7 Minutes in Book Heaven with Marisa Crane and I Keep My Exoskeletons To Myself

Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series!<br/><br/>Every Tuesday this summer we will feature new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven which has your next summer read! New episodes of This Queer Book Saved My Life! drop this September.<br/><br/>Today we meet Marisa Crane and their new novel: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself.<br/><br/>What's it about? Dept. of Speculation meets Black Mirror in this lyrical, speculative debut about a queer mother raising her daughter in an unjust surveillance state. Kris is a new mother, grieving the loss of her wife and thoroughly unprepared for the reality of raising a child alone. Kris teeters on the edge of collapse, fumbling in a daze of alcohol, shame, and self-loathing. Yet as the kid grows, Kris finds her footing, raising a child whose irrepressible spark cannot be dampened by the harsh realities of the world. She can’t forget her wife, but with time, she can make a new life for herself and the kid, supported by a community of fellow misfits who defy the Department to lift one another up in solidarity and hope.<br/><br/>Buy I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself<br/>Visit our Bookshop or buy directly right now: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781646221295<br/><br/>We also talk about the writing craft book Meander, Spiral, and Explode by Jane Alison. Buy it here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781948226134<br/><br/>Connect with Marisa Crane<br/>Website: marisacrane.org<br/>Instagram: @marisa_crane<br/>Twitter: @mcrane_12<br/><br/>Become an Associate Producer!<br/>Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbook<br/><br/>Quatrefoil Library<br/>Quatrefoil has created a curated lending library made up of the books featured on our podcast! If you can't buy these books, then borrow them! Link: https://libbyapp.com/library/quatrefoil/curated-1404336/page-1<br/><br/>Credits<br/>Host/Founder: J.P. Der Boghossian<br/>Executive Producer: Jim Pounds<br/>Associate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean Smith<br/>Patreon Subscribers: Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.<br/><br/>Support the show