The End of Eve

Awards:   Commended for Lambda Literary Awards (Lesbian Memoir/Biography) 2015 Commended for Triangle Awards (Lesbian Nonfiction) 2015 Winner of New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards (Gay/Lesbian) 2014
Author:   Ariel Gore
Publisher:   Hawthorne Books
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Pages:   234
Publication Date:   11 March 2014
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  • Commended for Lambda Literary Awards (Lesbian Memoir/Biography) 2015
  • Commended for Triangle Awards (Lesbian Nonfiction) 2015
  • Winner of New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards (Gay/Lesbian) 2014

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"At age 39, Ariel Gore has everything she's always wanted: a successful writing career, a long-term partnership, a beautiful if tiny home, a daughter in college and a son in preschool. But life's happy endings don't always last. If it's not one thing, after all, it's your mother. Her name is Eve. Her epic temper tantrums have already gotten her banned from three cab companies in Portland. And she's here to announce that she's dying. ""Pitifully, Ariel,"" she sighs. ""You're all I have."" Ariel doesn't want to take care of her crazy dying mother, but she knows she will. It's the right thing to do, isn't it? And, anyway, how long could it go on? ""Don't worry,"" Eve says. ""If I'm ever a burden, I'll just blow my brains out."" Amidst the chaos of clowns and hospice workers, pie and too much whiskey, Ariel's own ten-year relationship begins to unravel. Darkly humorous and intimately human, The End of Eve redefines the meaning of family and everything we've ever been taught to call ""love."""

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Author:   Ariel Gore
Publisher:   Hawthorne Books
Imprint:   Hawthorne Books
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Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780986000799


ISBN 10:   0986000795
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   11 March 2014
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Format:   Paperback
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Praise for The End of EveBy turns tender and heartbreaking, Gore's book is a brave, thoroughly authentic journey to the center of the human heart. Wickedly sharp reading filled to bursting with compassion, rage, pain and wit.--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Gore's mantra of Behave in a way you're going to be proud of guided her well during her mother's seemingly unending final illness but also in the writing of this book.--Therese Nielsen, Library Journal Ariel Gore has changed my mind twice before, on motherhood and happiness-- now she's stunned me thrice. This is the story of the world's most startlingly insane, beautiful mother who was supposed to die in one year-- but nearly killed her entire family and staff before she was through. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll need a bucket. Don't die-- or surrender!-- before you read her tale.-- Susie Bright, Mommy's Little Girl: Susie Bright on Sex, Motherhood, Pornography, and Cherry Pi Dorothy Parker famously said 'there are no happy endings, ' but Ariel Gore's sweet, tough, elegant account of her mother's last days is absurdly happy--if happy means inhabiting life in all its mess, distress, beauty and occasional hilarity. A near-perfect gem.-- Karen Karbo, Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life The depth of insight of The End of Eve often took my breath away. Not to mention its drop-dead humor, the sadness, and the rage. Ariel Gore's memoir is in its essence a how to book. In the face of death, our grief, how to breathe, how to be brave, how to be funny, how to be authentic. How to make it through. But most of all: tenderness -- how Ariel puts human tenderness on the page is an act of poetry damn close to sublime.-- Tom Spanbauer, In The City of Shy Hunters Ariel Gore takes some of the heaviest life work - caring for a difficult, terminally ill parent - and somehow through her writing transforms it into a funny, interesting, moving experience. Her work is like origami in that way - capable of changing one solid thing into something entirely different, and beautiful, because of the way she looks at the world. Totally unique, and very inspiring.--Corin Tucker, Sleater-Kinney Gore is a brave writer who does not flinch at baring herself even when she is behaving badly. She can take the perils of lifelong grief and transform them into a swan song you hope never ends.