Stories No One Hopes Are about Them - Paperback

by A. J. Bermudez (Author)

2023 Lammy Award for Bisexual Fiction, shortlist

At once playfully dark and slyly hopeful, Stories No One Hopes Are about Them explores convergences of power, privilege, and place. Characters who are ni de aquí, ni de allá--neither from here nor there--straddle competing worlds, disrupt paradigms, and transition from objects of other people's stories to active subjects and protagonists of their own. Narratives of humanity and environment entwine with nuanced themes of colonization, queerness, and evolution at the forefront. Big things happen in this collection. But it's also a collection of small intimacies: misremembered names, chipped teeth, and private rituals; unexpected alliances and barely touched knees beneath uniform skirts; minutiae of the natural world; incidents that quietly, achingly, and delightfully transgress the familiar.

Author Biography

A. J. Bermudez is an award-winning writer and director. She is artistic director of the American Playbook, and coeditor of Maine Review. Bermudez divides her time between Los Angeles and New York City.