The Girl with the Black Lipstick
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Product Details
Author:
Mary Biddinger
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
118
Publisher:
Black Lawrence Press (July 8, 2025)
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781625571618
ISBN-10:
1625571615
Dimensions:
5.5" x 8.5" x 0.4"
File:
Eloquence-IPG_09262026_P10677184_onix30-20260926.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$21.95
Pub Discount:
60
Case Pack:
80
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$18.88
Publisher Identifier:
P-IPG
Discount Code:
C
Imprint:
Black Lawrence Press
Weight:
5.76oz
Overview
Against the backdrop of a boozy, restless late-90s Chicago, creative writing graduate student Mary Van Pelt and her eccentric roommate navigate the collision between party life, domestic harmony, and academic ambition in The Girl with the Black Lipstick.
Biddinger offers vivid, surreal vignettes told in the heat of the moment or recalled as we follow Van Pelt from her first days of graduate school into life as a tenured professor. Our heroine and her roommate overcome predicaments and deepen their bond while simultaneously ignoring and obsessing over the future, blissfully unaware of challenges ahead until those challenges arrive. Whether teaching literature as graduate assistants, acting in strange minor film roles, or translating mysterious texts, the roommates live large and prepare for eventual fame. Sitting in a creative writing workshop, Van Pelt wonders, “ Is it possible to be the heroine, and the villain, in your own work of fiction, but unintentionally?”
The Girl with the Black Lipstick is a tale of deep creativity and found family, paying tribute to those who support our youthful selves in unexpected ways.
Biddinger offers vivid, surreal vignettes told in the heat of the moment or recalled as we follow Van Pelt from her first days of graduate school into life as a tenured professor. Our heroine and her roommate overcome predicaments and deepen their bond while simultaneously ignoring and obsessing over the future, blissfully unaware of challenges ahead until those challenges arrive. Whether teaching literature as graduate assistants, acting in strange minor film roles, or translating mysterious texts, the roommates live large and prepare for eventual fame. Sitting in a creative writing workshop, Van Pelt wonders, “ Is it possible to be the heroine, and the villain, in your own work of fiction, but unintentionally?”
The Girl with the Black Lipstick is a tale of deep creativity and found family, paying tribute to those who support our youthful selves in unexpected ways.