--Emily Grosvenor, Eugene Magazine If Cheryl Strayed's Wild was a grungier version of that original 21st century woman's-quest-for-self-actualization-in-far-off places, Eat, Pray, Love (with less cash, more blisters), then Ariel Gore's The End of Eve is a more Portland version of Wild (more tattoos; road trips in trailers; a cornucopia of naturopaths, hipsters, even a feminist boyfriend with a PhD in Anais Nin)...To say I loved this memoir avoids admitting an embarrassing cliche Once I picked up this book, I literally could not put it down. Written while the wound of loss was still fresh, the rawness of this memoir sets it apart from others in the genre...Transcending blame, Gore shifts the paradigm that usually dominates grief memoirs, charting a courageous course through a different type of sorrow: mourning for the parent who couldn't, wouldn't love her enough.--Wayne Scott, The Oregonian A darkly humorous mother-daughter memoir ... Gore never wavers into self-pity.--Meredith May, The San Francisco Chronicle Far from being morose, though, this is a darkly humorous and at times even insanely cheerful account, launched by her mother's nonchalant announcement that she has been diagnosed with lung cancer. [P]art Terms of Endearment, part Grey Gardens, and part Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Altogether, a quiet, funny, unsentimental portrait of caregiving and bearing witness.--June Sawyers, Booklist The memoir is in the running for my favorite book of the year. It is gut-wrenching to read and bear witness to this period in the author's life, but by the end, the reader has been given a hard-won gift in this beautifully written book. A worthy addition to anyone's bookshelf.--Jillian L. Schweitzer, AtlasWonders Behave in a way you're going to be proud of, she writes on her wrist. The simple agency of this moment--a human being trying to be good--feels universally poignant and almost heartbreakingly endearing.--Nishida Mehra, Trope Magazine The End of Eve was accomplished by an experienced journalist and writer across genre -- her prose is both eloquent and spare. Gore is an expert at plunging into the sensory specifics of a narrative moment and staying only long enough for the characters to have a compelling exchange -- plus, she never wastes a detail of description that doesn't resonate on a larger thematic level.--Alison Barker, The Los Angeles Review of Books The End of Eve is more than a memoir; it is a new Bible of sorts, a book we can turn to when things get thick.--Sarah Maria Medina, Bitch Media This is a remarkable balancing act between boundaries and compassion, between self-protection and self-giving. With the help of richly dark humor and hard work, Ariel Gore maintains her poise and outlasts the demon. Barely. Read this book. It's all about living in the mess with grace. It's a lesson in courage.--Richard Haddaway The End Of Eve: A Memoir is the perfect antidote to Mother's Day. As a memoirist, Ariel Gore is gifted: she is able to tell a heartbreaking story of illness and betrayal with the perfect mix of respect, humor and irreverence.--Jessica Wakeman, The Frisky An incredibly honest and genuine voice.The memoir explores all the complex and at times contradictory emotions that make up relationships -- love, anger, jealousy, joy, hopelessness. The prose is tender and candid, and very often darkly funny.--Caroline Diezyn, Offbeat Home & Life If I had to pick a must-read book of the year so far, it would be this book. The End of Eve is approachable, witty, and beautiful, with an underlying tough-as-fucking-nails attitude that leads you into dazzling spaces and dark corners without a second's warning. The intersection of gorgeous, thoughtful writing and an immediately-compelling story put it high up on my list of books to recommend to just about anybody. Read it, okay?--Susie Rodarme, Insatiable Booksluts Gore has such well-honed storytelling skills that she pares away the unnecessary until all that remains is a spare, exposed and beautiful story.--Rebecca Fish Ewan, Brevity Hip Mama MagazineIt's the quality of the writing that sets Hip Mama apart.--The New Yorker Hip Mama is considered one of the best zines out there.--San Francisco Chronicle Fun and irreverent.--USA Today Ariel Gore's transformation from globetrotting teenager to the hippestof mamas reads like a movie script about a Gen-X slacker following herbliss to unlikely success.--Utne Reader How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're DeadOne of the snappiest, most useful books a writer for hire is likely to read.--David Pitt, Booklist Atlas of the Human HeartOregon Book Award finalist Gore's adventures make absorbing reading.--Beth Leistensnider, Booklist A terrific and important book. Ariel Gore rips through the culturalwasteland of the 1980s with fierce desire and female angst, taking us ona wild ride. Impossible to put down.