈
Thank you to the people at Where The Wild Things Are, my mother Margi Brown Ash and everyone who braved the damp to come along.
Persona (Aoife Josie Clements) – The start of the blurb certainly caught my attention; "A trans woman discovers pornography of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil."
From that, I had to jump into this. I found the protagonist engaging even in her darkest psychosis, as if I was spiralling with her. The journey it takes you on is deeply unsettling and disassociative with interesting insights on identity.
Reading through I had a dozen odd theories of where it was snaking. Which did lead me to be a bit dissapointed by the ending. I felt there was a lot of unexplored potential from the first two parts that seemed underserved by the resolution. Not entirely so, but it seemed to me as an amazing concept that struggled for a satisfying conclusion.
It's not for everyone, but I did enjoy it greatly and would love to see more from the author.
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Tomorrow in Brisbane Meanjin! | A-màireach ann am Brisbane Meanjin!
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Chuffed to have been a guest on Brisbane/Meanjin's 4zzz radio program Tranzmission 🔥
Available on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Si50Eb2t2ITttNcSNQi9S?si=NKb8dNS8TT6NOzA-3xnmjw
And on YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UbsXag3gtPc&pp=0gcJCUACo7VqN5tD
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Maeve's gender transition goals:
- Big beard
- Broad chest
- Thick arm muscles
- Taller than Frodo/Elijah Wood
- Sweet as weapons he actually knows how to use
- Able to wear a kilt and still look like a proper bloke
The Boy Maeve is being launched in Maeve’s hometown of Brisbane Meanjin!
The launch will be held at Where The Wild Things Are on Boundary St in West End on Sat 13 June.
Tickets are available on the Where the Wild Things Are website.
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The Boy Maeve spotted at The Hobart Book Shop!
I've never visited Hobart without popping into The Hobart Bookshop at least once (and usually leaving with at least one book) and so while I'm not there to see it in person, it's quite the buzz to hear that The Boy Maeve is currently sitting in a rather prominent position in their YA section!
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As the sun decided to poke its head out, I decided to seize the chance for one last bookshop visit... Ramona Books, which is situated amid the lovely community vibe of Westgarth Village. Well worth a visit!
Spotted in Dymocks Melbourne by my father 👀
As a kid, I spent countless hours exploring Dymocks bookstores, often honing in on these staff recommendations. What a hoot to see one referencing The Boy Maeve!! Thank you to Jennifer for your wonderful enthusiasm for the book.
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After an awesome launch at The Little Bookroom and despite the rain, I wanted to visit some of Melbourne Naarm's other bookstores before heading home.
Stop 1: Readings Kids, where I had a warm welcome.
Stop 2: Dymocks Melbourne, where The Boy Maeve is on the pride shelf!
Stop 3: QBD Emporium
Final stop: Hares & Hyenas, where it was such a thrill to find my book in this iconic queer bookshop.
Thank you Naarm! It's been wet but awesome!
Kai Ash
Jaelyn 🏳️🌈