Told with the poignant insight and honesty that only the voice of a young narrator can convey, God Loves Hair is a moving and ultimately joyous portrait of the resiliency of youth. Vivek Shraya is an artist whose body of work crosses the boundaries of music, literature, visual art, theatre, and film. This tenth-anniversary edition, published in hardcover for the first time, includes a foreword by award-winning YA writer Cherie Dimaline ( The Marrow Thieves), as well as a new preface, story, and illustrations. God Loves Hair is a collection of short stories that follows a tender, intelligent, and curious child who navigates the complex realms of gender creativity, queerness, brownness, religion, and belonging. In 2010, Vivek Shraya self-published God Loves Hair, her first book since then, Vivek has published six more titles, including a novel, poetry collection, graphic novel, and children's picture book, while also working as an artist, musician, and academic. Her first book of poetry, even this page is white, won a Publisher Triangle Award and she released a new album, Part Time Woman, a collaboration with 12-piece chamber pop collective Queer Songbook Orchestrathat explores her experience as a trans woman of color. A tenth-anniversary edition of Vivek Shraya's first book: a YA story collection that celebrates racial, gender, and religious diversity.
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