--Corin Tucker, Sleater-Kinney Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of HappinessThoughtful, funny, and inspiring, Gore is a down-to-earth guide to theelusive human quest for happiness.--June Sawyers, Booklist The Traveling Death and Resurrection ShowBooksense pick This novel is a miracle - deliciously subversive and deeply spiritual.--Gayle Brandeis, author of Fruitflesh and The Book of Dead Birds An affecting tale about the search for home, connection, and authenticity.--Christopher Castellani, author of The Saint of Lost Things Piercing and insightful, Gore's first novel limns one woman's complicatedrelationship with her religion and her personal faith.--Kristine Huntley, Booklist With a dash of mysticism mixed with the underground freak show scene, Ariel Gore creates a fascinating, inventive, and modern odyssey.--Beth Lisick, author of Everybody in the Pool Punctuating the narrative with stories of the saints, Gore depictsFrankka's religious reawakening with both irreverence and respect fortradition and faith.--Publishers Weekly A bold and imaginative story.--Michelle Tea, author of Rose of No Man's Land Breeder: Real Life Stories from the New Generation of MothersForget books that drone on about what is considered 'normal.' Scrap guides and articles that tell you how it's done...--Spike Gillespie, author of All the Wrong Men and One Perfect Boy: A Memoir The women who gathered in my mother's kitchen when I was a child weren't free. The women whose voices are gathered in this remarkable collection are - and that's a difference worth celebrating and a development that must be documented. --Dan Savage, author of American Savage The Mother Trip: Hip Mama's Guide to Staying Sane in the Chaos of MotherhoodGore knows that motherhood is isolating, heartbreaking, and delightful, and she's not afraid to say so.--Linda Beck, Library Journal Ariel Gore is a brave, wise, and absolutely original voice on the subject ofmothering.--Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., author of The Dance of Anger: A Woman'sGuide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships Portland Queer: Tales of the Rose CityAs rough-hewn and gorgeous as the city that inspired it, this anthologybreaks queer ground as it shows us that everywhere is Portland but Portland is its own special place, home to queers seeking and finding home, from the city itself to each others arms.--Daphne Gottlieb, author of Kissing Dead Girls


Praise for The End of Eve By turns tender and heartbreaking, Gore's book is a brave, thoroughly authentic journey to the center of the human heart. Wickedly sharp reading filled to bursting with compassion, rage, pain and wit.--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Gore's mantra of Behave in a way you're going to be proud of guided her well during her mother's seemingly unending final illness but also in the writing of this book.--Therese Nielsen, Library Journal Ariel Gore has changed my mind twice before, on motherhood and happiness-- now she's stunned me thrice. This is the story of the world's most startlingly insane, beautiful mother who was supposed to die in one year-- but nearly killed her entire family and staff before she was through. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll need a bucket. Don't die-- or surrender!-- before you read her tale. -- Susie Bright, Mommy's Little Girl: Susie Bright on Sex, Motherhood, Pornography, and Cherry Pi Dorothy Parker famously said 'there are no happy endings, ' but Ariel Gore's sweet, tough, elegant account of her mother's last days is absurdly happy--if happy means inhabiting life in all its mess, distress, beauty and occasional hilarity. A near-perfect gem. -- Karen Karbo, Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life The depth of insight of The End of Eve often took my breath away. Not to mention its drop-dead humor, the sadness, and the rage. Ariel Gore's memoir is in its essence a how to book. In the face of death, our grief, how to breathe, how to be brave, how to be funny, how to be authentic. How to make it through. But most of all: tenderness -- how Ariel puts human tenderness on the page is an act of poetry damn close to sublime. -- Tom Spanbauer, In The City of Shy Hunters Ariel Gore takes some of the heaviest life work - caring for a difficult, terminally ill parent - and somehow through her writing transforms it into a funny, interesting, moving experience. Her work is like origami in that way - capable of changing one solid thing into something entirely different, and beautiful, because of the way she looks at the world. Totally unique, and very inspiring. --Corin Tucker, Sleater-Kinney Gore is a brave writer who does not flinch at baring herself even when she is behaving badly. She can take the perils of lifelong grief and transform them into a swan song you hope never ends.