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Rust Belt Femme

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Pub Date 10 Mar 2020 | Archive Date 15 May 2020

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Description

Raechel Anne Jolie’s early life in a working-class Cleveland exurb was full of race cars, Budweiser-drinking men covered in car grease, and the women who loved them. After her father came home from his third-shift job, took the garbage out to the curb and was hit by a drunk driver, her life changed. Raechel and her mother struggled for money: they were evicted, went days without utilities, and took their trauma out on one another. Raechel escaped to the progressive suburbs of Cleveland Heights, leaving the tractors and ranch-style homes home in favor of a city with vintage marquees, music clubs, and people who talked about big ideas. It was the early 90s, full of Nirvana songs and chokers, flannel shirts and cut-off jean shorts, lesbian witches and local coffee shops.Rust Belt Femme is the story of how these twin foundations—rural Ohio poverty and alternative 90s culture—made Raechel into who she is today: a queer femme with PTSD and a deep love of the Midwest.

Raechel Anne Jolie’s early life in a working-class Cleveland exurb was full of race cars, Budweiser-drinking men covered in car grease, and the women who loved them. After her father came home from...


Advance Praise

"A sharp coming-of-age portrait." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Raechel Anne Jolie harnesses the interwoven beauty and trauma of coming of age femme in a tough part of our broken country. Compassionate and political, queer and punk and angry, Rust Belt Femme shows with grace and grit how community can save your life." -- Michelle Tea, author of How to Grow Up: A Memoir

"This miraculous little book manages to plumb the depths of poverty, trauma, punk rock, maternal devotion, young love, and queer identity in language that is lyric and precise. I was blown away. You will be too." -- Steve Almond, author of Candyfreak and cocreator of "Dear Sugar"

"With Rust Belt Femme, Raechel Anne Jolie unveils a crystal ball, releasing a vivid love letter to her past, her mother, herself, and to Cleveland. Her stunning writing [alone] makes me want to become a better writer." -- Iliana Regan, author of Burn the Place

"A sharp coming-of-age portrait." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Raechel Anne Jolie harnesses the interwoven beauty and trauma of coming of age femme in a tough part of our broken country. Compassionate and...


Marketing Plan

National publicity campaign.

Author events in Chicago, Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, Cleveland; more TBD.

National publicity campaign.

Author events in Chicago, Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, Cleveland; more TBD.


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781948742634
PRICE US$26.00 (USD)
PAGES 150

Average rating from 33 members


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