OKPsyche - A Novel

Author(s): Anya Johanna DeNiro

Staff Reviews

An amazing short novella which incorporates the changing world of a trans woman as she navigates a world perhaps slightly weirder than our own. An unnamed trans woman is looking for a sense of belonging, a better relationship with her son, and friends that aren't imaginary in this playful and aching short novel. As she navigates the many worlds she belongs to she wrestles with her many anxieties and fears about the world around her. Her son and ex live in another state. Companion robots are popping up. Environmental disasters are being outsourced from the coast to the Midwest. And at any time anyone anywhere might turn out to be a new friend or an enemy.

STAFF REVIEW


OKPsyche is a brilliant, kaleidoscopic look at the interior world of its unnamed trans narrator, told with both gusto and purpose.


Somehow the book manages to read like speculative fiction, fairy tale and startlingly personal auto-fiction all at once. I was taken with the story's dream-like structure, its open-hearted prose and the way it jumps from the hyper-specific (the anxiety of lining up for coffee at Starbucks as a trans woman) to the epic (a retelling of the story of Cupid and Psyche). 


A singular, wonderful book!


—Luke from Brunswick Street Bookstore


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781618732088
  • : Small Beer Press
  • : Small Beer Press
  • : 0.01
  • : 01 August 2023
  • : {"length"=>["8.5"], "width"=>["5.5"], "units"=>["Inches"]}
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Anya Johanna DeNiro
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 160