--Emily Grosvenor, Eugene Magazine If Cheryl Strayed's Wild was a grungier version of that original 21st century woman's-quest-for-self-actualization-in-far-off places, Eat, Pray, Love (with less cash, more blisters), then Ariel Gore's The End of Eve is a more Portland version of Wild (more tattoos; road trips in trailers; a cornucopia of naturopaths, hipsters, even a feminist boyfriend with a PhD in Anais Nin)...To say I loved this memoir avoids admitting an embarrassing clich Once I picked up this book, I literally could not put it down. Written while the wound of loss was still fresh, the rawness of this memoir sets it apart from others in the genre...Transcending blame, Gore shifts the paradigm that usually dominates grief memoirs, charting a courageous course through a different type of sorrow: mourning for the parent who couldn't, wouldn't love her enough.--Wayne Scott, The Oregonian A darkly humorous mother-daughter memoir ... Gore never wavers into self-pity.--Meredith May, The San Francisco Chronicle Far from being morose, though, this is a darkly humorous and at times even insanely cheerful account, launched by her mother's nonchalant announcement that she has been diagnosed with lung cancer. [P]art Terms of Endearment, part Grey Gardens, and part Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Altogether, a quiet, funny, unsentimental portrait of caregiving and bearing witness.--June Sawyers, Booklist The memoir is in the running for my favorite book of the year. It is gut-wrenching to read and bear witness to this period in the author's life, but by the end, the reader has been given a hard-won gift in this beautifully written book. A worthy addition to anyone's bookshelf.--Jillian L. Schweitzer, AtlasWonders Behave in a way you're going to be proud of, she writes on her wrist. The simple agency of this moment--a human being trying to be good--feels universally poignant and almost heartbreakingly endearing.--Nishida Mehra, Trope Magazine The End of Eve was accomplished by an experienced journalist and writer across genre -- her prose is both eloquent and spare. Gore is an expert at plunging into the sensory specifics of a narrative moment and staying only long enough for the characters to have a compelling exchange -- plus, she never wastes a detail of description that doesn't resonate on a larger thematic level.--Alison Barker, The Los Angeles Review of Books The End of Eve is more than a memoir; it is a new Bible of sorts, a book we can turn to when things get thick.--Sarah Maria Medina, Bitch Media This is a remarkable balancing act between boundaries and compassion, between self-protection and self-giving. With the help of richly dark humor and hard work, Ariel Gore maintains her poise and outlasts the demon. Barely. Read this book. It's all about living in the mess with grace. It's a lesson in courage.--Richard Haddaway The End Of Eve: A Memoir is the perfect antidote to Mother's Day. As a memoirist, Ariel Gore is gifted: she is able to tell a heartbreaking story of illness and betrayal with the perfect mix of respect, humor and irreverence.--Jessica Wakeman, The Frisky An incredibly honest and genuine voice.The memoir explores all the complex and at times contradictory emotions that make up relationships -- love, anger, jealousy, joy, hopelessness. The prose is tender and candid, and very often darkly funny.--Caroline Diezyn, Offbeat Home & Life If I had to pick a must-read book of the year so far, it would be this book. The End of Eve is approachable, witty, and beautiful, with an underlying tough-as-fucking-nails attitude that leads you into dazzling spaces and dark corners without a second's warning. The intersection of gorgeous, thoughtful writing and an immediately-compelling story put it high up on my list of books to recommend to just about anybody. Read it, okay?--Susie Rodarme, Insatiable Booksluts Gore has such well-honed storytelling skills that she pares away the unnecessary until all that remains is a spare, exposed and beautiful story.