{"product_id":"dyke-delusions-essays-observations-paperback","title":"Dyke Delusions: Essays \u0026 Observations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamantha Mann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDyke Delusions: Essays and Observation\u003c\/i\u003es is a nonlinear memoir that reclaims the notion of self as it reminds us to sit with the discomfort that comes with the journey. In a mix of personal essays and cultural criticism, Samantha Mann confronts body politics, motherhood, queerness, sexuality, and childhood trauma in a way we haven't seen before. Published work and never-before-seen essays come together for fans who were eagerly waiting for the follow-up to Mann's first book of essays, \u003ci\u003ePutting Out: Essays on Otherness\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamantha Mann opens her collection with a close reading of the word \"dyke,\" from her personal history with the word to the reclamation that ends with hope and possibility. From there, the ebb and flow of writing matches the healing waters that Mann searches for in \"Good and Clean and Fine,\" by stating clearly, \"We're meant for bigger things.\" \u003ci\u003eDyke Delusions\u003c\/i\u003e explores the liminal space between childhood and adulthood, whether it's Mann understanding her queerness as a camp counselor in \"Camp Out\" or finally finding love and living the life she deserves in \"Great Escape.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in Samantha Mann's pitch-perfect observations and signature humor, \u003ci\u003eDyke Delusions\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection filled with desire, yearning, and a search for more. Every essay connects to something bigger than us - emphasizing the importance of being honest with ourselves and with each other. The message behind \u003ci\u003eDyke Delusions\u003c\/i\u003e is essential: we need to be talking and sharing more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamantha Mann is the author of \u003ci\u003ePutting Out: Essays on Otherness\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of the anthology \u003ci\u003eI Feel Love: Notes on Queer Joy\u003c\/i\u003e. Other publications include \u003ci\u003eElle, Washington Post Magazine, Romper, Bustle, The Rumpus, \u003c\/i\u003e and others. Her work has been featured on \u003ci\u003eMisRepresentation, Cup of Jo\u003c\/i\u003e, and in Roxane Gay's newsletter \u003ci\u003eThe Audacity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 269\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51345028546783,"sku":"9781960869166","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/4894\/6655\/files\/7xQ3C11djF9781960869166.webp?v=1788783844","url":"https:\/\/georbella.com\/products\/dyke-delusions-essays-observations-paperback","provider":"Georbella","version":"1.0","type":"link"}