{"product_id":"stag-dance-a-novel-stories-torrey-peters-hardcover-4","title":"Stag Dance: A Novel \u0026 Stories -- Torrey Peters, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe kaleidoscopic follow-up to the bestselling \u003ci\u003eDetransition, Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hot, heartbreaking, and thrillingly victorious.\"--Miranda July, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll Fours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection of one novel and three novellas, Torrey Peters's keen eye for the rough edges of community and desire push the limits of trans writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStag Dance, \u003c\/i\u003e the titular novel, a group of restless lumberjacks working in an illegal winter logging outfit plan a dance that some of them will volunteer to attend as women. When the broadest, strongest, plainest of the axmen announces his intention to dance as a woman, he finds himself caught in a strange rivalry with a pretty young jack, provoking a cascade of obsession, jealousy, and betrayal that will culminate on the big night in an astonishing vision of gender and transition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree startling novellas surround \u003ci\u003eStag Dance\u003c\/i\u003e \"Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones\" imagines a gender apocalypse brought about by an unstable ex-girlfriend. In \"The Chaser,\" a secret romance between roommates at a Quaker boarding school brings out intrigue and cruelty. In the last novella, \"The Masker,\" a party weekend on the Las Vegas strip turns dark when a young crossdresser must choose between two guides: a handsome mystery man who objectifies her in thrilling ways, or a cynical veteran trans woman offering unglamorous sisterhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcidly funny and breathtaking in its scope, with the inventive audacity of George Saunders or Jennifer Egan, \u003ci\u003eStag Dance\u003c\/i\u003e provokes, unsettles, and delights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Torrey Peters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593595640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2024 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/28\/2024","brand":"Peters, Torrey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46218106306788,"sku":"9780593595640","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780593595640.jpg?v=1778580890","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/stag-dance-a-novel-stories-torrey-peters-hardcover-4","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}