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Kathy Acker

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Kathy Acker (1947-1997) was a novelist, poet, essayist, and playwrite. Her novels include Pussy, King of the Pirates and Blood and Guts in High School. Her work is closely associated with punk rock and experimental aesthetics. She died of cancer in 1997.


Amy Scholder has been editing and publishing progressive and literary books for over twenty years. She is currently producing with Sam Feder the documentary feature Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen.

Douglas A. Martin is the author of eight books across genres, including volumes of poetry and fiction. His latest book is Acker. He lives in Brooklyn.

Kathy Acker Books

Blood and Guts in High School book cover

Blood and Guts in High School

Kathy Acker
Literal Madness book cover

Literal Madness

Kathy Acker
Portrait of an Eye book cover

Portrait of an Eye

Kathy Acker
Great Expectations book cover

Great Expectations

Kathy Acker
Empire of the Senseless book cover

Empire of the Senseless

Kathy Acker
Trouble on Triton book cover

Trouble on Triton

Samuel R. Delany
Kathy Acker: The Last Interview book cover

Kathy Acker: The Last Interview

Kathy Acker
Pussy, King of the Pirates book cover

Pussy, King of the Pirates

Kathy Acker
Bomb: The Author Interviews book cover

Bomb: The Author Interviews

BOMB Magazine
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