--Rebecca Fish Ewan, Brevity Hip Mama Magazine It's the quality of the writing that sets Hip Mama apart. --The New Yorker Hip Mama is considered one of the best zines out there. --San Francisco Chronicle Fun and irreverent. --USA Today Ariel Gore's transformation from globetrotting teenager to the hippest of mamas reads like a movie script about a Gen-X slacker following her bliss to unlikely success. --Utne Reader How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead One of the snappiest, most useful books a writer for hire is likely to read. --David Pitt, Booklist Atlas of the Human Heart Oregon Book Award finalist Gore's adventures make absorbing reading. --Beth Leistensnider, Booklist A terrific and important book. Ariel Gore rips through the cultural wasteland of the 1980s with fierce desire and female angst, taking us on a wild ride. Impossible to put down. --Corin Tucker, Sleater-Kinney Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness Thoughtful, funny, and inspiring, Gore is a down-to-earth guide to the elusive human quest for happiness. --June Sawyers, Booklist The Traveling Death and Resurrection Show Booksense pick This novel is a miracle - deliciously subversive and deeply spiritual. --Gayle Brandeis, author of Fruitflesh and The Book of Dead Birds An affecting tale about the search for home, connection, and authenticity. --Christopher Castellani, author of The Saint of Lost Things Piercing and insightful, Gore's first novel limns one woman's complicated relationship with her religion and her personal faith. --Kristine Huntley, Booklist With a dash of mysticism mixed with the underground freak show scene, Ariel Gore creates a fascinating, inventive, and modern odyssey. --Beth Lisick, author of Everybody in the Pool Punctuating the narrative with stories of the saints, Gore depicts Frankka's religious reawakening with both irreverence and respect for tradition and faith. --Publishers Weekly A bold and imaginative story. --Michelle Tea, author of Rose of No Man's Land Breeder: Real Life Stories from the New Generation of Mothers Forget books that drone on about what is considered 'normal.' Scrap guides and articles that tell you how it's done... --Spike Gillespie, author of All the Wrong Men and One Perfect Boy: A Memoir The women who gathered in my mother's kitchen when I was a child weren't free. The women whose voices are gathered in this remarkable collection are - and that's a difference worth celebrating and a development that must be documented. --Dan Savage, author of American Savage The Mother Trip: Hip Mama's Guide to Staying Sane in the Chaos of Motherhood Gore knows that motherhood is isolating, heartbreaking, and delightful, and she's not afraid to say so. --Linda Beck, Library Journal Ariel Gore is a brave, wise, and absolutely original voice on the subject of mothering. --Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., author of The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships Portland Queer: Tales of the Rose City As rough-hewn and gorgeous as the city that inspired it, this anthology breaks queer ground as it shows us that everywhere is Portland but Portland is its own special place, home to queers seeking and finding home, from the city itself to each others arms. --Daphne Gottlieb, author of Kissing Dead Girls


"Praise for The End of Eve By turns tender and heartbreaking, Gore's book is a brave, thoroughly authentic journey to the center of the human heart. Wickedly sharp reading filled to bursting with compassion, rage, pain and wit.--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Gore's mantra of ""Behave in a way you're going to be proud of"" guided her well during her mother's seemingly unending final illness but also in the writing of this book.--Therese Nielsen, Library Journal Ariel Gore has changed my mind twice before, on motherhood and happiness-- now she's stunned me thrice. This is the story of the world's most startlingly insane, beautiful mother who was supposed to die in one year-- but nearly killed her entire family and staff before she was through. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll need a bucket. Don't die-- or surrender!-- before you read her tale. -- Susie Bright, Mommy's Little Girl: Susie Bright on Sex, Motherhood, Pornography, and Cherry Pi Dorothy Parker famously said 'there are no happy endings, ' but Ariel Gore's sweet, tough, elegant account of her mother's last days is absurdly happy--if happy means inhabiting life in all its mess, distress, beauty and occasional hilarity. A near-perfect gem. -- Karen Karbo, Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life The depth of insight of The End of Eve often took my breath away. Not to mention its drop-dead humor, the sadness, and the rage. Ariel Gore's memoir is in its essence a how to book. In the face of death, our grief, how to breathe, how to be brave, how to be funny, how to be authentic. How to make it through. But most of all: tenderness -- how Ariel puts human tenderness on the page is an act of poetry damn close to sublime. -- Tom Spanbauer, In The City of Shy Hunters Ariel Gore takes some of the heaviest life work - caring for a difficult, terminally ill parent - and somehow through her writing transforms it into a funny, interesting, moving experience. Her work is like origami in that way - capable of changing one solid thing into something entirely different, and beautiful, because of the way she looks at the world. Totally unique, and very inspiring. --Corin Tucker, Sleater-Kinney Gore is a brave writer who does not flinch at baring herself even when she is behaving badly. She can take the perils of lifelong grief and transform them into a swan song you hope never ends.