{"product_id":"808s-otherworlds-memories-remixes-mythologies-9781953387066","title":"808s \u0026 Otherworlds: Memories, Remixes, \u0026 Mythologies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeptember's Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature --Lambda Literary\u003cbr\u003eMost-Anticipated New LGBTQIA+ Books of 2021 --Paperback Paris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn elegant mash of memoir, poetry, tales of appropriation, thoughts on Black masculinity, Hulk, Kanye. --Christopher Borrelli, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e808s \u0026amp; Otherworlds\u003c\/i\u003e announces a bold and incendiary new voice in Sean Avery Medlin. Against the backdrop of the Phoenix suburbs where they were raised, Medlin interrogates the effects of media misrepresentation on the performance of Black masculinity. Through storytelling rhymes and vulnerable narratives in conversation with both contemporary Hip-Hop culture and systemic anti-Blackness, \u003ci\u003e808s \u0026amp; Otherworlds\u003c\/i\u003e pieces together a speculative reality where Blackfolk are simultaneously superhuman and dehumanized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the gut-wrenchingly real stories of young lovers unmythed by segregation or former classmates appropriating Black culture, to the fantastic settings of Hip-Hop songs and comic characters, Medlin weaves a tapestry of worlds and otherworlds while composing a love letter to family and self, told to an undeniably energetic beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sean Avery Medlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Two Dollar Radio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.28w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953387066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedlin, Sean Avery:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSean Avery Medlin\u003c\/strong\u003e (he\/they) is a gamer and Hip-Hop nerd, whose only wish in this world is to watch an unproblematic, Black sci-fi T.V. show. Till then, Medlin teaches creative writing and guides cultural work for organizations across the U.S., while also creating rap, poetry, prose and performance. Their music, literature, and theater all question the limits of Black masculinity, media (mis)representation, and personal narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedlin has shared stages with Saul Williams, J. Ivy, and Lemon Anderson. Their work's been featured in \u003cem\u003eAfropunk\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlavity\u003c\/em\u003e, the 2018-2019 Chicago Hip-Hop Theater Festival, and the 2020 Tucson Poetry Festival. Their Hip-Hop play and album, \u003cem\u003eskinnyblk\u003c\/em\u003e, along with all their previous work, is available online at \u003cstrong\u003esuperseanavery.com\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003e808s \u0026amp; Otherworlds: Memories, Remixes, \u0026amp; Mythologies\u003c\/em\u003e is Medlin's debut collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Two Dollar Radio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39829196406899,"sku":"9781953387066","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_520d8852-c222-49f3-b319-a5b9ea2bfe7f.jpg?v=1644610115","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/808s-otherworlds-memories-remixes-mythologies-9781953387066","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}