{"product_id":"marsha-the-joy-and-defiance-of-marsha-p-johnson","title":"Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTourmaline\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning artist, filmmaker, writer, and activist whose work is dedicated to Black trans joy and freedom. She is a TIME 100 Most Influential Person in the World awardee and a Guggenheim Fellow. She has frequently appeared on ABC News, as well as in the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eVogue. \u003c\/i\u003eHer art is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Tate, and the Getty Museum. She created the critically acclaimed film \n\u003ci\u003eHappy Birthday, Marsha!\u003c\/i\u003e, and she has directed Pride campaigns for Dove, Marc Jacobs, and Reebok. She previously worked with Queers for Economic Justice and the Sylvia Rivera Law Project. She lives in Miami, Florida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e**One of Ms. Magazine's Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2025**\u003cbr\u003e**One of The Mary Sue's 15 Most Anticipated LGBTQ Books of 2025**\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This long-overdue biography of Marsha P. Johnson is a revelation! With meticulous research and a tender touch, Tourmaline brings this groundbreaking activist to life, revealing her brilliance, her humor, and her unwavering dedication to freedom and our collective humanity. We learn not only of Marsha's pivotal role in the Stonewall Uprising, but also of the depth of her love for her chosen family and community, her fierce advocacy for Black trans lives, and the enduring power of her artistic spirit. This literary tribute, adorned in garlands and glitter, is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the true cost and the enduring legacy of an LGBTQIA+ icon's fight for liberation.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eJanet Mock, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eRedefining Realness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"The depth of Tourmaline's storytelling is historic, an enduring and urgent reminder from Marsha P. Johnson that history is not inevitable, it is made.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eMeena Harris, author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling book \u003ci\u003eAmbitious Girl \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tourmaline continues her practice of creativity as a revolutionary act, this time to illuminate the remarkable life of Marsha P. Johnson. Marsha's story and Tourmaline's unique voice blend seamlessly, in a narrative that will break your heart and put it back together again, leaving you better than when it found you. This is a book for our times, full of inspiration, community, truth and--at its core--radical love.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eLena Dunham, actor, director, producer, and author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling book \u003ci\u003eNot That Kind of Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Finally! A full-fledged biography of trans icon Marsha P. Johnson that fleshes out the substance of a remarkable life too often reduced to a glib name-check. Tourmaline delivers the goods with a verve that will help all of us all pay Marsha some mind.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eSusan Stryker, author of \u003ci\u003eTransgender History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Loving, beautiful, and honest, \n\u003ci\u003eMarsha\u003c\/i\u003e tells a story of jubilation fighting darkness, while revealing a vast world of queer, trans life that has always been there for those willing to see.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eRobin D. G. Kelley, author of \u003ci\u003eThelonious Monk and Freedom Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tourmaline's \n\u003ci\u003eMarsha\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that's teeming with life as much as heart. From Tourmaline's prose, readers will see and understand Marsha as the human being behind all of her myths, someone flawed yet ambitious and headstrong. A page-turner with vibrant characters, dialogue, and most of all, crucial history.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Morgan Jerkins, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThis Will Be My Undoing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this forceful, passionate, and unique tribute to the legacy and life of Marsha P. Johnson, Tourmaline brings Marsha to life and changes our collective memories with this devoted preservation of the community, the grassroots, friendships, and the will of the Black transwoman individual. A celebration of every queer who willed her self-understanding into reality, told with love and alchemy.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eSarah Schulman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet the Record Show \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tourmaline succeeds in taking the iconic Marsha off the museum walls and reanimating her as a flesh-and-blood queer force of nature. Her street-level, tour de Times Square style of storytelling is irrepressibly engaging and a tribute worthy of the Stonewall queen herself.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Robert W. Fieseler, author of the Edgar-award winner \u003ci\u003eTinderbox\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Illuminating... a poignant portrait of a figure whose \"greater sense of freedom\" still inspires.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A well-researched biography... a warm homage to a pioneering artist.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHE NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeatured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's Nonfiction to Read This Spring \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlack transgender luminary Tourmaline brings to life the first definitive biography of the revolutionary activist Marsha P. Johnson, one of the most important and remarkable figures in LGBTQIA+ history, revealing her story, her impact, and her legacy.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"She is the preeminent and foremost scholar on Marsha P. Johnson. . . . To us, Tourmaline is the expert.\"--Janet Mock, \u003ci\u003eAllure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Thank god the revolution has begun, honey.\u003c\/i\u003e\" Rumor has it that after Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, she picked up a shard of broken mirror to fix her makeup. Marsha, a legendary Black transgender activist, embodied both the beauty and the struggle of the early gay rights movement. Her work sparked the progress we see today, yet there has never been a definitive record of her life. Until now. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with sparkling prose, Tourmaline's richly researched biography \n\u003ci\u003eMarsha\u003c\/i\u003e finally brings this iconic figure to life, in full color. We vividly meet Marsha as both an activist and artist: She performed with RuPaul and with the internationally renowned drag troupe The Hot Peaches. She was a muse to countless artists from Andy Warhol to the band Earth, Wind \u0026amp; Fire. And she continues to inspire people today. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarsha didn't wait to be freed; she declared herself free and told the world to catch up. Her story promises to inspire readers to live as their most liberated, unruly, vibrant, and whole selves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/14\/2025 pg. 11 (EAN 9780593185667, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2025 (EAN 9780593185667, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/31\/2025 (EAN 9780593185667, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Tiny Reparations Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496048918806,"sku":"9780593185667","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593185667.jpg?v=1783051708","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/marsha-the-joy-and-defiance-of-marsha-p-johnson","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}