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The better we can accept that that’s all alright, the better we’ll be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e~Allison Moorer, author of New York Times bestseller \u003cem\u003eBlood\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e I Dream He Talks To Me: A Memoir of Learning to Listen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"6iwimk-i1zuut-so75np-tly9ut\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1960869167\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"jskl0q-ncjoj9-w5segu-q1vjt9\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1960869167\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Read Furiously","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50602492133664,"sku":"sku-44573756031165","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/Mockup-Image-UserId77-BookId28428_165f6d02-9f06-49dc-86e3-2785c44b7c6c-165f6d02-9f06-49dc-86e3-2785c44b7c6c.png?v=1771031036"},{"product_id":"putting-out-essays-on-otherness","title":"Putting Out: Essays on Otherness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA candid search for self that is humorous and heartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her debut collection of essays, Samantha Mann explores the highs and lows of loving yourself and others. Each essay is born out of recognizing one’s trauma and being cognizant and grateful for the person we become, as told through stories of adventurous musings and awkward missteps. As we watch Mann grow from observant teenager to an expressive, creative adult, nothing is off limits - and we are all the better for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSamantha Mann explores the stigma that accompanies mental health and the brave choice to seek therapy. She stresses the importance of living as your authentic self as she falls in love with her sorority sister, who will later become her wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs an entire collection, \u003ci\u003ePutting Out: Essays on Otherness\u003c\/i\u003e offers a thoughtful conversation on the power of female sexuality and owning one’s true identity. Samantha Mann has proven that we can appreciate who we once were in order to celebrate the happy ending of who we are now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePutting Out: Essays On Otherness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Samantha Mann is raw, honest, vulnerable, and completely relatable. 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Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso by Samantha Mann: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/i-feel-love-notes-on-queer-joy\" title=\"I Feel Love: Notes on Queer Joy\"\u003eI Feel Love: Notes on Queer Joy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Read Furiously","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50602492428576,"sku":"PUTOUT","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/result-SgZKqcdjyGnxkWA6t-auiQtZXVNYFpBBwM.jpg?v=1774571857"},{"product_id":"i-feel-love-notes-on-queer-joy","title":"I Feel Love: Notes on Queer Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatured in\u003ci\u003e Manhattan Book Review’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/manhattanbookreview.com\/pride-month-roundup\/\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePride Month Roundup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLambda Literary’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lambdaliterary.org\/2022\/06\/junes-most-anticipated-lgbtqia-literature\/\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eJune’s Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTold in multi-faceted layers of memoir, creative nonfiction, and poetry, every story shares a priceless event or moment where queer joy is found. \u003ci\u003eI Feel Love: Notes on Queer Joy\u003c\/i\u003e honors queer voices through the delightful pleasure in everyday occurrences featuring an anthology of talented voices within the LGBTQIA+ community and edited by Samantha Mann, author of \u003ci\u003ePutting Out: Essays on Otherness\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has also been featured in Elle, Romper, BUST, Miss Representation, and The Audacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoy is a form of resistance. Celebrate adoration and exhilaration.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mission of this anthology is to be inclusive among its participants, establishing a series of experiences that will have the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies delighting in the beauty that is queer love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe message in \u003ci\u003eI Feel Love: Notes on Queer Joy\u003c\/i\u003e is clear: being who you are meant to be is a precious gift we all deserve. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn DeLamar\u003cbr\u003eGreg Mania\u003cbr\u003eDanny Roy\u003cbr\u003eEsther Mollica\u003cbr\u003eRío Alvia\u003cbr\u003eSara Sugar-Anyanwu\u003cbr\u003eMaria Garcia\u003cbr\u003eAlyy Patel\u003cbr\u003eEmily Win\u003cbr\u003eAïda Yancy\u003cbr\u003eJames Finn\u003cbr\u003eRachel Wiley\u003cbr\u003eSamantha Mann\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso by Samantha Mann: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/putting-out-essays-on-otherness\" title=\"Putting Out: Essays on Otherness\"\u003ePutting Out: Essays on Otherness\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eI Feel Love: Notes on Queer Joy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQueer joy is in us, whether it travels inside our bloodstream or it’s waiting to be found. Each writer in \u003cem\u003eI Feel Love\u003c\/em\u003e has found it. Read their stories. If you, dear reader, think queer joy is an impossible destination, you’re damn wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~ Lily Alvarado -  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.autostraddle.com\/i-feel-love-notes-on-queer-joy-reminds-us-that-suffering-is-not-our-destiny\/\" title=\"Autostraddle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAutostraddle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCollected and edited by essayist Samantha Mann, what’s striking about this anthology is both the diversity in voices and styles and the impact of the short form.... \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Feel Love\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution to coming-of-age literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e~ Wendy J. 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