{"product_id":"meanwhile-elsewhere-science-fiction-fantasy-from-transgender-writers-portable-edition","title":"Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction \u0026 Fantasy from Transgender Writers (Portable Edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product right-sidbar\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"addto-cardbox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pricebox\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe original Stonewall Book Award-winning collection of transgender sci-fi and fantasy newly back in print, now with a new 2024 afterword from the editors.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn 2017, \u003cem\u003eMeanwhile, Elsewhere\u003c\/em\u003e, a large, strange, and devastatingly touching anthology of science fiction and fantasy from transgender authors was released onto the world. The collection received rave acclaim and won the ALA Stonewall Book Award's Barbara Gittings Literature Award. When its original publisher went out of business, the book fell out of print, and LittlePuss Press is now pleased to bring this title back to life for a new audience of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eWhat is \u003cem\u003eMeanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy From Transgender Writers\u003c\/em\u003e? It is the #1 post-reality generation device approved for home use. It will prepare you to travel from multiverse to multiverse. No experience is required! Choose from twenty-five preset post-realities! Rejoice at obstacles unquestionably bested and conflicts efficiently resolved. Bring denouement to your drama with THE FOOLPROOF AUGMENTATION DEVICE FOR OUR CONTEMPORARY UTOPIA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-title\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE\u003c\/strong\u003e FOR \u003cem\u003eMEANWHILE, ELSEWHERE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“Fueled by politics and history, conceived by experience and imagination ... prepare for an emotional roller-coaster of a read. These enchanting and eye-opening tales move us to think and feel beyond genre norms.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“This book changed the way I dream.”\u003cbr\u003e—Zoey Leigh Peterson, author of \u003cem\u003eNext Year, For Sure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“Generous…important.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“Instead of using SF\/F to theorize new trans possibilities, they use trans realities to imagine new possibilities for SF\/F. … There’s much to love, and much to dwell upon. A dazzling showcase of speculative writing … huge, vibrant, and full of ideas.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“A treasure trove of trans peoples' dreams and nightmares.”\u003cbr\u003e—Katherine Cross, @quinnae_moon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMeanwhile, Elsewhere \u003c\/em\u003ewill startle you into consciousness through to the last page.”\u003cbr\u003e—Meredith Russo, author of \u003cem\u003eIf I Was Your Girl \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBirthday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\"Imagine[s] a new world as much as they represent and challenge the one we live in. Bodies fall apart in this speculative landscape as much as they are built up, and each time is as miraculous—or as horrifying—as the author crafts it to be.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePlenitude\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\"Ground-breaking … I was totally blown away by the quality: their inventiveness, their humour, and their emotional impact. There were stories that made me laugh out loud, ones that made me think real hard, and ones that made me cry … I am so excited for the future of speculative fiction and trans fiction and that very special intersection of trans speculative fiction that \u003cem\u003eMeanwhile, Elsewhere\u003c\/em\u003e represents. Get this book, and get it now.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eCasey the Canadian Lesbrarian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“Remarkable … fun and totally wild … \u003cem\u003eMeanwhile, Elsewhere\u003c\/em\u003e is good, weird, out of this world, and occasionally trashy. But more importantly, it defies the singular trans story of the mainstream media, and shows how visionary and interesting trans writers are when they have the chance to write stories they really want to tell.\"“\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eTruthout\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\"In a word, brilliant. You want other words? Okay, how about fantastic, original, engaging, wondrous, amusing, exciting, arousing, and intellectually stimulating ... Multi-author anthologies are always a hit-or-miss proposition, even when built around a theme, but Cat Fitzpatrick \u0026amp; Casey Plett have done an astounding job here.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBending the Bookshelf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"LittlePuss Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47843001663642,"sku":"MeanwhileElsewhere-NewBook","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/6988\/8666\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-24103150.png?v=1777055617","url":"https:\/\/www.redcurrentshop.com\/products\/meanwhile-elsewhere-science-fiction-fantasy-from-transgender-writers-portable-edition","provider":"Red Current Distro - Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}