Pretty by KB Brookins: 9780593537145 | : Books
By a prize-winning, young Black trans writer of outsized talent, a fierce and disciplined memoir about queerness, masculinity, and race. Even as it
KB Brookins poet & writer (@earthtokb) • Instagram photos and videos
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This 'yes' feels so good': KB Brookins on their new book and becoming an NEA fellow
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KB Brookins on X: Where are all my San Marcos writers? This Friday I'll be at @txst with Business of writing workshop + reading/ Q&A/ book signing: / X
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Love Machine, Poetry Database
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55 Must-Read Upcoming Queer Books June-October 2023
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about — KB Brookins
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The PEN Ten: An Interview with KB Brookins - PEN America
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Saúl Hernández (with KB Brookins): How to Kill a Goat and Other Monsters>
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“Freedom House” Imagines a House for All – Southern Review of Books