--Emily Grosvenor, Eugene Magazine If Cheryl Strayed's Wild was a grungier version of that original 21st century woman's-quest-for-self-actualization-in-far-off places, Eat, Pray, Love (with less cash, more blisters), then Ariel Gore's The End of Eve is a more Portland version of Wild (more tattoos; road trips in trailers; a cornucopia of naturopaths, hipsters, even a feminist boyfriend with a PhD in Anais Nin)...To say I loved this memoir avoids admitting an embarrassing cliché Once I picked up this book, I literally could not put it down. Written while the wound of loss was still fresh, the rawness of this memoir sets it apart from others in the genre...Transcending blame, Gore shifts the paradigm that usually dominates grief memoirs, charting a courageous course through a different type of sorrow: mourning for the parent who couldn't, wouldn't love her enough.--Wayne Scott, The Oregonian A darkly humorous mother-daughter memoir ... Gore never wavers into self-pity.--Meredith May, The San Francisco Chronicle Far from being morose, though, this is a darkly humorous and at times even insanely cheerful account, launched by her mother's nonchalant announcement that she has been diagnosed with lung cancer. [P]art Terms of Endearment, part Grey Gardens, and part Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Altogether, a quiet, funny, unsentimental portrait of caregiving and bearing witness.--June Sawyers, Booklist The memoir is in the running for my favorite book of the year. It is gut-wrenching to read and bear witness to this period in the author's life, but by the end, the reader has been given a hard-won gift in this beautifully written book. A worthy addition to anyone's bookshelf.--Jillian L. Schweitzer, AtlasWonders Behave in a way you're going to be proud of, she writes on her wrist. The simple agency of this moment--a human being trying to be good--feels universally poignant and almost heartbreakingly endearing.--Nishida Mehra, Trope Magazine The End of Eve was accomplished by an experienced journalist and writer across genre -- her prose is both eloquent and spare. Gore is an expert at plunging into the sensory specifics of a narrative moment and staying only long enough for the characters to have a compelling exchange -- plus, she never wastes a detail of description that doesn't resonate on a larger thematic level.--Alison Barker, The Los Angeles Review of Books The End of Eve is more than a memoir; it is a new Bible of sorts, a book we can turn to when things get thick.--Sarah Maria Medina, Bitch Media This is a remarkable balancing act between boundaries and compassion, between self-protection and self-giving. With the help of richly dark humor and hard work, Ariel Gore maintains her poise and outlasts the demon. Barely. Read this book. It's all about living in the mess with grace. It's a lesson in courage.--Richard Haddaway The End Of Eve: A Memoir is the perfect antidote to Mother's Day. As a memoirist, Ariel Gore is gifted: she is able to tell a heartbreaking story of illness and betrayal with the perfect mix of respect, humor and irreverence.--Jessica Wakeman, The Frisky An incredibly honest and genuine voice.The memoir explores all the complex and at times contradictory emotions that make up relationships -- love, anger, jealousy, joy, hopelessness. The prose is tender and candid, and very often darkly funny.--Caroline Diezyn, Offbeat Home & Life If I had to pick a must-read book of the year so far, it would be this book. The End of Eve is approachable, witty, and beautiful, with an underlying tough-as-fucking-nails attitude that leads you into dazzling spaces and dark corners without a second's warning. The intersection of gorgeous, thoughtful writing and an immediately-compelling story put it high up on my list of books to recommend to just about anybody. Read it, okay?--Susie Rodarme, Insatiable Booksluts Gore has such well-honed storytelling skills that she pares away the unnecessary until all that remains is a spare, exposed and beautiful story.