![]() ![]() You can read an excerpt from the book below. I Keep My Exoskeletons To Myself is out now. It’s a must read for anyone looking for one of the best books of 2023. It will change how readers think about parenthood, grief, and our country. Exoskeletons will stay with readers long after the last page. I first read Crane’s book in August 2022 and I can say I have thought about it at least once a week. ![]() There is a sense of very real realism in this very weird speculative work of fiction. Crane taps into their characters’ inner psyche with pitch perfect insight. The novel is written in beautiful, vivid fragments that will leave a lump in your throat. She’s also a “Shadester,” a person who has been stripped of civil rights protections due to something she did in her past. In it, Kris is a new mother who is grieving the loss of her wife. Marisa Crane’s debut novel, I Keep My Exoskeletons To Myself, explores queer parenthood in a near-future dystopian America. ![]()
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