The 2022 Chautauqua Janus Prize lecture “Jean, Janus & Comic Book Realism” is now available in chapbook and ebook form. The chapbook that takes you down a wormhole (or two) in handmade, saddle-stitched form. And ebook. And anthology t-shirt bundles. Oh my!
Chock-full of craft, comic book realism, family history, historical notes for Puerto Rico and Nuyorico, and astrophysics from a fangirl–the lecture is an exploration of literary craft and labels that exist within, and in defiance of, the eye of an observer. With reference notes! Shipped with eco-friendly materials.
While weaving in and out of what is fiction and what is family memoir, the lecture also demonstrates pop culture as a new modern myth in language and experience, the vehicle of science fiction in mediums of comics and prose, and different faucets of marginalization, including in publishing, with a particular focus on the Latino/a/x/e and Puerto Rican/Nuyorican experience.
Great for classroom reads of the short story “Jean”, those with an interest in Latino a/x/e literature, and fans of small press and chapbooks.
Craft and Shipping:
This color printed version is hand-stitched with hot pink wax thread. Covers are printed on cardstock, the inside of the book nestled inside flashy hot pink paper to match the stitching. The lecture includes reference notes for cited works and pop culture, much asked for at Chautauqua. Available as a chapbook or pdf. Approximately thirty-two booklet pages. Hand made with love and intention, not perfection.
Bundles? Also available in a special bundle, paired with the story “Jean” itself in the multi-award nominated Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology by Mad Creek. You get a free ebook of Jean, Janus & Comic Book Realism in this bundle. And for this first time offered online: optional add on, the very limited “Watch out for wormholes” Tracy168 t-shirt, woohoo!
Curious? You can view the recorded lecture on youtube.
Chapbook: ISBN 978-1-958077-05-4
Ebook (pdf): ISBN 978-1-958077-06-1
Janus god cart by Aaron Guzman
Spot illustrations by ANDROMEDA
Copy edits by Ellen Tarlin
Book Design by Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos
