Reading, Writing, and Queer Survival by Caleb Pendygraft kids-gift after all—he’s told he must

after all—he’s told he must actually study this year to pass his exams

Little do the villagers know that local truffle hunter Giovanni Scarpazza has just happened upon something that could change everything

and the infernal bargain itself

A fascinating guided tour of the ways things work in a modern city

Reading, Writing, and Queer Survival by Caleb Pendygraft kids-gift after all—he’s told he mustWhat happens to reading and writing when place, emotion, and materiality are just as important as the ability to write or to engage with a text? Grounded in the field of literacy studies, Reading, Writing, and Queer Survival examines the significance of inanimate and other posthuman elements to LGBTQ+ Appalachians, establishing queer storytelling as a transformative methodology for thinking about multifaceted Appalachian identities and spaces. Readers