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""Virgins and veterans alike will find something to contemplate in this wide-ranging collection, which is not afraid to interrogate a beloved classic while also celebrating its profound impact on weirdos and misfits across generations. As one of those weirdos, I’m so glad it exists.""—Jess Zimmerman, author of Women and Other Monsters ""A collection as colorful, subversive, and comforting as the film it celebrates, Absolute Pleasure immortalizes in print The Rocky Horror Picture Show's still-unrivaled capacity for building queer connection and community in ways both wistful and wicked."" —Joe Vallese, editor of It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

""Virgins and veterans alike will find something to contemplate in this wide-ranging collection, which is not afraid to interrogate a beloved classic while also celebrating its profound impact on weirdos and misfits across generations. As one of those weirdos, I’m so glad it exists."" —Jess Zimmerman, author of Women and Other Monsters""A collection as colorful, subversive, and comforting as the film it celebrates, Absolute Pleasure immortalizes in print The Rocky Horror Picture Show's still-unrivaled capacity for building queer connection and community in ways both wistful and wicked."" —Joe Vallese, editor of It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror “As someone with a Tim Curry tattoo on my arm, Absolute Pleasure sent glorious shockwaves of recognition through my body with each and every soul-baring essay. I felt validated, fascinated and ‘toucha toucha’ touched by every joyous, bittersweet, libidinous, liberating, mascara-smeared confession from fellow Transylvanians.” —Darren Stein, director of Jawbreaker “Absolute Pleasure delivers exactly that! Knowing that so many fellow, lonely young outsiders were guided to the light over at the Frankenstein place and found where they truly belonged reaffirms my lifelong passion and fandom for all things Rocky Horror. I smiled so much while reading this that my face began to ache.” —Peaches Christ, filmmaker and cult leader

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Margot Atwell (she/her/hers) is a writer, editor, publisher, speaker, and community funding expert. She is the former executive director and publisher of Feminist Press. Previously, she was head of publishing and director of community outreach at Kickstarter, PBC, and publisher of Beaufort Books. In 2019, she was selected as aPublishers WeeklyStar Watch Honoree and received the Digital Book World Outstanding Achievement Award. She's the coauthor ofThe Insider's Guide to Book Publishing Success and author ofDerby Life. You can find her onTwitterorInstagramat @MargotAtwell, and read her writing in herOn the Books newsletter.

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