We’re excited to spread the word about a new book by Christine Stark. We were introduced to Christine about a year or so ago. We were very impressed by the quality of her work and style, and have been following her work ever since.

Nickels follows a biracial girl named Little Miss So and So from age 4 into adulthood. Told in a series of prose poems, Nickels’ lyrical and inventive language conveys the dissociative states born of a world formed by persistent and brutal incest and homophobia. The dissociative states enable the child’s survival and, ultimately, the adult’s healing. The story is both heartbreaking and triumphant. Nickels is the groundbreaking debut of Minneapolis-area author and artist Christine Stark.

Available at Online and Offline Bookstores

Nickels is available for purchase online from Barnes & Noble and from Amazon.com; it is also available for order and purchase through traditional, offline bookstores.

More information about Christine Stark and her work is available on her website, http://www.christinestark.com.

Attend a Reading
Christine Stark will read from Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation on 19 October at 7:30 pm at Women and Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark, Chicago, Illinois. For more information, please contact Women and Children First on  773-769-9299 or email wcflinda@gmail.com.