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Vogue: How does it feel to be releasing this particular book at thisparticular political moment?
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Emily St. James:Its a freaky, scary moment to be doing this.
I was dealing with social media platforms that I knew I could sort of fake to a reasonable degree.
Also the show I write for deals with teenagers a lot, which helps.
On that note, how do you think writing for (and about) TV has influenced your fiction?
Its littered with smaller climaxes that are not unique to television, but thats how I came to it.
What are some of your favorite works about trans community and friendship?
Its a really beautiful book, and it really did sort of start me on the path to figuringWoodworkingout.
I also think you cant talk about trans literature without talking aboutNevadaby Imogen Binnie.
That, to me, is a foundational text, and one of the great American novels.
Its impossible to imagine Abigails voice in this book without the protagonist of that book.
Its this weird, cloistered environment.
What do you wish people understood better about trans life in rural areas?
This conversation has been edited and condensed.