--Rebecca Fish Ewan, Brevity Hip Mama Magazine It's the quality of the writing that sets Hip Mama apart. --The New Yorker Hip Mama is considered one of the best zines out there. --San Francisco Chronicle Fun and irreverent. --USA Today Ariel Gore's transformation from globetrotting teenager to the hippest of mamas reads like a movie script about a Gen-X slacker following her bliss to unlikely success. --Utne Reader How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead One of the snappiest, most useful books a writer for hire is likely to read. --David Pitt, Booklist Atlas of the Human Heart Oregon Book Award finalist Gore's adventures make absorbing reading. --Beth Leistensnider, Booklist A terrific and important book. Ariel Gore rips through the cultural wasteland of the 1980s with fierce desire and female angst, taking us on a wild ride. Impossible to put down. --Corin Tucker, Sleater-Kinney Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness Thoughtful, funny, and inspiring, Gore is a down-to-earth guide to the elusive human quest for happiness. --June Sawyers, Booklist The Traveling Death and Resurrection Show Booksense pick This novel is a miracle - deliciously subversive and deeply spiritual. --Gayle Brandeis, author of Fruitflesh and The Book of Dead Birds An affecting tale about the search for home, connection, and authenticity. --Christopher Castellani, author of The Saint of Lost Things Piercing and insightful, Gore's first novel limns one woman's complicated relationship with her religion and her personal faith. --Kristine Huntley, Booklist With a dash of mysticism mixed with the underground freak show scene, Ariel Gore creates a fascinating, inventive, and modern odyssey. --Beth Lisick, author of Everybody in the Pool Punctuating the narrative with stories of the saints, Gore depicts Frankka's religious reawakening with both irreverence and respect for tradition and faith. --Publishers Weekly A bold and imaginative story. --Michelle Tea, author of Rose of No Man's Land Breeder: Real Life Stories from the New Generation of Mothers Forget books that drone on about what is considered 'normal.' Scrap guides and articles that tell you how it's done... --Spike Gillespie, author of All the Wrong Men and One Perfect Boy: A Memoir The women who gathered in my mother's kitchen when I was a child weren't free. The women whose voices are gathered in this remarkable collection are - and that's a difference worth celebrating and a development that must be documented. --Dan Savage, author of American Savage The Mother Trip: Hip Mama's Guide to Staying Sane in the Chaos of Motherhood Gore knows that motherhood is isolating, heartbreaking, and delightful, and she's not afraid to say so. --Linda Beck, Library Journal Ariel Gore is a brave, wise, and absolutely original voice on the subject of mothering. --Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., author of The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships Portland Queer: Tales of the Rose City As rough-hewn and gorgeous as the city that inspired it, this anthology breaks queer ground as it shows us that everywhere is Portland but Portland is its own special place, home to queers seeking and finding home, from the city itself to each others arms. --Daphne Gottlieb, author of Kissing Dead Girls"


Ariel Gore has changed my mind twice before, on motherhood and happiness-- now she's stunned me thrice. This is the story of the world's most startlingly insane, beautiful mother who was supposed to die in one year-- but nearly killed her entire family and staff before she was through. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll need a bucket. Don't die-- or surrender!-- before you read her tale. -- Susie Bright, Mommy's Little Girl: Susie Bright on Sex, Motherhood, Pornography, and Cherry Pi Dorothy Parker famously said 'there are no happy endings, ' but Ariel Gore's sweet, tough, elegant account of her mother's last days is absurdly happy--if happy means inhabiting life in all its mess, distress, beauty and occasional hilarity. A near-perfect gem. -- Karen Karbo, Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life The depth of insight of The End of Eve often took my breath away. Not to mention its drop-dead humor, the sadness, and the rage. Ariel Gore's memoir is in its essence a how to book. In the face of death, our grief, how to breathe, how to be brave, how to be funny, how to be authentic. How to make it through. But most of all: tenderness -- how Ariel puts human tenderness on the page is an act of poetry damn close to sublime. -- Tom Spanbauer, In The City of Shy Hunters


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"Ariel Gore is the publisher of Hip Mama Magazine. Her books include Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness; How to Become a Famous Writer Before You re Dead; The Traveling Death and Resurrection Show; Atlas of the Human Heart; and The Hip Mama's Survival Guide. She lives in Santa Fe, NM. """

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