Shock Treatment

Galleys available by request National Print Campaign: Send advance copies (book, theater/performing arts, and feature editors) at the following publications: *Regional Interest: NEW YORK CITY The New York Times (to Frank Rich among others), NY Review of Books, NY Observer, Newsday, Bookforum, Bomb, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Time Out, and more *Women's magazines: O Magazine, Vogue, Elle, Redbook, Bust, Bitch, and more *Many other national newspapers & mags: Los Angeles Times, Toronto Globe and Mail, among many others *Theater arts publications *Trades: Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus, Library Journal National Radio Campaign: Fresh Air, NPR's Weekend All Things Considered, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, regional NPR affiliates such as KQED San Francisco's Forum, WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show & On the Media, WBEZ's This American Life, among others Online & Social Media Campaign: Pitch interviews & reviews to: Shelf Awareness, Goodreads, LARB, Huffington Post Endorsements: Michelle Tea, Justin Vivian Bond, Hilton Als, Kathleen Hanna, Sapphire, Emily Gould, Kate Zambreno, Shelia Heti, Eileen Myles, Tania Bruguera (Cuban installation and performance artist)

Expanded anniversary edition of this 1990 classic by America’s most provocative performance artist, as outrageous, insightful and relevant as ever."If you haven't read this book yet--buy it, take it home, and read it now! This is the work that made me get off my ass and actually do something, and it will inspire you, too."--Kathleen Hanna, singer, Bikini Kill, Le Tigre and The Julie Ruin "I believe Karen Finley's un-careful rage was threatening because it is filled with grief, humor, and a profound passion for this life. Rereading it, I feel refreshed, as if I've been self-policing for years by tolerating boring, stupid things and now I'm free again. Thank you, Karen."--Miranda July, author of The First Bad Man "Shock Treatment is as timely and crucial as ever, inspiring feminist rage and wildness just as when it first blew my mind twenty-five years ago."--Michelle Tea, author of How to Grow Up "Karen Finley is an iconoclast who, ironically, became an icon when her work in Shock Treatment was targeted by right wing politicians. This important book is as necessary and vital today as it was twenty-years ago."--Sapphire, author of Push, among other works "Reading Shock Treatment today reminds me that Karen Finley has always been a writer of conscience. I remember seeing and hearing her read "The Black Sheep" off a piece of legal paper in the middle of a play at The Kitchen. No frills. She simply re-invented the poem."--Eileen Myles, author of Snowflake/different streets "How exciting for you, me, Karen, and the world--to have an occasion to revisit this period of powerful and earth-shaking work. Culture wars? Those bastards had no idea what they were up against."--Justin Vivian Bond, author of Tango: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels "Finley’s Shock Treatment is more than just 'art.' It remains a searing and necessary indictment of America, a call to arms, a great protest against the injustices waged on queers and women during a time in recent American history where government intervention and recognition was so desperately needed. Twenty-five years on, Finley’s work continues to shock and provoke readers and audiences, demonstrating the powerful cultural and political impact her work has had on modern American art and performance art."--Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Review of...